Silversea Silver Spirit has become the first ultra-luxury cruise ship in the world to sail with a certification in infection prevention for maritime (CIP-M).
The certification was given by the DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society.
The certification of Silversea shows just how dedicated the six-star cruise line is to sanitisation and infection control on board its ships – following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The CIP-M programme is built on DNV GL Healthcare’s expertise in infection risk management.
The programme was developed using experience from over 4,000 audits in more than 640 hospitals worldwide, with experts from DNV GL Maritime’s Cruise Center in Miami and leading medical professionals tailoring the existing infection prevention programme for hospitals to meet the needs of the maritime industry.
The programme is built on a unique combination of technical maritime knowledge and infection prevention expertise. Currently, it is the most comprehensive infection prevention certification available in the maritime industry.
The three-year certification is tailored specifically to Silver Spirit, and was only awarded after a close audit of all its operations.
The audit focuses on cruise line’s Covid-19 outbreak prevention and response plan, infection prevention leadership and communication flow, medical equipment management and infection risk management processes.
Silversea president and CEO, Roberto Martinoli, said:
“We are proud to become the first ultra-luxury cruise line to gain the certification in infection prevention for maritime, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of our guests, crew and the destinations we visit.”
“Informed by the work of the Royal Caribbean Group’s Healthy Sail Panel, we are working hard to enhance our already exceptional sanitation procedures on board.
“Beginning with Silver Spirit, we will continue to work with DNV GL to gain certification across the rest of our fleet to provide the safest possible conditions for our healthy return to sailing, when the time is right to do so.”
Silversea is currently still in operation, having launched its newest ship Silver Moon this month.
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