It Might Be A Bit Longer...

[Fido Chuckwagon]

7 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

UnCruise, Alaska’s first cruise (aka dinghy) to sail was forced to return to port with covid- 
 

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2020/08/04/alaskas-first-cruise-ship-of-2020-returns-to-port-early-after-passenger-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

I mean, cruise ships with 66 people total can't even complete a voyage without someone testing positive.  Cruising is dead.  Much like self-serve buffets, twenty years from now people are going to look back on this and marvel at the fact that people used to spend a week with thousands of other people in such close quarter petri dishes. 

Edited August 6, 2020 by Fido Chuckwagon

[jaja]

This news is truly worrisome...I agree..if even a ship of this size is affected...it will be a LONG time for cruising to resume in any capacity.....

[BermudaBound2014]

Todays press release:

 

"Outlining Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ roadmap for returning to service, CEO Frank Del Rio said on the company's second quarter earnings call that the earliest he envisions full deployment of the fleet would be in the second quarter of 2021."

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23344-norwegian-outlines-roadmap-for-returning-to-service.html

 

 

[beerman2]

3 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

Todays press release:

 

"Outlining Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ roadmap for returning to service, CEO Frank Del Rio said on the company's second quarter earnings call that the earliest he envisions full deployment of the fleet would be in the second quarter of 2021."

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23344-norwegian-outlines-roadmap-for-returning-to-service.html

 

No mention of "limited" start this year, which is very interesting. Let the speculation begin again.

 

[macandlucy]

He did also say that they may do a very limited number of sailings in the last couple of months of 2020.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/08/06/norwegian-fleet-return-in-earnest-second-quarter-2021/3293105001/?utm_source=AMP&utm_medium=UpNext

Edited August 7, 2020 by macandlucy

[beerman2]

9 hours ago, macandlucy said:

He did also say that they may do a very limited number of sailings in the last couple of months of 2020.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/08/06/norwegian-fleet-return-in-earnest-second-quarter-2021/3293105001/?utm_source=AMP&utm_medium=UpNext

In the article/poster I quoted there was no mention of 2020, a completely different article than what you have linked.

 

Thanks for that "other" link though.

[Trimone]

Looks like France will be on quarantine list by end of weekend, Bahamas, Belgium yesterday ? Can’t return to the U.K. without two weeks quarantine.

[macandlucy]

1 hour ago, beerman2 said:

In the article/poster I quoted there was no mention of 2020, a completely different article than what you have linked.

 

Thanks for that "other" link though.

Yep, always interesting what journalists choose to report.