Are Nautica and Regatta for Sale?

[mrlevin]

They are not on the list for restarts:

 

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Announces Additional Voyages to Phased Resumption Plan Across Its Three Brands

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Plan for Eight Additional Ships to Set Sail Beginning Fall 2021

Three Additional Oceania Cruises’ Ships to Sail Previously Published Voyages in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and the 2022 World Cruise 

Regent Seven Seas Cruises® Announces Phased Relaunch Plans for Full Fleet Including Newly Created Itineraries in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean

All Initial Voyages to Operate with Multi-Layered SailSAFE™ Health and Safety Program Including Mandatory Vaccinations for All Guests and Crew

MIAMI, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) (NYSE: NCLH), a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, today announced the next phase of its planned resumption of cruising across its three cruise lines. Norwegian Cruise Line announced plans for eight additional ships to relaunch beginning Fall 2021. Oceania Cruises will resume cruise operations with three additional ships, Riviera, Insignia, and Sirena, between October 2021 and January 2022. Regent Seven Seas Cruises will see all five ships back exploring the oceans by February 2022. Voyages expected to operate in the U.S. are contingent on obtaining a Conditional Sailing Certificate from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). All initial voyages will operate with fully vaccinated guests and crew in addition to the Company’s robust, multi-layered SailSAFE™ health and safety program.

“Our Great Cruise Comeback continues to build momentum with today’s announcement of the return of fifteen additional ships across our three brands,” said Frank Del Rio, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. “We continue to see incredible pent-up demand for future cruise vacations and as regions across the globe continue to reopen for travel and tourism, we are excited to get back to what we do best and deliver exceptional vacation experiences for our guests to once again explore the world.”

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced further details on its phased voyage resumption plan for additional ships beginning Fall 2021. Earlier this week the line announced its plan for a return to cruising in the U.S. with sailings in Alaska starting August 7, 2021 contingent on CDC authorization. Newly announced expected redeployment plans include the following:

• Norwegian Joy will cruise from Miami beginning October 19, 2021 with five to 11-day Caribbean voyages.
• Norwegian Breakaway will cruise seven-day itineraries to Bermuda from New York beginning October 24, 2021.
• Pride of America will offer seven-day Hawaii interisland voyages from Honolulu beginning November 6, 2021.
• Norwegian Bliss will cruise from Los Angeles for seven-day Mexican Riviera voyages beginning November 7, 2021.
• Norwegian Encore will offer seven-night itineraries from Miami to the Caribbean beginning November 14, 2021.
• Norwegian Escape will cruise seven-day itineraries to the Caribbean from Orlando (Port Canaveral), Florida beginning November 20, 2021.
• Norwegian Pearl will sail from Miami offering Panama Canal, Bahamas and Caribbean cruises beginning December 23, 2021.
• Norwegian Jewel will offer Panama Canal cruises from Panama City and New York beginning January 20, 2022.
• Norwegian Sun will sail a five-day Japan itinerary from Hong Kong beginning January 28, 2022, before sailing a variety of 11-day cruises from Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
• Norwegian Spirit will cruise 12-day Australia and New Zealand voyages from Sydney, and Auckland, New Zealand beginning February 9, 2022.

Due to the previously disclosed lead time needed to relaunch a vessel and in order to maximize the short Alaska cruise season, the cruise line has made the decision to transfer crew from Norwegian Joy to Alaska and has canceled itineraries aboard Norwegian Joy from Montego Bay, Jamaica from August 7 through October 9, 2021. In addition, certain sailings outside of these newly announced voyages have been canceled. Impacted guests on voyages that will not operate will be notified accordingly.

Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises has now announced return to cruising plans for four of its six vessels. Guests on Oceania Cruises will experience a number of OceaniaNEXT enhancements from the first sailing on board Marina when the line resumes operations in August with elevated dining experiences and service levels for guests. OceaniaNEXT enhancements will also debut aboard Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Riviera, and Sirena as each vessel returns to sailing. 

• Riviera will resume its previously published voyage schedules from Istanbul beginning on October 18, 2021 and sail a series of Mediterranean voyages prior to beginning a winter 2021-2022 series of Caribbean voyages from Miami.
• Insignia will resume sailing with the December 21, 2021 Panama Canal voyage from Miami prior to embarking on a sold-out 180-day Around The World cruise from Los Angeles to New York. 
• Sirena will commence sailings starting with the January 22, 2022 Caribbean voyage from Miami to Panama City, Panama.

In conjunction with today’s announcement, the cruise line has canceled all sailings up to each ships’ respective restart date. Guests with impacted bookings will be contacted directly or via their Travel Advisor.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

With Seven Seas Splendor® already announced to return in September, Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced its resumption of sailing plan for the rest of The World’s Most Luxurious Fleet™, which will see all five ships back exploring the oceans by February 2022. The cruise line intends to preserve already published itineraries as much as possible but has also announced newly created sailings in Europe and the Caribbean for Seven Seas Explorer® and Seven Seas Voyager®. In conjunction with today’s announcement, and while considering the global health environment, the cruise line has canceled all sailings up to each ship’s respective restart date. Guests with impacted bookings will be contacted directly or via their Travel Advisor.

• Seven Seas Explorer will welcome back guests on October 16, 2021 sailing from Venice, Italy. She will complete two published Mediterranean voyages before crossing the Atlantic to Miami, Florida and, from November 15, 2021, sail a further two published sailings in the Caribbean. The ship then begins a newly created winter Caribbean season featuring eight new sailings, starting December 20, 2021 with a 14-night Southern Caribbeancruise. After a trans-Atlantic crossing, she will arrive back in Europe on April 10, 2022, sailing three more newly created Mediterranean itineraries before embarking on her published 2022 European summer season on May 14.
• Seven Seas Mariner® will return to sailing on a published December 18, 2021 itinerary, cruising from Miami, Florida to San Francisco, California where she will begin an epic World Cruise on January 5, 2022.
• Seven Seas Navigator’s® resumption will begin January 6, 2022 from Miami, Florida with her published 2022 Southern Caribbean winter sailings, which include multiple round-trip Barbados voyages.
• Seven Seas Voyager returns with five new Mediterranean voyages, the first from Barcelona, Spain on February 15, 2022, before commencing her published 2022 European summer season itineraries exploring the Mediterranean and Northern Europe from April 15, 2022.

The Company continues to expect a phased-in approach to reintroducing additional vessels while taking into account the public health environment, global travel restrictions, regulatory restrictions and port availability, among other considerations. All voyages will operate with the Company’s comprehensive SailSAFE™ health and safety protocols which were developed with leading public health and scientific experts including the Healthy Sail Panel and the SailSAFE Global Health and Wellness Council. The Company’s SailSAFE protocols will be continuously evaluated and modified with the latest science and technology.

About Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. With a combined fleet of 28 ships with approximately 60,000 berths, these brands offer itineraries to more than 490 destinations worldwide. The Company has nine additional ships scheduled for delivery through 2027, comprising approximately 24,000 berths.

About SailSAFE 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. established its SailSAFE health and safety program in response to the unique challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic to protect guests, crew and communities visited. SailSAFE is a robust and comprehensive health and safety strategy with new and enhanced protocols to create multiple layers of protection against COVID-19. This science-backed plan for a safe and healthy return to cruising was developed in conjunction with a diverse group of globally recognized experts and will be continuously improved and refined using the best available science and technology. For more information on the SailSAFE health and safety program please visit http://www.nclhltd.com/Health-and-Safety.

About the SailSAFE Global Health and Wellness Council

The SailSAFE Global Health and Wellness Council (“Council”) was established by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. to provide expert advice on the implementation, compliance with and continuous improvement of the Company’s SailSAFE health and safety program. The Council will complement the work of the Healthy Sail Panel and continuously evaluate and identify ways to improve health and safety standards after cruise voyages resume, utilizing the best technologies and information available. The Council is cross-functional, diverse and extensively experienced, comprised of six experts at the forefront of their fields and led by Chairman of the Council, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

About the Healthy Sail Panel 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. in collaboration with Royal Caribbean Group established the Healthy Sail Panel (“HSP”), a group of 11 leading experts to help inform the cruise industry in the development of new and enhanced cruise health and safety standards in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The HSP, co-chaired by Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Governor Mike Leavitt, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, consists of globally recognized experts from various disciplines, including public health, infectious disease, biosecurity, hospitality and maritime operations. The panel’s work, including detailed recommendations across five key areas of focus, is informing the Company’s health and safety protocols and has been widely shared with the cruise industry and open to any other industry that could benefit from the HSP’s scientific and medical insights.

 

 

[Queen of DaNile]

But they are included with the OceaniaNEXT enhancements. Insignia not starting until December 21, 2021 puts the nail in the coffin for our November cruise.

[pinotlover]

Whether for sale, we don’t know, but the Nautica’s itinerary was problematic because after our scheduled December Disembarkment, the ship was to spend 2 months in South Africa and India, then off to Thailand. Lost cause.

 

The Regatta’s schedule was likewise highly problematic.

[pinotlover]

About a month ago Oceania sent out a new brochure advertising sailings. What I found highly suspect in that brochure was that, at the time, the Nautica was still showing plenty of availability on some of its Jan and Feb cruises, but while advertising for cruises on other ships during that timeframe, the first Nautica listing was late April.

 

Shortly thereafter, everything was waitlisted. A sad part of this is that this announcement continues to leave all those with 2022 bookings on those two ships in limbo. 😢

Edited May 26, 2021 by pinotlover

[Hlitner]

29 minutes ago, pinotlover said:

Whether for sale, we don’t know, but the Nautica’s itinerary was problematic because after our scheduled December Disembarkment, the ship was to spend 2 months in South Africa and India, then off to Thailand. Lost cause.

 

The Regatta’s schedule was likewise highly problematic.

I wonder if folks have also taken a good look at Marina's schedule.  After she returns to the USA in Nov the ship is heading off to Peru and then does moves around South America's Cape Horn.  But COVID is raging in Peru and much of South America.  Will cruise ships be allowed to dock in Peru and other South America ports before the end of 2021?  Very questionable.  'O" is running out of time if they want to consider some major changes to the Marina's 2021 schedule.  

 

Hank

[USNA 72]

Just FWIW:

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/coronavirus-statement

this statement says Regatta and Nautica restarts will be announced at a later date.

[pinotlover]

10 minutes ago, USNA 72 said:

Just FWIW:

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/coronavirus-statement

this statement says Regatta and Nautica restarts will be announced at a later date.

True, the announcement doesn’t actually cancel the cruises, but they aren’t listed as 2021 restarts. 
 

What does that mean?

 

My TA is still waiting on official notification of cancellation. Oceania is still showing our cruise as going on its website.

[LHT28]

The problem could also be getting vaccinated crew  to the ships

A lot of crew are from India

 It will take time to rework some itineraries & get the ships ready to sail safely

At least they are  trying to get going again

👍

[SSCAF001]

Don’t you think they could take the opportunity of a later restart of Nautica to put in in dry dock and make the OceaniaNext enhancement?

[njhorseman]

55 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

The problem could also be getting vaccinated crew  to the ships

A lot of crew are from India

 It will take time to rework some itineraries & get the ships ready to sail safely

At least they are  trying to get going again

👍

There definitely appear to be crewing issues. NCL cancelled previously announced Norwegian Joy cruises from Jamaica scheduled from August 7 to October 9 and is transferring the Joy crew to the Norwegian Bliss for the Alaska cruises departing August 7 through October 16 . This schedule change  shows that NCL has a lot of faith in their being able to come to an agreement with the CDC for the restart of US cruises with their cancellation of Jamaica-based voyages that were not under CDC control in favor of US-based voyages that depend on CDC approval.

[Hunding]

3 hours ago, Hlitner said:

I wonder if folks have also taken a good look at Marina's schedule.  After she returns to the USA in Nov the ship is heading off to Peru and then does moves around South America's Cape Horn.  But COVID is raging in Peru and much of South America.  Will cruise ships be allowed to dock in Peru and other South America ports before the end of 2021?  Very questionable.  'O" is running out of time if they want to consider some major changes to the Marina's 2021 schedule.  

 

Hank

 

These folks have!  We have less than a week to cancel our cruise - a December 1st departure from Miami - without incurring penalties.  We were hoping Oceania would have something to say about Marina's 38-day Miami-Buenos Aires itinerary before the 180-days-from-sailing window passed, but apparently not.  Every country in Central and South Amerca on the Cruise is at the CDC's Level 4 - basically, "Don't go unless you have to!"  But we are left to wonder, even knowing that a lot can happen in six months....  I suppose were Oceania to cancel or alter the original itinerary, there wouldn't be any problems, but there are air and hotel reservations to be made, identifying a testing location in BA so we can fly home, considerations like that.  I know, "First World" problems, but still....

[Hlitner]

5 minutes ago, Hunding said:

 

These folks have!  We have less than a week to cancel our cruise - a December 1st departure from Miami - without incurring penalties.  We were hoping Oceania would have something to say about Marina's 38-day Miami-Buenos Aires itinerary before the 180-days-from-sailing window passed, but apparently not.  Every country in Central and South Amerca on the Cruise is at the CDC's Level 4 - basically, "Don't go unless you have to!"  But we are left to wonder, even knowing that a lot can happen in six months....  I suppose were Oceania to cancel or alter the original itinerary, there wouldn't be any problems, but there are air and hotel reservations to be made, identifying a testing location in BA so we can fly home, considerations like that.  I know, "First World" problems, but still....

Argh!  We are booked on the same Dec 1 cruise although we are planning on disembarking in Lima and getting home for Xmas.  Like you, we have been wrestling with our decision.  I am not too concerned with the Level 4 issue but am concerned that "O" will have to cancel or significantly alter the itinerary if some of the countries (such as Peru) do not open up to cruising.   As to the necessary antigen test to return home, we would hope that O provides that service onboard their ships (the equipment to run the antigen tests are relatively small and not unreasonably priced).  Otherwise, many airports now have antigen testing capability but we have not researched Lima.   With O not deferring their cancelation period a good case can be made to cancel and possibly rebook at a later date if the situation improves.

 

Hank

 

[pinotlover]

My TA just responded that she has received no notification of our November cruise on Nautica being canceled, nor of other passengers booked on October cruises. 
 

Oceania is yet to respond to her email requesting status update. 
 

To date, there is no official status of Nautica and Regatta cruises past 9/31. 

 

Has anyone officially been notified differently?

[LHT28]

2 hours ago, Hunding said:

 

These folks have!  We have less than a week to cancel our cruise - a December 1st departure from Miami - without incurring penalties.  We were hoping Oceania would have something to say about Marina's 38-day Miami-Buenos Aires itinerary before the 180-days-from-sailing window passed, but apparently not. 

It may be a good plan just to cancel or  move the booking to late 2022 -23

 

I am sure all cruise lines are scrambling to just get ships sailing again in the near future  & will deal with the later cruises  in due time

JMO

[Jancruz]

You guys are so paranoid..neither ship is for sale..dont read something into nothing there is a reason for no announcement..

Jancruz1

[pinotlover]

39 minutes ago, Jancruz said:

You guys are so paranoid..neither ship is for sale..dont read something into nothing there is a reason for no announcement..

Jancruz1

Is this to imply that 2021 Sailings on the Nautica and Regatta are still on and their status is yet to be determined/announced? I hope so!

[1985rz1]

41 minutes ago, Jancruz said:

You guys are so paranoid..neither ship is for sale..dont read something into nothing there is a reason for no announcement..

Jancruz1

It's easy to see how unfounded rumors are started.

[Jancruz]

4 minutes ago, pinotlover said:

Is this to imply that 2021 Sailings on the Nautica and Regatta are still on and their status is yet to be determined/announced? I hope so!

This is simply to tell you they are not for sale and are dealing with other things..

Jancruz1

[Jancruz]

Just now, 1985rz1 said:

It's easy to see how unfounded rumors are started.

Very true..thank Goodness for us these are the untrue ones..

Jancruz1

[mauibabes]

I am with Jancruz, no need for unnecessary speculation and worry over things we have no control over.  The smaller ship niche is too great to walk away from as it is the entire focus of Oceania and Regent. Jan said dealing with other things. I would think world situations could be impacting Nautica’s itineraries and it will take some time to sort things out and modify the itineraries if necessary. Think India, think Myanmar and the coup, think Arab nations and Israel. FDR is not putting guests and staff and ships into harms way. 
We all took a deep breath and now Marina and Riviera will be sailing, Insignia and the 22 ATW will sail as will Sirena.  Look at the normal December thru March itineraries for Regatta, Australia and New Zealand, I am not aware they are open. 
If anything, I am hoping Nautica can be updated as scheduled in early 2022 for the NEXT round and not be forced to sail another season without the updates. That Update was a major reason we considered the May 23, 2022 Grand Voyage itineraries.

My 2 cents discounted to $.00

[Jancruz]

4 hours ago, mauibabes said:

I am with Jancruz, no need for unnecessary speculation and worry over things we have no control over.  The smaller ship niche is too great to walk away from as it is the entire focus of Oceania and Regent. Jan said dealing with other things. I would think world situations could be impacting Nautica’s itineraries and it will take some time to sort things out and modify the itineraries if necessary. Think India, think Myanmar and the coup, think Arab nations and Israel. FDR is not putting guests and staff and ships into harms way. 
We all took a deep breath and now Marina and Riviera will be sailing, Insignia and the 22 ATW will sail as will Sirena.  Look at the normal December thru March itineraries for Regatta, Australia and New Zealand, I am not aware they are open. 
If anything, I am hoping Nautica can be updated as scheduled in early 2022 for the NEXT round and not be forced to sail another season without the updates. That Update was a major reason we considered the May 23, 2022 Grand Voyage itineraries.

My 2 cents discounted to $.00

Thanks so much for such sensible thinking..

Jancruz1

[mrlevin]

20 hours ago, pinotlover said:

Is this to imply that 2021 Sailings on the Nautica and Regatta are still on and their status is yet to be determined/announced? I hope so!

The 2021 sailings for Nautica and Regatta are NOT on and if they are not cancelled now with the other cancellations those on these sailings will have slim pickings when their cruises are eventually cancelled.

Edited May 27, 2021 by mrlevin

[LHT28]

15 minutes ago, mrlevin said:

The 2021 sailings for Nautica and Regatta are NOT on and if they are not cancelled now with the other cancellations those on these sailings will have slim pickings when their cruises are eventually cancelled.

If you are booked on one of those ships for Oct to Dec  it may be prudent to cancel now  if you can or move  to a 2022 sailing  & hope the World is  safer by then

JMO

[CptBoatface]

I also have a good line on a bridge in Brooklyn 

[pinotlover]

3 hours ago, LHT28 said:

If you are booked on one of those ships for Oct to Dec  it may be prudent to cancel now  if you can or move  to a 2022 sailing  & hope the World is  safer by then

JMO

Probably good advice. Our November booking is a replacement for the cancelled 2020 identical cruise. The near to itineraries for 2022 and 2023 itineraries are waitlisted.

 

We’ll ride it out and see what happens. Other lines run that itinerary also. Options.

 

Final payment isn’t due until September now. So best guess by some is Oceania is playing the cash flow game. Wait until August and September to cancel, so to pay us back 60-90 later with money from new bookings from their September cruise release. 
 

We’ll see what unfolds. No official word from Oceania on the subject of those ships.