Rare ScratchTheRat Posted July 9, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Saw this posted online - (Credit to Lower Latitudes Travel) and figured it was a great visual schedule for people to look at. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted July 9, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 9, 2021 The big question is if NCL can get crew? I read somewhere that they need to re-hire/hire approximately 17,000 crew members and as of now they still can't get crew from India. Vaccinations are scarce in many other countries also so I hope these sailings actually go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaboudjan Posted July 9, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 9, 2021 They have been working on this for a while now so I hope they have a realistic assessment of the situation and that this schedule reflects that. I don't see how it is good for anyone to keep offering cruises and then cancelling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted July 9, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Civitavecchia announced that they will provide vaccines for crew members if any ships that are there at the moment so that might help a bit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted July 9, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 9, 2021 OP, thanks for posting! We all know plans can change, but it helps to see the 'current' plan all in one place😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellbelle28 Posted July 9, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I just booked on that first sailing of the Bliss. My travel agent cried (part jealousy, part happiness for the business). I haven't been paying a lot of attention to the cruising news, are they going limited capacity with these early sailings, or full numbers of passengers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ScratchTheRat Posted July 9, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Shellbelle28 said: I just booked on that first sailing of the Bliss. My travel agent cried (part jealousy, part happiness for the business). I haven't been paying a lot of attention to the cruising news, are they going limited capacity with these early sailings, or full numbers of passengers? The last official announcement is 60% to capacity to begin with then increasing by 20% every 30 days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaboudjan Posted July 9, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, ScratchTheRat said: The last official announcement is 60% to capacity to begin with then increasing by 20% every 30 days And I believe someone noted on another topic that those percentages were for each ship, not just from the date the first cruise starts, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ScratchTheRat Posted July 9, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Karaboudjan said: And I believe someone noted on another topic that those percentages were for each ship, not just from the date the first cruise starts, correct? Yes, correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted July 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 9, 2021 This whole thing is still getting more depressing. I'm not sure that any of these cruises will go on schedule. Lockdown is happening again in so many countries, and even the US with so many states anti vax, the forecast today was for serious issues again in the fall. The cruise lines have to plan for the future but then there becomes such uncertainty. I was about to book yesterday for a fall cruise. But once again, think I'll wait to see how it is all going to happen. The cruise lines can only survive this schedule/cancel routine for so long. A disappointing opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandCruisin Posted July 9, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thanks just posted this to my Instagram recently. Hopefully most ships will return to service around these dates. Still not sure which islands are ready to accept cruise ships yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ScratchTheRat Posted July 9, 2021 Author #12 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 minute ago, roger001 said: This whole thing is still getting more depressing. I'm not sure that any of these cruises will go on schedule. Lockdown is happening again in so many countries, and even the US with so many states anti vax, the forecast today was for serious issues again in the fall. The cruise lines have to plan for the future but then there becomes such uncertainty. I was about to book yesterday for a fall cruise. But once again, think I'll wait to see how it is all going to happen. The cruise lines can only survive this schedule/cancel routine for so long. A disappointing opinion. More and more lines are opening and more and more countries are opening. Here in the UK, (England first) we're lifting ALL legal restrictions from COVID in 10 days, that's masks, social distancing, capacity limits etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted July 9, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, ScratchTheRat said: More and more lines are opening and more and more countries are opening. Here in the UK, (England first) we're lifting ALL legal restrictions from COVID in 10 days, that's masks, social distancing, capacity limits etc. Hope it continues in that direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ScratchTheRat Posted July 9, 2021 Author #14 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 minute ago, roger001 said: Hope it continues in that direction. I think governments are starting to realise that instead of caring about number of cases, we need to focus on how many of them are SERIOUS. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted July 9, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Coastalbreezes said: The big question is if NCL can get crew? I read somewhere that they need to re-hire/hire approximately 17,000 crew members and as of now they still can't get crew from India. Vaccinations are scarce in many other countries also so I hope these sailings actually go. Most cruise lines are vaccinating the crew themselves. Vaccines are not available in many places. Royal has been cycling their ships through FFL and Port Canaveral, getting new crew members vaccinated. There have been reports (that I have not been able to validate) that NCL has been getting their crew vaccinated in San Juan. When we sailed from Nassau a few weeks ago, the vaccination rate in the Bahamas was around 8%-9%,,, but Royal was able to get 100% of their employees on CocoCay vaccinated. Edited July 9, 2021 by BirdTravels 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted July 9, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, BirdTravels said: There have been reports (that I have not been able to validate) that NCL has been getting their crew vaccinated in San Juan. Here is one news source. I believe there are several. NCL crew on Norwegian Joy and Gem to be vaccinated in Puerto Rico | Crew Center (crew-center.com) Looks like both the Joy and Gem are currently docked in San Juan... Edited July 9, 2021 by BermudaBound2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted July 10, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 10, 2021 12 hours ago, BirdTravels said: Most cruise lines are vaccinating the crew themselves. Vaccines are not available in many places. Royal has been cycling their ships through FFL and Port Canaveral, getting new crew members vaccinated. There have been reports (that I have not been able to validate) that NCL has been getting their crew vaccinated in San Juan. When we sailed from Nassau a few weeks ago, the vaccination rate in the Bahamas was around 8%-9%,,, but Royal was able to get 100% of their employees on CocoCay vaccinated. Gem crew members are getting vaccinated in San Juan as did Encore crew. Unsure about others. My crew friends in Mumbai, India can't even get their work visas/paperwork approved because the hiring office is open only sporadically and they have yet to hear from NCL. I don't understand why other cruise lines have been able to bring in crew from India and yet NCL has only brought in a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podgeandrodge Posted July 10, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Has anyone heard where NCL are vaccinating their crews that are in Europe (or are they getting vaccinated in San Juan etc. and travelling to Europe for Epic, Jade etc.)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted July 10, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 10, 2021 31 minutes ago, podgeandrodge said: Has anyone heard where NCL are vaccinating their crews that are in Europe (or are they getting vaccinated in San Juan etc. and travelling to Europe for Epic, Jade etc.)? Civitavecchia are vaccinating crew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drvmywifecrzy Posted July 10, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 10, 2021 are we green lighted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted July 10, 2021 #21 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Thanks for this posting and the subsequent discussion! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnCat1 Posted July 10, 2021 #22 Share Posted July 10, 2021 The final payment is due very soon, worst case scenario is that the cruise doesn't happen. Once it's paid in full do I get refunded or a FCC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted July 10, 2021 #23 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I was interested to see the Spirit is due to start cruising February 9th 2022 starting in Sydney. Oh Yes!!! I think it would be very long odds of that happening. Is it going to run empty from Europe or America not berthing in the "red" Covid countries"? Notably India. Australia and New Zealand governments seem to be adamant that the borders will not be open to cruise ships this southern summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cb2534 Posted July 11, 2021 #24 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Lots of pressure on the first sailing in July. I hope there is someone on this forum booked on that first cruise that is willing to give a fairly detailed and timely review on how things are working. (We are on the 9/29 Epic sailing out of Rome.) I'm keeping expectations in check recognizing the new crew, new procedures, and the length of this hiatus. As long as I have decent food, some "ok" entertainment and our current itinerary stays intact and runs fairly smoothly, I will call the cruise a win. We did score thermal spa passes at an amazing price. I'm hoping most of those amenities are open and available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ScratchTheRat Posted July 12, 2021 Author #25 Share Posted July 12, 2021 21 hours ago, Cb2534 said: Lots of pressure on the first sailing in July. I hope there is someone on this forum booked on that first cruise that is willing to give a fairly detailed and timely review on how things are working. (We are on the 9/29 Epic sailing out of Rome.) I'm keeping expectations in check recognizing the new crew, new procedures, and the length of this hiatus. As long as I have decent food, some "ok" entertainment and our current itinerary stays intact and runs fairly smoothly, I will call the cruise a win. We did score thermal spa passes at an amazing price. I'm hoping most of those amenities are open and available. I'll be on the epic 2 weeks before you so you'll be able to get all the gossip from me 😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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