HEALTH WHEN TRAVELLING
🛌 Get lots of rest
LOOKING AFTER YOUR HEALTH WHEN TRAVELLING
The desire to travel remains strong across Aotearoa New Zealand and travellers now recognize in a COVID world, avoiding illness when hitting the road requires some additional safety precautions. Here we’ve pulled together some easy tips to help you get out and about, so you can stay healthy while you enjoy our amazing country. Whatever you do, be sure to get out there in the next few months because plane loads of our international friends will soon be here to enjoy all that Aotearoa New Zealand has to offer.
Wear a mask
FACE-HEAD-BANDAGE Travel only when you’re feeling well
We’ve all been there: waking up with a cough or running nose, not feeling rested— yet, not wanting to miss out on that next holiday. It’s important to listen to our bodies and only travel when we are feeling well. If you have any questions about pre-travel symptoms, or are unsure if you should travel, please contact your GP or Healthline before setting out on your journey.
🥕 Eating healthy
We’ve all heard our parents say it at some point in our lives (and chances are you’re the one saying it to the little ones in your whānau now): eating a balanced diet is one way to help you stay healthy while on the go. We’ve got you covered during your travels with a new range of vegetarian, vegan, and plant-based food options on our ships.
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HANDS-WASH Wash your hands regularly
MASK-FACE They might be hot and slightly uncomfortable but wearing an N95, KN95, or P20 mask is one of the best things you can do to remain healthy when things like COVID, the common cold, or flu are circulating through the community. That’s exactly why Interislander requires masks when travelling during outbreaks— to help our staff and customers travel safely at a time when we know there are a lot of people unwell in the community.
Travelling when you’re tired could put you at a greater risk of getting sick. Getting lots of rest before and while you travel will allow you to make the most of your holiday but even a little perk like the Interislander Plus Lounge can help recharge the batteries. The Plus Lounge is an 18+ environment where you can enjoy upgraded seating, complimentary food, and drinks with the best hosts sailing the Cook Strait. For those not fussed about free food and drink we also have a new, improved Queen Charlotte Lounge aboard the Kaitaki offering a quiet, child-free place to relax and enjoy the view.
Thinking back to when you were young and taught to wash your hands... singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song twice or reciting the alphabet means our hands are washed in a way that destroys any viral particle or bacteria we may have picked up. It’s a simple act we can each do to help keep our vulnerable whānau safer and continue the enjoyment of travelling.
Go ahead and give safer sailing a try before 31 July 2022 and use the code ‘SailSafe2022’ to get 10% off on your next booking with Interislander at www.interislander.co.nz
