Ourusualbeach Posted November 14, 2020 #976 Share Posted November 14, 2020 59 minutes ago, rcclmiami said: The mere fact that Majesty and Empress are not on the list for U.S. sailings lead me to believe their days in U.S. waters are over... None of the ships that are overseas are on that list including Anthem and Allure and I’m pretty sure Royal is keeping them. Link to post Share on other sites
wikoffclan Posted November 14, 2020 #977 Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, rcclmiami said: The mere fact that Majesty and Empress are not on the list for U.S. sailings lead me to believe their days in U.S. waters are over... I'm curious. What list? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
packercruising Posted November 14, 2020 #978 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Looking for cruises is like looking for something on Amazon. Just entering RCI and Empress and there are no listings for September. Enter RCI Empress for September and it shows up. Link to post Share on other sites
Biker19 Posted November 14, 2020 #979 Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 hours ago, wikoffclan said: I'm curious. What list? The list originally set up during the NSO which listed ships which planned to sail in US waters and potentially exchange crews in the US: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/crew-disembarkations-commercial-travel.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Ftravelers%2Fcruise-ship%2Fcruise-ship-member-disembarkations.html Link to post Share on other sites
snaefell Posted November 14, 2020 #980 Share Posted November 14, 2020 RCI are very good at changing their itineraries the fact that you book a certain cruise itinerary doesn't mean it will happen that way if at all! Link to post Share on other sites
packercruising Posted November 14, 2020 #981 Share Posted November 14, 2020 17 hours ago, travelwide said: Will confess I have not read all 39 pages of this thread. Some food for thought. Now that we have a new administration in the U.S. there is the possibility that Cuba will be opened again. The Empress was the ship used for that itinerary . I can see the ship coming back to Miami for short cruises. Fingers crossed. I really do not want to discuss politics on here, but a new administration is more likely to close everything down than the current one. Also, please note that, under the current regime in Cuba, your tourist dollars do not help the economy. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
wikoffclan Posted November 14, 2020 #982 Share Posted November 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Biker19 said: The list originally set up during the NSO which listed ships which planned to sail in US waters and potentially exchange crews in the US: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/crew-disembarkations-commercial-travel.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Ftravelers%2Fcruise-ship%2Fcruise-ship-member-disembarkations.html Interesting. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
wikoffclan Posted November 14, 2020 #983 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Empress is again running in circles in the Aegean Link to post Share on other sites
SteelMagnolia9 Posted November 14, 2020 #984 Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 hours ago, packercruising said: I really do not want to discuss politics on here, but a new administration is more likely to close everything down than the current one. Also, please note that, under the current regime in Cuba, your tourist dollars do not help the economy. You are correct. Cruising will not begin from the U.S. until Jan. 2022 at the earliest. Link to post Share on other sites
DonnaMarieNJ Posted November 14, 2020 #985 Share Posted November 14, 2020 So ALL cruises are cancelled for 2021 out of US? (Probably a stupid question given the above post. I just want to be certain.) When was Royal going to tell me? I am booked on a cruise in July (or *was* I should say). Link to post Share on other sites
keyboardjunkie Posted November 14, 2020 #986 Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, DonnaMarieNJ said: So ALL cruises are cancelled for 2021 out of US? (Probably a stupid question given the above post. I just want to be certain.) When was Royal going to tell me? I am booked on a cruise in July (or *was* I should say). No, they are not cancelled. They are only cancelled until Dec. 31, 2020. Link to post Share on other sites
DonnaMarieNJ Posted November 14, 2020 #987 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I'm confused. Link to post Share on other sites
Another_Critic Posted November 14, 2020 #988 Share Posted November 14, 2020 No one knows when U.S. cruising will restart. No one knows what, if any, impact the new administration will have on U.S. cruising. No one knows which, if any, ships will leave the RCI fleet. Everyone knows (or should) that there is A LOT of speculation, misinformation, sarcasm, and more on CC. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Ourusualbeach Posted November 14, 2020 #989 Share Posted November 14, 2020 35 minutes ago, DonnaMarieNJ said: So ALL cruises are cancelled for 2021 out of US? (Probably a stupid question given the above post. I just want to be certain.) When was Royal going to tell me? I am booked on a cruise in July (or *was* I should say). The post you referenced was nothing but speculation on the part of the person who posted it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ipeeinthepool Posted November 15, 2020 #990 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, keyboardjunkie said: No, they are not cancelled. They are only cancelled until Dec. 31, 2020. I think Royal has also closed bookings to all cruises longer than 7 days until November 1, 2020 that either originate or end in the US. Or at least I don't see any when I do a search. However the cruises aren't cancelled, they just aren't accepting any new bookings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
keyboardjunkie Posted November 15, 2020 #991 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ipeeinthepool said: I think Royal has also closed bookings to all cruises longer than 7 days until November 1, 2020 that either originate or end in the US. Or at least I don't see any when I do a search. However the cruises aren't cancelled, they just aren't accepting any new bookings. I also think you are correct. I believe that in order to show the CDC that they are meeting guidelines, Royal has stopped SELLING cruises over 8 days. They have NOT cancelled these cruises. They just stopped offering them to additional guests. This is similiar to what Princess and other cruise lines have done. For example, this is what Princess sent out: " An example, from Princess Cruises: "Select cruises 8 days and longer put on hold, not cancelled On Wednesday, we communicated the statement below as it pertains to our current cruise deployment ......Please note, the cruises noted below have not been cancelled and there is no action required from you ...at this time. Please read on: Princess Cruises has reviewed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Framework for Conditional Sailing and is seeking additional clarification to fully understand the requirements. While we await further information, we have (temporarily) stopped selling all cruises eight days and longer which call upon a U.S. port and depart January 1 through November 1, 2021. For those who are currently booked on one of these cruises, we ask for your patience to receive further information from Princess Cruises on whether your cruise is impacted. Edited November 15, 2020 by keyboardjunkie Link to post Share on other sites
Biker19 Posted November 15, 2020 #992 Share Posted November 15, 2020 5 hours ago, DonnaMarieNJ said: I'm confused. Until more info is provided by RCI, no one knows exactly what will happen, with Empress or any other ship - well, we're pretty sure Quantum will sail in just over two weeks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SteelMagnolia9 Posted November 15, 2020 #993 Share Posted November 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: The post you referenced was nothing but speculation on the part of the person who posted it. Yes, that was me. I based it on a speech recently from the projected presidential winner who indicated that he was not anticipating that Covid-19 would be under control until November 2021. I don’t believe he is going to allow cruise ships to operate out of the U. S. Ports next year. I’m listening carefully to what he and his transition team are saying and it’s about more restrictions, not less. Yes, I guess it’s just my 2 cents. Link to post Share on other sites
twangster Posted November 15, 2020 #994 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Meanwhile... Empress has her AIS destination set as "TBA" and she's heading East. Link to post Share on other sites
livingonthebeach Posted November 15, 2020 #995 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Wow - they also have her ETA as Nov. 16. If destination is TBA how come ETA is known? Link to post Share on other sites
twangster Posted November 15, 2020 #996 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: Wow - they also have her ETA as Nov. 16. If destination is TBA how come ETA is known? Because the bridge crew knows where they are going and when they'll get there. They just don't want us to know where... yet. Edited November 15, 2020 by twangster 1 Link to post Share on other sites
livingonthebeach Posted November 15, 2020 #997 Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, twangster said: Because the bridge crew knows where they are going and when they'll get there. They just don't want us to know where... yet. Wow - doesn’t bode well then. Link to post Share on other sites
twangster Posted November 15, 2020 #998 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 minute ago, livingonthebeach said: Wow - doesn’t bode well then. Her track over the next 6 to 8 hours will be interesting to follow. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
John&LaLa Posted November 15, 2020 #999 Share Posted November 15, 2020 32 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: Wow - they also have her ETA as Nov. 16. If destination is TBA how come ETA is known? That's based on how much fuel they have😉 Link to post Share on other sites
CruisingFA Posted November 15, 2020 #1000 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Turned back towards Greece Link to post Share on other sites
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