NCLH Cruise Ships Go To Cool Lay-Up Manning

[CruisinForABruisin]

I wonder if RCL will follow suit, especially considering the delay from the health board

[AGSLC5]

This was posted also in a Facebook group and they said this has not been confirmed.. I would wait for confirmation like Matt always does before assuming anything.. 

[twangster]

Royal announced early in August that all ships are going into their "designated forms of lay up".  Royal was planning a mix and warm and cold layup on the premise that a return to cruising would not be a light switch with all ships involved on day one.  Keeping some ships warm and more ready means a quicker restart.  

NCLH has some serious cash problems so they may have no choice but to go cold across the fleet and accept being late back into the game when it occurs.

[HeWhoWaits]

11 hours ago, twangster said:

NCLH has some serious cash problems so they may have no choice but to go cold across the fleet and accept being late back into the game when it occurs.

The resumption of sailing almost certainly won't be just a few days after announcements that it can happen. There may be a month (or more) notice to the lines during which time the ships in cold layup can be prepared. More work, certainly, but not necessarily something that will cause a line to be later than others.

[CruisinForABruisin]

13 hours ago, AGSLC5 said:

This was posted also in a Facebook group and they said this has not been confirmed.. I would wait for confirmation like Matt always does before assuming anything.. 

Nahh, ill choose to believe this

[twangster]

3 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said:

The resumption of sailing almost certainly won't be just a few days after announcements that it can happen. There may be a month (or more) notice to the lines during which time the ships in cold layup can be prepared. More work, certainly, but not necessarily something that will cause a line to be later than others.

Cold layup de-certifies a ship.  To re-enter service a ship must be recertified by the various maritime organizations that are involved.  During these times that will take months as those organizations are not operating on a normal basis.