Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted March 25, 2020 #26 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Pushka said: I understand it's at tender in Fremantle. Australia has closed its borders to non citizens. The ship reports no illness on board. It is fully fuelled and provisioned. There is no more for Australia to do. Live marine traffic shows Magnifica just doing slow circles outside of Perth/Fremantle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 25, 2020 #27 Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 4:12 PM, icat2000 said: Like I said tough times at the moment. 80% of infections have come from overseas or people returning from overseas or stupid tourists not quarantine themselves. We cannot get some Australians to observe social distancing. There is going to be some very hard times for a lot of people including myself until we wake up and start taking things seriously. Sure I don’t doubt no Australians onboard factored in the no decision. The facts are - Cruise ship visits to Australia were banned. The two cruise ships not given permission to disembark passengers (unless they needed urgent hospital care) were not scheduled to stop in Fremantle. Vasta da Garma, with many Aussie and Kiwi, plus a few Brit, passengers was scheduled to stop in Fremantle. The WA Government has cleared Rottnest Island for Aussie passengers to be placed in quarantine there for 14 days. The WA Government has learnt from the Ruby Princess experience, where people infected by the virus are now scattered all over Aust. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted March 25, 2020 #28 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 hours ago, MMDown Under said: The facts are - Cruise ship visits to Australia were banned. The two cruise ships not given permission to disembark passengers (unless they needed urgent hospital care) were not scheduled to stop in Fremantle. Vasta da Garma, with many Aussie and Kiwi, plus a few Brit, passengers was scheduled to stop in Fremantle. The WA Government has cleared Rottnest Island for Aussie passengers to be placed in quarantine there for 14 days. The WA Government has learnt from the Ruby Princess experience, where people infected by the virus are now scattered all over Aust. The border closures were known throughout the world. There was notice given. If the Government backs down now then how can they expect its citizens to understand any of this. Given they were supposed to be in Northern Waters by now but changed their course south and west they chose a path that was very risky. They should have continued sailing north and away from Australia. I'm pleased that the WA is showing strength. Shame NSW didn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 26, 2020 #29 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I reckon negotiations are still going on as Magnifica is still hanging around the West Australian Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted March 26, 2020 #30 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Still doing circles outside of Perth. Vasco De Gama, Silver Whisper, and Seabourn encore have been doing the same dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidari Posted March 26, 2020 #31 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedNabokos Posted March 27, 2020 #32 Share Posted March 27, 2020 5 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said: Still doing circles outside of Perth. Vasco De Gama, Silver Whisper, and Seabourn encore have been doing the same dance. Seabourn Encore drawing patterns while she's circling: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiam1 Posted March 27, 2020 #33 Share Posted March 27, 2020 They are calling it imprisonment on the high seas: https://cruisepassenger.com.au/appalling-and-inhumane-3000-australians-imprisoned-simply-for-being-cruise-passengers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WH_Cruise Posted March 27, 2020 #34 Share Posted March 27, 2020 How and why cruises are still operating when over a quarter of the worlds population (billions of people) are in some form of enforced quarantine is mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilF Posted March 27, 2020 #35 Share Posted March 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, WH_Cruise said: How and why cruises are still operating when over a quarter of the worlds population (billions of people) are in some form of enforced quarantine is mental. These were cruises that departed before lockdowns were going into place. And as places started locking down, ports were closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiam1 Posted March 27, 2020 #36 Share Posted March 27, 2020 1 hour ago, aprilF said: These were cruises that departed before lockdowns were going into place. And as places started locking down, ports were closed. But they should have stopped earlier and everyone knows it. Ships already out there should have made for port, not waited and tried to complete doomed itineraries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted March 27, 2020 #37 Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 12:29 AM, NSWP said: I reckon negotiations are still going on as Magnifica is still hanging around the West Australian Coast. Still there, just off Garden Island with Seabourne Encore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiam1 Posted March 27, 2020 #38 Share Posted March 27, 2020 A nightmare scenario is developing, look at this ongoing horror at sea: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/27/four-dead-on-carnival-cruise-ship-amid-new-coronavirus-outbreak-aboard.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Carolyn Posted March 28, 2020 #39 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) If you want to discuss other cruise ships still at sea please do so respectfully on this thread only. thank you. Edited March 28, 2020 by Host Carolyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilF Posted March 28, 2020 #40 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 9:38 AM, samiam1 said: But they should have stopped earlier and everyone knows it. Ships already out there should have made for port, not waited and tried to complete doomed itineraries. I think most (all?) have been trying to find a port that will accept them and is a port most of the passengers can fly home from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted March 29, 2020 #41 Share Posted March 29, 2020 She isdoing 18 knots and the new destination is listed as Columbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted March 29, 2020 #42 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Which is very surprising considering Sri Lanka stated they had closed their ports and denied docking to us on Splendida on March 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser man 60 Posted March 29, 2020 #43 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Maybe restocking and fuel as they are allowed ships to call for supplies and then maybe either Dubai if flights restarted or through suez to Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidari Posted March 29, 2020 #44 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Magnifica is headed back to the Med, first stop as BB says is Columbo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted March 29, 2020 #45 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Read on another source the Australian and NZ passengers disembarked in Sydney and Melbourne, the European passengers are returning to the Med. After a technical stop in Colombo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2013cruiser2013 Posted April 13, 2020 #46 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Anyone heard any updates on Magnifica? I understand there are still passengers on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted April 13, 2020 #47 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Heading for the Suez canal enroute to an unspecified Mediterranean port according to a report that I saw yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilridd Posted April 14, 2020 #48 Share Posted April 14, 2020 16 hours ago, CruisingFox27 said: Heading for the Suez canal enroute to an unspecified Mediterranean port according to a report that I saw yesterday. Heard from someone onboard expected to dock Marseille next monday 20th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilF Posted April 14, 2020 #49 Share Posted April 14, 2020 A little surprised France is taking them...or are they citizens of France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted April 14, 2020 #50 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Marseille allowed Splendida special permission to dock and disembark people last month. Someone else onboard posted confirmation they were heading there, that was their scheduled disembarking port, but now it was 22/23 April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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