Over-50’s holiday provider, Saga, have announced they will only allow people to travel after receiving two doses of the vaccination.
The holiday company is preparing to restart its travel business in May – delayed from the planned April date – to allow customers time to receive a jab.
Customers booked onto Saga cruises or holidays must be vaccinated at least 14 days before travelling.
Cruise passengers will also be required to take a coronavirus test before departure.
A spokesperson for Saga said: “The health and safety of our customers has always been our number one priority at Saga, so we have taken the decision to require everyone travelling with us to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
“Our customers want the reassurance of the vaccine and to know others travelling with them will be vaccinated too.
“To allow our customers time to get vaccinated, we are moving the restart date for our Travel businesses to May. Our new vaccination policy will be in addition to the detailed arrangements we have already put in place for when cruises and other holidays restart.”
Last week, Saga did a survey of 2,000 customers which showed that 98 per cent were in favour of making vaccination compulsory before guests embarked.
To encourage customers back to its ships, Saga has invested in its on-board air conditioning to keep air circulating and doubled its medical teams.
It has also cut capacity on board from 999 passengers to 800 and introduced a door-to-door chauffeur service for travellers who live within 250 miles of their departure port.
