Cat homeowners in Singapore can now take their pets on luxury sunset cruises, excellent for pampered kitties who benefit from the finer issues in life.
Onboard the tall ship Royal Albatross, the animals can lounge in custom-built “cat-bana” cages as their homeowners take pleasure in a four- or seven-course dinner beside them on deck.
The ship’s operator launched the cat-friendly sailings this month after dog cruises launched in 2021 proved widespread.
For 2-and-a-half hours, as much as 15 feline and 130 human passengers sail alongside the resort island of Sentosa, having fun with views of Singapore’s skyline and a brief fireworks show.
“I feel they’re doing very nicely… they’re having fun with the view and I assume the perceived freedom that they get,” mentioned Marissa Ng, a 28-year-old human sources skilled whose five-year-old ragdolls Coco and Bobo sat looking on the sea from a cage beside her desk.
The ship has hosted over 2,000 canine since 2021, and the cat cruises might quickly catch up, with greater than 200 tickets for human passengers — priced at Sg$225 ($166) every — having already been offered.
The cat and canine cruises have completely different crusing days.
Whereas the canines are served an onboard three-course dinner on the desk, cat homeowners take their pets’ meals house for the reason that finicky creatures have a tendency to show down meals when they’re exterior of their consolation zone.
The corporate operating the cruises, Tall Ship Adventures, says it consulted with consultants and cat welfare organisations such because the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to make sure a protected expertise on board.
Precautions embrace ensuring cats are securely harnessed and leashed always. They’re additionally required to be vaccinated and sterilised, and to be transported in carriers whereas boarding.
4-month-old British shorthair kitten Mahmud appeared calm regardless that it was his first time in a harness, snoozing on a bench beside his household as they ate dinner.
“This can be a good time to spend the day as a household, since we simply acquired Mahmud,” mentioned Aziana Aziz, a 41-year-old instructor crusing along with her son and husband.
“He is having fun with it… he is curious, he is trying round, so yeah, completely satisfied cat, I assume.”
