Repatriation Plans Announced for Crew Members to get home

[MADflyer]

On 6/3/2020 at 4:31 PM, Oceansaway17 said:

 

 

I am still curious where Ovation will so now that she is so far away from Alaska now.  I Caribbean opens first, then the Pacific ocean ships could be idle longer or become part of the Atlantic bunch.  I hope Ovation does NOT go back to China.

 

Ovation of the Seas departed Mumbai and is heading for Singapore now with a 18 June arrival scheduled. 

 

[Jack McGowan]

So Anthem due to arrive into Mumbai tomorrow, it will be interesting to see where she goes after this, possibly a dry dock but not sure where this might be yet

[Biker19]

4 hours ago, Jack McGowan said:

So Anthem due to arrive into Mumbai tomorrow.

Not sure what's going on but Anthem turned south in the Indian Ocean still more than a day out from Mumbai. Infinity is still on her way there.

[mugtech]

                   Still big problems trying to get into or out of the Philippines.  The Manila airport, NAIA, is only allowed to land a total of 600 passengers from international flights every day.  That is a total of 600 across all airlines.  One flight from the USA was diverted to Cebu.  All the passengers had to be tested and quarantined in Cebu hotels until the tests come back negative, usually 2 or 3 days.  Then the ones testing negative will fly to Manila for free.  Many other international flights 6/10 to 6/12 were cancelled

             As a result of the continuing stress on the Manila quarantine system Philippine Airlines has cut the flights to JFK to Thursdays only through July, with 6/11 cancelled and 6/18, our flight, already sold out.  Meanwhile in the USA our limo ride home on 6/18 is not possible because the driver cannot prove that he will be at least 6 feet from us at all times.  

               Philippines looking to be overloaded for a while, many ships still waiting in the bay while others are on the way.

[Biker19]

Ovation dropped off 870 crew on Monday and X Infinity is dropping off 1400 today. Looks like Anthem is two days behind schedule and is supposed to drop off 3000 crew over the weekend. All of this in Mumbai.

Edited June 12, 2020 by Biker19

[Sunshine3601]

That sure is a lot of people arriving at the Mumbai port this week.    Hopefully handling of everyone will go smooth.

I am sure they will be very happy to see their family members.

[MADflyer]

Wamos flight from Madrid arriving at MIAmi in a few hours. Unsure if any relationship to Brilliance that has been in port in Miami for a couple of days. 

[Cruise a holic]

I cannot believe that all of the crew still isn’t home!  So many months.  So sad

[ONECRUISER]

2 hours ago, MADflyer said:

Wamos flight from Madrid arriving at MIAmi in a few hours. Unsure if any relationship to Brilliance that has been in port in Miami for a couple of days. 

Wondering as Brilliance been in Port since last Weekend. Through the Quarantine she's been Weird one spending 30+ days in Ports, most that in Tampa. Though nobody was getting on/off observed couple high lifts beside her extended to Lifeboat Deck. Was supposed spend 29nites on her April/May. From Port Cam could see a Crew Person in my Aft Cabin during that time, at least someone was enjoying the Cabin, even watched as they made the bed in am

[TeDaKi]

Anthem has arrived at Mumbai this morning. 

[Jack McGowan]

33 minutes ago, TeDaKi said:

Anthem has arrived at Mumbai this morning. 

Staying for around a week then going to Brest, France for dry dock. 

[MADflyer]

With the flight patterns that Wamos flights have been taking there could be some re-crewing of the ships going on with the repatriation. of crew. 

 

A Wamos flight that has departed today from Mumbai for Madrid. 

 

This aircraft flew Shanghai to Madrid and then on to Bridgetown and then to Mumbai via Madrid and is returning to Madrid now. 

 

The flight to Miami yesterday appears unrelated as they flew on to Lima Peru today. An Air Europa flight out of Madrid to Bridgetown today is possible working with Disney on repatriation. 

[cruzingduo]

15 hours ago, Jack McGowan said:

Staying for around a week then going to Brest, France for dry dock. 

What crew is still left onboard Anthem for the dry drock?

[SeaHunt]

Not RCI, but thought you might like to see this repatriation video Copper10-8 posted over on the HAL board (in case you don't read there).

 

It's great to watch the tender leaving with crew getting a ships horn send off (turn up the volume!) Also get to see cruise ships in Manila Bay:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2752557-for-the-port-everglades-toot-fans/

 

 

Nieuw Amsterdam repatriated her first non-Asian crew in Manila Bay via tender yesterday. That tender, #15, was sent away with some extra toots/toeters "Ft. Lauderdale/Port Everglades-style" 😉

 

 

 

[SeaHunt]

"Royal Caribbean International's Enchantment of the Seas is on the scene in Trinidad's Port of Spain where 307 Trinidad and Tobago nationals are onboard the vessel and hoping to go home". 

 

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23087-enchantment-of-the-seas-arrives-in-trinidad-to-disembark-crew-following-14-day-quarantine.html

 

[mugtech]

Amazing so many ships still in Manila Bay, with more on the way.

[bigeck]

On 6/12/2020 at 3:31 PM, Cruise a holic said:

I cannot believe that all of the crew still isn’t home!  So many months.  So sad

Not really.

Some here in Scotland can't go home as we are still limited to 5 mile travel 

[Cruise a holic]

Obviously, when the crew finally goes home, will a new crew come on board?  The ship will need a skeleton crew for now I assume.  Where will the new crew come from?

[Biker19]

56 minutes ago, Cruise a holic said:

Where will the new crew come from?

Wherever RCI can find them, but likely the same as before.

[MADflyer]

Both Anthem and Celebrity Infinity are finally in port in Mumbai today. 

 

Another Philippine Airlines flight is headed toward Bridgetown, Barbados from LAX now. 

 

Both Majesty and Empress are back in Southampton today. Looks like they are scheduled in to Southampton every 5 or 6 days in June. 

[Sunshine3601]

Are crew members now home or is this still in process?

[mugtech]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Are crew members now home or is this still in process?

Still in process, more than 20 ships still in Manila Bay,  some ships still on the  way to Manila.  Many will not unload until later in July.  Manila still only allowing a total of 600 passengers on international flights to land each day.  Three flights from LA, SF and Toronto all were redirected to Cebu two days ago.

[Jack McGowan]

12 minutes ago, mugtech said:

Still in process, more than 20 ships still in Manila Bay,  some ships still on the  way to Manila.  Many will not unload until later in July.  Manila still only allowing a total of 600 passengers on international flights to land each day.  Three flights from LA, SF and Toronto all were redirected to Cebu two days ago.

How many ships (not just RCL) have fully completed debarking crew in Manila? I’ve seen like one ship leave the anchorage area I think?

[mugtech]

Thought Voyager of the Seas had finished unloading, but still hanging out in Manila Bay.  I know of two more ships headed to Manila, would appear will be crowded in the bay in July.

[Biker19]

Looks like foreign departures from the US are now possible (even if the ships are not yet marked green here https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/crew-disembarkations-commercial-travel.html) - from the CDC web site:

 

Edited June 25, 2020 by Biker19