Dept eyes Singapore-Phuket cruise plan

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) will discuss with Singapore a new protocol allowing tourists to take cruises to Phuket from the island nation.

Tourists will need to show an ATK test taken within 24 hours before departure and be fully vaccinated. The numbers of tourists for each group would also be limited. However, the scheme needs to be considered by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) before it proceeds.

Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the DDC, met with Kevin Cheok, ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Thailand, along with Alexander Lim, first secretary at the Singaporean embassy, to discuss the “Vaccinated Travel Lane” project to help boost the Thai economy.

Dr Opas said the pilot plan for the Singapore-Phuket cruise aims to launch in the third quarter.

According to the new protocol, tourists are not required to take an…