Royal Yacht Britannia reopens to visitors

Social distancing measures have been put in place.

The Royal Yacht Britannia has opened to visitors for the first time since March.

The world-famous attraction opened its doors on Monday July 27 with new measures in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including a one-way social distancing system and hand sanitising stations.The Britannia is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, welcoming a whopping 390,848 passengers onboard in 2018.A spokeswoman for the Britannia said: “We were delighted to be opening our doors once again, however it is a very different world and obviously for fewer visitors than we would normally have in a traditional July or summer season.

The Royal Yacht Britannia has re-opened its doors to visitors.

People online were happy to see the yacht up and running again and some reminisced on their past visits.Praising the Leith attraction, which is accessed via Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, David Francis Castle wrote on Twitter: “Such a beautiful piece of royal history to visit.“We loved it when we did the tour in February last year.”In addition to its role as the Queen’s residence at sea, the Royal Yacht Britannia was also designed to double as a hospital during wartime, though it never served this purpose.The Britannia sailed over one million miles during its more than four decades of service, the equivalent of having travelled around the world once every year.

It also had the capacity to generate fresh water from the sea.

Tickets to the Royal Yacht Britannia can be purchased online or on location.

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