Princess Fleet and Crew - what happens now during this Phase 4 "Pause"

[voljeep]

as the title states ... with things 'shut down' ( except Australia ) until 12/15/20 - what happens to the ships

and the existing crew and officers still on the ships ? Do they continue to just 'hang out' where they currently are ?

are some crew and officers rotated on and off the ships ?

 

just curious ...

[beg3yrs]

There's a senior second officer, Alfie, who posts on YouTube, "Same Ship Different Day" quite often.

 

Officers and crew are being rotated.

 

[bstrauss3]

Essentially ships are down close to minimal safe manning, that is enough officers for the bridge watch, engineering and other departments that must be manned. Lots of systems need their periodic routine maintenance regardless of whether they are being used or not. Plus some housekeeping staff to take care of the on-board crew.

 

I'm sure there is some poor soul running around the ship flushing every vacuum toilet every few days and running a little water in the sink to keep the p-traps full. Stuff like that.

 

And I'm sure there is some work going on to chip away at the never-ending list of minor glitches and non-critical stuff that just never gets done because something always bumps it. The pump on deck 7 that squeals is getting torn down and rebuilt properly because the plumbing crew isn't busy 24/7 fixing vacuum toilets that idiot passengers clog with everything under the sun.

 

The only way to go lower is to go to cold layup - drain all the systems and such. And even then you need a minimal crew for firewatch.

 

 

As they truly get closer to restarting cruising, you will see more engineering-types on board to make the 100s of modifications for COVID-19 safety. But that won't happen until the lines and CDC and other regulators get together and figure out what is required.