CroisiEurope, Europe's largest river cruise company, has made the facilities of its riverboat, the MS Botticelli, currently docked in Paris, available to French nursing teams. In this way, CroisiEurope is contributing to the containment of the COVID-19 virus in the French capital by providing accommodation for these healthcare workers near the hospitals where they work.
Nursing staff must go to the human resources departments of Paris hospitals to inform them of the number of days or nights they wish to spend on board, where they will be given the exact address of the ship.
The captain contacts the nurses to coordinate schedules and arrange their arrival. Nursing staff working night shifts can come aboard after their shifts to rest in the morning, and those working during the day can spend the night on the ship. The Botticelli's comfortable cabins allow them to rest on board both day and night, depending on their work schedules.
CroisiEurope also offers dinner and breakfast service to these exceptional passengers, so they can have breakfast upon arrival or before leaving to begin their work shifts in hospitals, as well as dinner upon arrival or before returning to hospitals for their night shifts.
The MS Botticelli has 75 cabins spread across two decks, providing safe accommodation for 75 people during this period. A small team of volunteers welcomes them aboard and provides any services they may need during their stay.
CroisiEurope is offering this service in full to Parisian nursing staff during these difficult times, avoiding further travel and thus helping to contain this serious pandemic.
