The following vessels Star Pride, Wind Star and Wind Surf will be in port between April 25 – 27 to shift crew members as well as food and consumer product supplies between the three vessels.
Star Pride will be arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico while the Wind Star will be arriving from Bridgetown, Barbados.
The sailing cruise vessels are part of the Windstar Cruise Line fleet. Windstar Cruises operates a six-ship fleet of small sailing and all-suite ships visiting approximately 270 ports in 2018 sailing throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, Asia, Alaska, Canada and New England, and cruising year-round in Tahiti.
All three vessels will be adhering to stringent public health conditions as well as to the rules and regulations related to the national State of Emergency. Port St. Maarten has enhanced its sanitization measures throughout the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facilities via its “Sterile Port Protocol” since mid-March with respect to COVID-19 ensuring the safety and security which remains a top priority.
No crew disembarkation or embarkation is allowed. All crew associated with work in accordance to the presented plan should stay solely in the designated area. No crew members are allowed to exit the Pier.
All the necessary documentation has to be submitted in a timely manner to the relevant authorities to allow smooth transition of the required services. All health records of the crew have to be provided including the Maritime Declaration of Health to the Collective Prevention Service (CPS).
The “Sterile Port Protocol” falls under the scope of the Ordinance Public Health which is part of the International Health Regulations as issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The aforementioned is part of the ports procedures for responding to infectious disease situations and pandemic plan. A “Crisis Emergency Service Department” is in place to deal with in the initial phase any infectious disease until medical and public health officials arrive.