CRUISING IN THE TIME OF COVID

Having to make a non-stop crossing of the Mozambique Channel was not the only impact COVID had on Janneke and Wietze’s around the world voyage, they also spent 11 weeks during the peak of the pandemic on anchor in the Maldives. We asked them, and other cruising couples, for advice on how to prepare for cruising in an ever-changing world:

1. DATA

“The most useful thing we did was to buy a lot of data in Maldives,” recalls Janneke. “It was 40°C every day, with high humidity. We were not allowed on shore. Having lots of internet keeps your mind occupied: you can research possible options, devise plans A, B, C…”

They also used it for WhatsApp groups in anchorages, so cruisers could share information quickly.

Joshua Shankle, who spent three months