Inside Singapore’s first cruise to nowhere

Cruises are back in Singapore, but they aren’t really going anywhere — or at least stopping anywhere.

Last week, 1,400 passengers boarded the country’s first “cruise to nowhere” for a two-night voyage with no stops, the first since a cruise ban in March. The Singapore Tourism Board approved the voyages last month with new safety protocols and half-capacity, and they are open only to Singapore residents, according to the Straits Times.

[Travelers miss flying so much that they’re taking ‘flights’ to nowhere]

The “Super Seacation” was aboard the World Dream ship and departed from the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. All passengers took a rapid coronavirus test before boarding.

The Dream Cruises’ ship features a Christmas show, a spa, six waterslides, a virtual reality roller coaster and an intensive care unit for potential coronavirus patients.

Passengers wait for rapid coronavirus tests before boarding the ship. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
Health personnel administer the rapid tests. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
Passengers head toward the World Dream cruise ship docked at Marina Bay Cruise Centre. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
The World Dream cruise ship is set to carry its first “cruise to nowhere.” (Wallace Woon/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
A performer sings during the ship’s Christmas show. (Ying Shan Lee/Reuters)
Passengers stand along the balconies of their cabins. (Wallace Woon/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
The top deck of the World Dream cruise ship. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
A medical staff member is seen at the intensive care unit facility for possible coronavirus patients. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
Entertainers perform during the cruise ship’s Christmas show. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)

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