SCHOONER HERITAGE

COVID Updates

 

Updated September 2022

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A trip aboard the Schooner Heritage is a safe and fun vacation adventure. Enjoy being out on beautiful Penobscot Bay viewing the pristine coast of Maine away from crowded tourist spots. We take a limited number of guests aboard and there is plenty of fresh air out on the water for us all to enjoy. We are confident in our ability in providing safe Windjammer vacations, and take every step to ensure you have a sanitary vessel to sail on.

 

The Schooner Heritage has always strived to provide a safe and clean vessel to sail and stay on. We have always followed strict U.S. Coast Guard and CDC guidelines when operating and maintaining the vessel.

In these times more than ever, your health and safety are our number one priority.

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Enhanced Sanitation

 

In addition to normal cleaning and disinfecting, we will be taking these additional steps to ensure the cleanliness of the vessel for your trip:

 

• All cabins, public areas, and mattresses of the will be disinfected using a Nano fogger between trips. This is the same system used by hospitals to kill 99.99% of all viruses, bacteria, fungi, and molds. The solution is registered with the EPA as a safe, non-toxic solution and to destroy COVID-19.

• All surfaces, hand rails, coffee carafe handles, bathrooms, etc. will be sanitized regularly. 

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Bedding/Linens

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• Guests may bring their own linens if they wish.

• Cabins are set up with clean linens, blankets, and pillows with pillow protectors.

• The ships laundry will be washed with a San-O3-Wash system. This system adds an ozone solution to every wash destroying bacteria and viruses. This safe, non-toxic system also sanitizes the washing machines with every use providing cleaner, softer, and fresher laundry.

 

Meals

 

• Anyone preparing food will practice proper and regular handwashing as always.

• All dishes will be washed and rinsed through a sanitizing solution by the crew before being stowed away.

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Hand Hygiene

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• Sinks with hot and cold running water, soap, and hand sanitizer in all guest cabins. 

• Hand sanitizer, disinfectant spray and wipes in all restroom compartments. 

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Symptoms/High Risk Exposures

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• Guests and crew asked to stay home if currently symptomatic, symptomatic within 72 hours, or high risk exposure.

• Guest symptom/exposure attestation at time of boarding 

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Contact Tracing

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• Complete contact information on record for every guest on board for contact tracing. 

• Trip participants will self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, sore throat, fever, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell) before, during, and for 14 days following their trip.

• If symptoms are experienced during the trip, the participant will let the captain know.

• If symptoms of COVID-19 are experienced before or in the 14 days following the trip, the participant or their designate will contact schooner Heritage by email at info@schoonerheritage.com or by phone (800) 648-4544

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We are closely monitoring federal and state guidelines as well as vaccine updates to safely provide windjammer trips aboard the Schooner Heritage.

 

More updates will be available as the 2023 sailing season approaches.

This is a living document. All Guidelines are subject to change.