caddykid12 Posted April 18, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I said on her last voyage out of NYC Sept 13 to 17 of 2018. She's then in Miami on Sept 20!?. Why is it not showing a transitioning itinaery? Is she sailing down empty to Miami? Or is it a special cruise not available to public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StolidCruiser Posted April 18, 2017 #2 Share Posted April 18, 2017 When ships "reposition" from US port to US port they can't carry passengers. Happens all the time. So yes, the ship will like sail empty... of passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avril Posted April 18, 2017 #3 Share Posted April 18, 2017 When ships "reposition" from US port to US port they can't carry passengers. Happens all the time. So yes, the ship will like sail empty... of passengers. This actually isn't true. The Vista did a repo cruise from New York to Miami with passengers and I was on the Sun Princess for a repo cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Seattle. :D I've seen many other examples of repo cruises going from US port to US port as well. Since it's such a short amount of time between Horizon's cruises, I'd say she is sailing empty though or it's some sort of charter cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddykid12 Posted April 18, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted April 18, 2017 This actually isn't true. The Vista did a repo cruise from New York to Miami with passengers and I was on the Sun Princess for a repo cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Seattle. :D I've seen many other examples of repo cruises going from US port to US port as well. Since it's such a short amount of time between Horizon's cruises, I'd say she is sailing empty though or it's some sort of charter cruise. My friend did that cruise.. Both of you make sense. And i think both are right. US to US without making any calls they cannot carry guests The vista reposisitioned but called at ports. That's why cruises to no where are illegal now because the workers need to be calling at foreign ports for thier working papers to be legal. Cruises to no where didnt Do that. Hence NY to MIA straight thru is in fact a cruise to know where. Makes sense now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted April 19, 2017 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2017 My friend did that cruise.. Both of you make sense. And i think both are right. US to US without making any calls they cannot carry guests The vista reposisitioned but called at ports. That's why cruises to no where are illegal now because the workers need to be calling at foreign ports for thier working papers to be legal. Cruises to no where didnt Do that. Hence NY to MIA straight thru is in fact a cruise to know where. Makes sense now It's not just that they have to stop at ports. Specifically with a repo - they have to stop at a distant foreign port, and the only ones that qualify are the ABC islands or Panama. With the way they scheduled the Horizon to arrive in Miami, there would be no time for a trip like that. Ships can reposition and carry passengers so long as they make at least one appropriate stop. Cruises to nowhere are no more, because you can't have a closed loop cruise within the US without having at least one port of call. I think I have that right. lol. Carnival does this with the Sunshine also when it goes from Port Canaveral to Charleston to Norfolk and eventually back to PC. No passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted April 19, 2017 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2017 the crew need a vacation too. with no passengers on board, the crew can take a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted April 19, 2017 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I believe there will be a naming ceremony sometime in New York while she is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted April 19, 2017 #8 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's not just that they have to stop at ports. Specifically with a repo - they have to stop at a distant foreign port, and the only ones that qualify are the ABC islands or Panama. With the way they scheduled the Horizon to arrive in Miami, there would be no time for a trip like that. Ships can reposition and carry passengers so long as they make at least one appropriate stop. Cruises to nowhere are no more, because you can't have a closed loop cruise within the US without having at least one port of call. I think I have that right. lol. Carnival does this with the Sunshine also when it goes from Port Canaveral to Charleston to Norfolk and eventually back to PC. No passengers. Panama does not count, because she is in Central America. But Colombia (Cartagena) does. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted April 19, 2017 #9 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's not just that they have to stop at ports. Specifically with a repo - they have to stop at a distant foreign port, and the only ones that qualify are the ABC islands or Panama. With the way they scheduled the Horizon to arrive in Miami, there would be no time for a trip like that. Ships can reposition and carry passengers so long as they make at least one appropriate stop. Cruises to nowhere are no more, because you can't have a closed loop cruise within the US without having at least one port of call. I think I have that right. lol. Carnival does this with the Sunshine also when it goes from Port Canaveral to Charleston to Norfolk and eventually back to PC. No passengers. Actually, the PVSA does allow cruises to nowhere as an exemption to the Act. The reason they disappeared is that CBP considers them to be domestic work, and requires that all foreign crew on these cruises to have H1/B work visas and not the more easily obtainable C1/D crew visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted April 19, 2017 #10 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Panama does not count, because she is in Central America. But Colombia (Cartagena) does. EM Ahh... thanks for the clarification! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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