Cruise Industry extends "No-Sail" order until Oct. 31st, in US waters

[DeniseM]

Exclusive: Cruise industry extends sailing suspension past CDC 'no-sail' order, until Oct. 31

The cruise industry voluntarily extended its pause on operations in U.S. waters until "at least" Oct. 31.

www.usatoday.com

 

[am1]

May as well position the ships for where winter sailings will start but out of the hurricanes.

 

[Ken555]

Yup, and Royal canceled all Fall transatlantics, including those in November (like mine...). I've now had four cruises canceled this year, as expected.

 

[Talent312]

We're thinking about booking one of those theme-cruises for 2022.
Perhaps they'll be running again by then.
.

 

[CanuckTravlr]

So that means no large cruise vessels in most of North America until at least November 1st, since Canada's ban on vessels in Canadian waters, with overnight accommodation for more than 100, also currently runs to October 31st.

 

[pierrepierre]

Would that include the river boats on the Mississippi River? And the other smaller rivers in the south that house boats are rented on??? Probably based on capacity/density on the vessel. (Columbia/Snake Rivers too?)

 

[pedro47]

I feel their will be no cruising from any North Americans port in 2020. IMHO.

 

[pedro47]

NCL have moved all their cruise ships to Europe. There were three NCL cruise ships docked at the Portsmouth Marina, all have left for Europe.

 

[pedro47]

The following cruise lines have cancel all of their sailing for the remainder of the year 2020 Celestyal Cruises. Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen, Hebridean Island Cruises, Windstar and Viking.

 

[Talent312]

The following cruise lines have cancel all of their sailing for the remainder of the year...

Here's an idea...
The CL's could open hotels, designed to look like a cruise ship with impressively tiny rooms.
They could have all-you-can-eat dining, lame shows in a theatre, and P.A. announcements.
Disembarkation would be by floor #. Thus, it would seem rather like a cruise.
...

 

[am1]

Apparently there have been flights to no where lately. For the adventure and risk of getting sick.

 

[pedro47]

Here's an idea...
The CL's could open hotels, designed to look like a cruise ship with impressively tiny rooms.
They could have all-you-can-eat dining, lame shows in a theatre, and P.A. announcements.
Disembarkation would be by floor #. Thus, it would seem rather like a cruise.
...

That is an excellent idea.
CL could turn their cruise ships into hotels.

 

[pedro47]

The following river cruise lines have cancel all their river cruises for the remainder of the year 2020: Crystal River Cruises, Gatel Travel and Vantage Deluxe Travel.

 

[turkel]

We haven’t cruised yet. Not sure when or if we ever will now. Those of you that love cruising will you cruise again? How quickly?

 

[Glenn2]

We haven’t cruised yet. Not sure when or if we ever will now. Those of you that love cruising will you cruise again? How quickly?

We are booked in February 2021 and again in January 2022.

 

[dioxide45]

Apparently the major cruise lines will be announcing in tandem later this month (I think about the 10th or 11th) regarding their cruise cancellation extensions for the North American market. Word is that it could possibly be as far out as March 2021.

 

[turkel]

I wonder if the cruise lines might follow Alaska or Hawaii and mandate testing. As a nurse it seems silly to waste the limited supply of tests on non symptomatic people but as a gal who wants to travel again I just might be willing to do it.

 

[AJandCJtraveling]

I am booked on Carnival Mardi Gras for May 8, 2021.

 

[Ken555]

We haven’t cruised yet. Not sure when or if we ever will now. Those of you that love cruising will you cruise again? How quickly?

Why would anyone cruise without the ability to properly social distance (6+ ft, based on the latest info), ships have better ventilation, etc etc until there is a vaccine (which most people accept) and/or it has been proven that herd immunity is possible and then met, unless you live in a fantasy world?

I have two cruises booked for next year and highly doubt they will even operate, so am hoping at this point for 2022 or 2023, but it’s too far away to even guess at this point.


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[Ken555]

NCLH Cruise Ships Go To Cool Lay-Up Manning

NCLH Cruise Ships Go To Cool Lay-Up Manning

Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas which are all part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) will further reduce its crew that are currently on board the ships as they enter a cool lay-up manning. The crew level will be below specified by the ship’s minimum safe...

crew-center.com

If accurate, this indicates that NCL may not be operational for a year or so.


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[pedro47]

We haven’t cruised yet. Not sure when or if we ever will now. Those of you that love cruising will you cruise again? How quickly?

Yes! As soon as Celebrity Cruise gives the official OK. Praying March or April 2021.

 

[chriskre]

I have a friend who works at oceania and they are not sailing until after March 2021.

 

[pedro47]

I have a friend who works at oceania and they are not sailing until after March 2021.

That is not good news.

 

[chriskre]

That is not good news.

I know.


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[PigsDad]

We have a Mediterranean cruise planned for October, 2021, but I am thinking it is not going to happen at this point.

Kurt