Cruise Ship Locations - During the cruise ship ban of 2020/2021/2022

[The_Big_M]

6 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Why would they, I cannot see the people who brought the disease onto the ship reimbursing the cruise line? Or the airlines reimbursing the people who brought the people to the ship?, Or China reimbursing the world for infecting the people to start with?

 

Agreed, it's not like the cruise ships brought the virus to Australia. It's an odd demonization out there, as though cruise ships are some special category to attack.

 

Being in hospital should be treated the same as any other case, including foreigners who go to Australian hospitals.

[MicCanberra]

thanks for the update Stu.

[SeaDog-46]

Has there been confirmation that crews were dropped off at Bali?

 

Saw a report that Sun Princess refused permission to land Philippine crew as no where to quarantine them.

 

Sapphire leading her big stable mate Majestic on way to Manila.

 

Radiance left Singapore after bunkering & is anchored NW of Port Klang, Malaysia.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

54 minutes ago, SeaDog-46 said:

Has there been confirmation that crews were dropped off at Bali?

 

Saw a report that Sun Princess refused permission to land Philippine crew as no where to quarantine them.

 

Sapphire leading her big stable mate Majestic on way to Manila.

 

Radiance left Singapore after bunkering & is anchored NW of Port Klang, Malaysia.

Only seen this one from Crew Centre so far .

https://crew-center.com/sun-princess-filipino-crew-not-allowed-disembark-manila

[Kiwi_cruiser]

5 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said:

Only seen this one from Crew Centre so far .

https://crew-center.com/sun-princess-filipino-crew-not-allowed-disembark-manila

 

Thank You for the link 😞

[Kiwi_cruiser]

6 hours ago, SeaDog-46 said:

Has there been confirmation that crews were dropped off at Bali?

 

I have seen quite a few tender tracks for both Spectrum of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas, so I would think the crew got off those ships OK.

[SeaDog-46]

Good news -  Pacific Explorer,  Queen Elizabeth,  Sun & Sea Princess  have been allowed into Manila Bay & are now anchored off the port of Manila.

[By The Bay]

18 minutes ago, SeaDog-46 said:

Good news -  Pacific Explorer,  Queen Elizabeth,  Sun & Sea Princess  have been allowed into Manila Bay & are now anchored off the port of Manila.

Do you know if they are due to stay there or move on after disembarking some crew?

[Ondine]

This is an interesting link to a story about MSC Magnifica which was briefly in our waters.  Hope I've posted it right!

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52350262

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Sea Princess catching up with Sun Princess and Queen Elizabeth anchored off Manila Bay, Philippines:

 

 

[SeaDog-46]

I have not heard anything about them going to other ports.

These 4 ships did not do any ship to ship transfers of crew so they could do some in Manila.

[MicCanberra]

perhaps they are just going to hang around there for a few months before returning to Australia.

[MMDown Under]

13 hours ago, Ondine said:

This is an interesting link to a story about MSC Magnifica which was briefly in our waters.  Hope I've posted it right!

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52350262

Thank you.  It is an interesting story.  I always felt MSC Magnifica didn't let passengers disembark in Hobart to protect passengers from catching the virus. 

[MMDown Under]

13 hours ago, SeaDog-46 said:

I have not heard anything about them going to other ports.

These 4 ships did not do any ship to ship transfers of crew so they could do some in Manila.

Read in Genting's new cruising guidelines that transfers of crew between ships is to be reduced.  

[SeaDog-46]

Sapphire Princess, Majestic Princess & Pacific Dawn have joined the group at anchor off Manila port.

[MicCanberra]

Real crowd gathering.

[lyndarra]

58 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Real crowd gathering.

I hope they're maintaining social distancing.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

10 minutes ago, lyndarra said:

I hope they're maintaining social distancing.

 

They are 🙂

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Its getting busy off Manila Bay, Philippines:

 

We got Sea Princess, Sun Princess, Queen Elizabeth, Pacific Explorer, Voyager of the Seas, Pacific Dawn, Sapphire Princess, and Majestic Princess!! :O

Edited April 23, 2020 by Kiwi_cruiser

[MMDown Under]

16 minutes ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

 

They are 🙂

Agree they look like they are.  Refer Map

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Wonder why they have headed there ?

When is typhoon season ?

[By The Bay]

30 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said:

Wonder why they have headed there ?

When is typhoon season ?

Google search: "The typhoon season in the Philippines is June to November, but occasionally typhoons occur outside of the typhoon season."

Edited April 23, 2020 by By The Bay

[MicCanberra]

I still think they are there for several reasons, first they are allowed to hang around there, secondly, it is close to high numbers of their crews for a quick reboarding and then off to Indonesia for many more. thirdly as Asia and Australia/NZ are doing quite well with Covid 19 cases, compared to the US and Europe, they are likely to be ready to cruise earlier in these regions, so they are  fairly close once the all clear has been given.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

You could be right . 🛳

Plenty of crew available at short notice to resume whenever they get the green light.

[MMDown Under]

Also would be a less expensive part of the world to wait.