Canada closes ports to cruise ships until July 1

[Glaciers]

22 minutes ago, Jobeth66 said:

 So where are the ships going?

 

I’ve been wondering that too. There are so many things behind the scenes that are impacted such as taking on fuel and supplies, crew changes and the such that just can’t be done at any port.

 

We hadn’t booked our Alaska cruise for this season yet and it’s much more comfortable watching from the sidelines rather than being a participant in this mess.

 

Interesting article noting dozens of ships sitting off the coast of Florida.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coast-guard-tells-cruises-to-prepare-to-care-for-sick-people-for-indefinite-period/ar-BB11ZoEY?ocid=spartandhp

 

Edited April 1, 2020 by Glaciers

[Jobeth66]

9 minutes ago, Glaciers said:

 

I’ve been wondering that too. There are so many things behind the scenes that are impacted such as taking on fuel and supplies, crew changes and the such that just can’t be done at any port.

 

 

We hadn’t booked our Alaska cruise for this season yet and it’s much more comfortable watching from the sidelines rather than being a participant in this mess.

 

I bet!  I have a friend who is an entertainer for RCI, her contract that had just renewed in January was canceled, and she's home in Florida with no idea when she will be called back - or even where she will be called back to since she was in the process of moving shows/ships.  They had JUST completed rehearsals on the new show when all this happened, so it has never even been performed with that cast except on land.

 

I can't even imagine the chaos that's likely to ensue trying get the ships re-manned.