Which Crew / Staff will stay on board???

[pl281]

While I realize it no one can probably give me an exact number, there are obviously a certain amount of crew needed to operate the ship even if no one else was aboard

 

I figure there is the bridge crew  (perhaps 2 shifts), engineering crew, (perhaps 2 shifts) and maybe some of the Department Heads / Senior Staff

So if the ship normally has 1,000 crew members - maybe they are now operating with 100-150???

 

This is just something I'm curious about.

 

 

[az_tchr]

3 minutes ago, pl281 said:

While I realize it no one can probably give me an exact number, there are obviously a certain amount of crew needed to operate the ship even if no one else was aboard

 

I figure there is the bridge crew  (perhaps 2 shifts), engineering crew, (perhaps 2 shifts) and maybe some of the Department Heads / Senior Staff

So if the ship normally has 1,000 crew members - maybe they are now operating with 100-150???

 

This is just something I'm curious about.

 

 

Carnival said it takes approximately 200 crew.  That to be able to resume full operation rapidly.  In a semi mothballed state at anchor or dock less.

Am sure there are some experts here.

[Fouremco]

8 minutes ago, pl281 said:

While I realize it no one can probably give me an exact number, there are obviously a certain amount of crew needed to operate the ship even if no one else was aboard

 

I figure there is the bridge crew  (perhaps 2 shifts), engineering crew, (perhaps 2 shifts) and maybe some of the Department Heads / Senior Staff

So if the ship normally has 1,000 crew members - maybe they are now operating with 100-150???

 

This is just something I'm curious about.

 

 

I don't know about numbers, but you are missing lots of crew functions for even a passenger-free sailing. These are just a few off the top of my head:

kitchen staff

maintenance

cleaning

medical staff

security

[Algebralovr]

According to a friend who is an officer on board one of the S class ships, his ship requires 180-200 as essential crew.  
Pretty sure they will keep the entire bridge crew (three shifts, each shift stands watch 4 hours at a time), much of the marine crew.  A handful of kitchen and service staff, As they still need someone to cook to feed the crew, clean the kitchen, clean the staterooms of the ranking officers on board.  
Uniforms and linens still need to be kept clean, etc.

 

They don’t need the staff from The Retreat, guest services, the iLounge, casino, future cruise sales, etc.

They still need IT although not all the IT as when guests are on board.  They need at least some of the medical staff if not all of them.  They still need at least one plumber, electrician. Joiner, etc.  They are still doing inspections and repairs on all the systems.  

[chengkp75]

I believe there is a difference between what is considered to be "essential" crew, and what is the statutory minimum manning.  Statutory minimum would be around 50 or so; deck, engine, and a handful of galley staff (5-10).  Since there are no passengers onboard, officer uniforms are out the window, and even stewards to service senior officer cabins are not essential.  As noted, the only hotel staff will be some crew galley staff, no cabin stewards, bar staff, wait staff, no casino, no shops, no youth staff, no cruise staff, no guest services or purser, no HR, no medical staff (not required by law), no IT staff, no laundry staff (crew can do their own laundry, just like cargo ships), no security.  You'd be surprised at how well cargo ships operate with 18-20 souls onboard, and "minimum safe manning" for a cruise ship, no matter how large, would only be slightly more.  Marine engineers are multi-talented individuals, who have been trained to take care of every system on the ship, so the same guy can do the plumber's job as the electrician's job.  Because equipment is being used far less than normal, maintenance intervals can be extended, and a smaller engineering staff can deal with all the maintenance.

[GottaKnowWhen]

39 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

...I believe there is a difference between what is considered to be "essential" crew, and what is the statutory minimum manning..  You'd be surprised at how well cargo ships operate with 18-20 souls onboard, and "minimum safe manning" for a cruise ship, no matter how large, would only be slightly more.  Marine engineers are multi-talented individuals, who have been trained to take care of every system on the ship, so the same guy can do the plumber's job as the electrician's job.  Because equipment is being used far less than normal, maintenance intervals can be extended, and a smaller engineering staff can deal with all the maintenance.

I had imagined that this idle time could be used for tasks like varnish on the railings and paint on the metal surfaces. Granted, no passengers putting weird stuff down the toilets and thus no major plumbing issues, but wouldn’t gaskets dry out if not exercised? A good time to do thorough inspections and fixes on everything, particularly those passenger areas which now don’t have passengers in the way? In general, wouldn’t it be wise to hold more than statutory minimum manning, and maybe more than the bare essentials? 
Stan

[pl281]

Thanks for everyone who replied - I learned something here