rjac Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 So, for those Royal ships that are anchored off shore do the staff and crew have to stay in their bunk room style cabins? Or does the ship Captains have pity on them and move them up to balcony cabins and let them enjoy the MDR, Windjammer and bars? Or, do they come into port and disembark? I'm sure they all spend the better part of the day wearing out their arms with the "wax on wax off" routines of disinfecting everything and anything that does not move. And the entertainment performers????Curious. RCVoyager and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, rjac said: So, for those Royal ships that are anchored off shore do the staff and crew have to stay in their bunk room style cabins? Or does the ship Captains have pity on them and move them up to balcony cabins and let them enjoy the MDR, Windjammer and bars? Or, do they come into port and disembark? I'm sure they all spend the better part of the day wearing out their arms with the "wax on wax off" routines of disinfecting everything and anything that does not move. And the entertainment performers????Curious. I went to get a coffee this am at Starbucks on 17th street in Fort Lauderdale & it was a ghost town. Normally this area is jam packed with crew members & I didn’t see a single person. The port is filled with ships & it seems the crew will be staying on them for the next 30 days (minimum). WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 A lot of ships are subject to restricted crew shore leave as a condition of their entry into port right now. Cargo, tanker, cruise - it doesn't matter really. Limited hours off ship if any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenCP Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Ports are filling up. These are just a few that I checked on recently. MIAMI: CARNIVAL HORIZON, SCARLET LADY, NORWEGIAN ENCORE & OCEANIA RIVIERA 3 SHIPS ANCHORED OFF SHORE MSC MERAVIGLIA & MSC SEASIDE MSC ARMONIA) NASSAU: SERENADE OF THE SEAS, SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER, NORWEGIAN ESCAPE & CELEBRITY REFLECTION COCO CAY: SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS, HARMONY OF THE SEAS IS HEADED TO COCO CAY PORT CANAVERAL: MARINER OF THE SEAS, NORWEGIAN SUN, NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY, DISNEY DREAM, CARNIVAL BREEZE & CARNIVAL LIBERTY, DISNEY FANTASY ANCHORED OFF SHORE PORT EVERGLADES: CELEBRITY SUMMIT, SILVER WIND, INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS, CARNIVAL SUNRISE & CROWN PRINCESS, ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS ANCHORED OFF SHORE Ogilthorpe and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinSTL Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, KenCP said: COCO CAY: SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS, HARMONY OF THE SEAS IS HEADED TO COCO CAY So they're going to wait it out there? damn! That would be an awesome place to stay moored up to for 30 days WAAAYTOOO, RWDW1204 and Momof4crazytocruise 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Just took this screenshot - the cruise ships are the big, round, blue dots. Left to right: Nieuw Amsterdam, Harmony, Oasis, Nieuw Statendam, Symphony (showing at Coco Cay) WAAAYTOOO, Ogilthorpe and RickinSTL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Something to keep in mind. A cruise ship cannot “make” fresh water unless it is underway. I’m sure they probably all have plenty of water, for now, but if they need to make fresh water, they will have to sail around. So chances are these ships are going to have to move about, from time-to-time in order to make fresh water and reprovision. It’ll be an interesting ballet to watch. SpeedNoodles, Momof4crazytocruise and Eaglelover 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacation Crazy Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, KenCP said: COCO CAY: SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS, HARMONY OF THE SEAS IS HEADED TO COCO CAY I hope they let the crew enjoy Coca Cay. It would be a shame if it sat empty for 30 days. Momof4crazytocruise and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Anthem is also headed towards Coco Cay. Majesty, of all things, is headed towards Gulfport, MS??? Rhapsody is anchored outside Tampa Bay Looks like Adventure is anchored off FLL and Explorer is anchored off of Freeport Vision is headed towards Barbados, Freedom, as we all know, is headed towards Miami, and Grandeur is expected to arrive in Baltimore tomorrow night The lucky ship at the moment appears to be Allure because she's in drydock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyMedic Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 9 minutes ago, coneyraven said: Anthem is also headed towards Coco Cay. Majesty, of all things, is headed towards Gulfport, MS??? Rhapsody is anchored outside Tampa Bay Looks like Adventure is anchored off FLL and Explorer is anchored off of Freeport Vision is headed towards Barbados, Freedom, as we all know, is headed towards Miami, and Grandeur is expected to arrive in Baltimore tomorrow night The lucky ship at the moment appears to be Allure because she's in drydock. Allure is not in dry dock. Currently at sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, CowboyMedic said: Allure is not in dry dock. Currently at sea. Really, I stand corrected ... I thought she was in drydock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, CowboyMedic said: Allure is not in dry dock. Currently at sea. Yeah, it says her destination is Gibraltar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, coneyraven said: The lucky ship at the moment appears to be Allure because she's in drydock. She is ? I thought she was locked out of Cadiz until the 26th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: She is ? I thought she was locked out of Cadiz until the 26th. She is .... I was in error..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 I wasn't sure of the geography of Spain so I looked - Gibraltar and Cadiz really aren't close. She might just need a place to "hang". *** I misinterpreted the question, sorry! Im sure everyone else knows the geography, lol *** #dumb WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 any pics of the actual ships in port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, DublinFC said: any pics of the actual ships in port? You can catch a few on some of these webcams https://www.portmiamiwebcam.com/ Use the drop down menu near the top to change ports. They are all Florida/Caribbean ports though. Neesa, DublinFC and Eaglelover 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 19 hours ago, rjac said: So, for those Royal ships that are anchored off shore do the staff and crew have to stay in their bunk room style cabins? Or does the ship Captains have pity on them and move them up to balcony cabins and let them enjoy the MDR, Windjammer and bars? Or, do they come into port and disembark? I'm sure they all spend the better part of the day wearing out their arms with the "wax on wax off" routines of disinfecting everything and anything that does not move. And the entertainment performers????Curious. I follow Corey Rogers on Facebook. He is currently the cruise director on Liberty. He posted that they are anchored 12 miles off the coast and that he is putting together activities for the crew. They are still putting on performances of Saturday Night Fever, the ice shows etc for the crew. He did not mention whether or not the crew get to stay in the guest accommodations while this pause is going on, but it does sound like they are doing their best to entertain the crew and make the most of their break. rjac and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenCP Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 I would think that Royal would have the crew in separate rooms just until they know there is no one infected with Covid19. I bet they will all take turns docking in Coco Cay so the staff can get off the ship at some point. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 As to the fresh water mentioned earlier, all the ships will have to move around. They can't sit still for very long. They need to move around or something starts to deteriorate. So they will be able to continue to make water. I looked quickly for Paul Crow's post in the Insider group as to the hows and whys, but I couldn't grab it fast. If I find it later I'll come back and copy and paste what he said. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 20 hours ago, rjac said: So, for those Royal ships that are anchored off shore do the staff and crew have to stay in their bunk room style cabins? Or does the ship Captains have pity on them and move them up to balcony cabins and let them enjoy the MDR, Windjammer and bars? Or, do they come into port and disembark? I'm sure they all spend the better part of the day wearing out their arms with the "wax on wax off" routines of disinfecting everything and anything that does not move. And the entertainment performers????Curious. Friend i know who works for Aida cruises is stuck onboard for next 30 days, crew are entertaining themselves by playing games and having parties WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDaley Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Saw this interesting youtube video from a casino worker on Oasis. Yesterday they were able to eat at JR! The Cruise Junkie and Firefly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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