Gimer

My crew friend is still onboard.  His contracted on Island Princess started July 17, 2019.  Today, he's been on Island for 355 days.   He was one of the Barista.

Crew onboard Island Princess wrote "On Monday at 5 am on all the open decks, covered with crew screaming and waving to other Princess ships anchored. In view were Majestic, Sun, Sea, Diamond and Sapphire Princess.  Some waving flags and many had tears and some crying.   I've been on Island for 352 days."   This was a three months journey and two more periods of quarantine to go.   It's been a very long road home, but I'm so happy for all of them.  

At the Most Traveled Luncheon.  Only vegetarian attending and Sou Chef came up with his Veggie Trinity.  He said he only made two.  It was out of site and delicious.  

Another neat tracking by Sea Princess.......

Sorry for double posting.  Had to correct his contract ending date.

6 minutes ago, Gimer said:

Today, there are 22 cruise ships anchored in Manila Bay, waiting out their 14 days quarantine.  There are 10 Princess ships there.    They are Sea, Sun, Pacific, Ruby, Golden, Sapphire, Diamond, Crown, Royal, and Majestic.  Then the Island Princess is one day out.  Just heard from crew member onboard.  They have 800 Filipino crew members and 600 other nationalities from Sky & Regal Princess and 2 Holland ships.  Two days ago in Jakarta, they had 22 Filipino crew from Rotterdam transferred onboard.  That's a lot of crew.  Every day crew from those anchored ships are released back into the Philippines for another 14 days quarantine or fly home.  It's sure a very long process to get home.  My friend's contract ended on March 17 and it's taking him over 3 months to get home.  He's been onboard for 345 days.   

Today, there are 22 cruise ships anchored in Manila Bay, waiting out their 14 days quarantine.  There are 10 Princess ships there.    They are Sea, Sun, Pacific, Ruby, Golden, Sapphire, Diamond, Crown, Royal, and Majestic.  Then the Island Princess is one day out.  Just heard from crew member onboard.  They have 800 Filipino crew members and 600 other nationalities from Sky & Regal Princess and 2 Holland ships.  Two days ago in Jakarta, they had 22 Filipino crew from Rotterdam transferred onboard.  That's a lot of crew.  Every day crew from those anchored ships are released back into the Philippines for another 14 days quarantine or fly home.  It's sure a very long process to get home.  My friend's contract ended on March 30 and it's taking him over 3 months to get home.  He's been onboard for 345 days.   

I think you are correct.  But they are creative.  

Here's another fresh water track.   

voljeep---  Ship arrive on different days and then the Philippines Public Health and Coast Guard will board and do their inspection and then the 14 days quarantine starts.  Cruise ships will anchor in Manila Bay for 2 to 3 days and then they head out to the South China Sea and make fresh water and return and drop anchor.  Here is a posting by Sea Princess Captain, and here what he did.  Real cool stuff..........

Crown Princess just arrived in Manila Bay, joining 8 other Princess ships waiting out their time in quarantine.   Island Princess also arrived in Jakarta to drop off Indonesian crew and will head toward Manila Bay, for it's 14 days quarantine.  Total of 25 cruise ships anchoring in Manila Bay right now.  Here's a photo taken earlier.   

Just heard from crew onboard Crown Princess.  Expecting to arrive in Manila Bay tomorrow morning.  Then they must do their 14 days quarantine.  He said last night they had lobster and steak.  It was a long 30 days transit, but they got free wifi, that make it much better.  Onboard is shy of 2000 Filipino crew members.  He's happy to be home.    

Don't think it's "Bluster".  He's known as the Punisher.  Drug dealers and users are dispatched quickly.  Google him.  

He going to cut their 14 days quarantine period in half.  He want his seafarers home.  

Just check the Marine Traffic and Princess Cruise Line has 9 ships in Manila Bay and Island is still coming.  Unbelievable.

Morning coffee and especially when it's HOT.

Also to keep the crew sharp, while making fresh water.  Here's his May 9, Star shape tracking. 

Sea Princess ------- neat stuff.

These are served in the Horizon Court, but you can get a mixed plate in the MDR.  

Just found this on Sea Princess Captain Tony Ruggero's twitter.  On May 4, while making fresh water in the South China Sea, he did a cruising track of the Sea Witch.  It's 37 miles wide, east to west and taking 241 nautical miles to complete.  It was thanking the waiting Filipino Crew members to be repatriated.  Cool Stuff................ 

Just check Marine Traffic for Manila Bay and it's getting crowded.  Twenty three ships anchored in Manila Bay and 6 more out in the South China Sea.  The infamous Diamond Princess is just 200 miles out and Pacific Princess is joining in and about only 140 miles.  Island and Crown Princess will eventually get there also.  That's a lot of cruise ships in one area and only guessing, there must be over 10,000 returning Filipino Crew onboard.   It's taking the Cruise Industry 2 to 3 months just to get the crew home, and what is it going to take to get them back to the ships, when the cruising resumes?   I'm starting to have second thoughts about my September cruises.  

Notice in the first photo, there is a white painted ship on the far right with a logo "2GO".  It's from 2GO Travel Cruise Line and it was appropriate by the Philippine Coast Guard and Public Health Department, to be uses to quarantine Filipino crew.  It's M/V St. Pope John Paul II and it can house 900.  A second cruise is near by, and it is the M/V St. Anthony de Padua, will also be use to house quarantine crew.   

Photos from 2 days ago from Manila, South Harbor Pier 15 and the cruise ship is Explorer Dream.  Don't know the total of how many disembark, but 300 Filipino Crew members were allowed off.   

Don't know how many got off, but I can ask.  Here is a map of their scheduled destinations.  Looks like Mumbai, India next.  

Island Princess & Crown Princess in Cape Town, South Africa at anchor and off loading some South African crew.  Next photo is from Manila Bay sent just today, May 20, 2020.