xrvlcruiser Posted May 27, 2020 #276 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) Peggy, my guess is that the Navigator is going into dry dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genova. Dave You could be right - I don't know . . . . Peggy Edited May 27, 2020 by xrvlcruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted May 28, 2020 #277 Share Posted May 28, 2020 10 hours ago, SusieQft said: I thought the original idea (posted here anyway) was that some of the crew would disembark in Barcelona. That was before we found out about the positive antibody tests. Surely they can't go into dry dock with 450 crew on board, so they will have to find someplace to let them off before that. As the Spanish ports are closed at least til June 7th and as they needed an exemption for the stop in Barcelona I doubt that they were planning to disembark crew there. The exemption was made because they suspected a case of Covid-19 and needed to get tests. The 450 crew is the total of people onboard - this includes the repatriated crew and the still working crew. Wouldn´t make much sense to keep the repatriated crew onboard for a dry dock. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQft Posted May 28, 2020 #278 Share Posted May 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, steamboats said: The 450 crew is the total of people onboard - this includes the repatriated crew and the still working crew. Wouldn´t make much sense to keep the repatriated crew onboard for a dry dock. Of course, but they are not repatriated yet, which was my point. I wonder if they even have a full crew (normal working crew) on board during dry dock. They might need a slightly different mix and number than during normal sailing. But in any case they presumably still need to repatriate the crew who are no longer on duty before they go into dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted May 28, 2020 #279 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Usually it´s not a full working crew when in dry dock... A full working crew would include shops, spa, all waiters, cooks, cabin stewards. Depending on what kind of work is done many of them won´t be necessary and wouldn´t have nothing to do onboard. Sure you still need cooks and some more hotel stuff for the remaining crew but not all cooks who usually work in the main galley to prepare the meals for the passengers. Sometimes some parts of the crew stays onboard to do other stuff like empying cabins, tearing out carpets... (so supporting/preparing the work of the shipyard workers). If it´s just a "small" job like working on the propulsion for a couple of days the crew usually stays onboard. Some time ago an AIDA cruise ship went into dry dock in Cadiz for two or three days even with passengers onboard. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted May 28, 2020 #280 Share Posted May 28, 2020 We are not aware of how many crew members got off of the ship so far (in the Philippines, etc.). From what we have been told on CC, it is necessary to fix something on Navigator - not a typical dry dock - the ship already went into a "normal" dry dock last year. It sounds as if they will only be fixing the specific issue that would not require having many people onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted May 28, 2020 #281 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Both "cases" of Covid on Navigator were "false positives" and the ship was released and is in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted May 28, 2020 #282 Share Posted May 28, 2020 8 hours ago, steamboats said: As the Spanish ports are closed at least til June 7th and as they needed an exemption for the stop in Barcelona I doubt that they were planning to disembark crew there. The exemption was made because they suspected a case of Covid-19 and needed to get tests. Barcelona was the intended destination when Navigator left Miami. If there was a problem with the authorities in Spain, Regent may have decided to disembark the European crew in Italy if the authorities in Genoa are more amenable. Navigator has now docked in Genoa. It appears to have entered the harbour briefly at 12:30pm LT, then back out to sea before coming back in about an hour ago (5pm LT): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted May 28, 2020 #283 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, flossie009 said: Barcelona was the intended destination when Navigator left Miami. If there was a problem with the authorities in Spain, Regent may have decided to disembark the European crew in Italy if the authorities in Genoa are more amenable. Navigator has now docked in Genoa. It appears to have entered the harbour briefly at 12:30pm LT, then back out to sea before coming back in about an hour ago (5pm LT): Since the tests were false, it is possible that crew members did disembark in Barcelona (or perhaps could also be disembarked in Italy). Only crew members and TA's (like Pcardad) know some of what is going on - Regent is likely not going to report this to passengers. Interestingly, posters on Regent's board knew that no one on Navigator had the virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted May 28, 2020 #284 Share Posted May 28, 2020 This Turkish news report seems to indicate that crew did disembark in Barcelona for repatriation to their home country Although the date of the report matches when Navigator was in Barcelona, the report does not name the ship specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted May 28, 2020 #285 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Travelcat2 said: Since the tests were false, it is possible that crew members did disembark in Barcelona (or perhaps could also be disembarked in Italy). Only crew members and TA's (like Pcardad) know some of what is going on - Regent is likely not going to report this to passengers. Interestingly, posters on Regent's board knew that no one on Navigator had the virus. There were 2 false positives and this made local news in Europe (Stern, etc.). Rumors where flying and Regent put out an internal memo a few days ago clarifying it because people were concerned. PS - This information is not privileged...they are sharing the content with people who ask but not the memo itself. Edited May 28, 2020 by Pcardad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted May 29, 2020 #286 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Voyager is now docked in Livorno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerise638 Posted May 30, 2020 #287 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Lovely video from the Voyager Crew on the RSSC Facebook page. Sorry having difficulties posting a link. It made me a bit tearful and yearning to get cruising again 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catenai Posted May 30, 2020 #288 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Re Navigator: On Thursday I heard from my friend. They had arrived in Genova. His contract runs until June 8 and he has been working on the ship since it left LA. He was originally on the Splendor before crew were moved to Navigator. At this point, he has no other info and doesn't know whether he will go to his home in Italy or...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted May 30, 2020 #289 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, cerise638 said: Lovely video from the Voyager Crew on the RSSC Facebook page. Sorry having difficulties posting a link. It made me a bit tearful and yearning to get cruising again I just watched it and it is beautiful to see. It was interesting that everyone on the bridge (including the Captain) wore a mask. They are setting a great example for others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudhen Posted May 30, 2020 Author #290 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, cerise638 said: Lovely video from the Voyager Crew on the RSSC Facebook page. Sorry having difficulties posting a link. It made me a bit tearful and yearning to get cruising again Sweet video....sniff.....We do miss cruising so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy The Wanderer Posted June 2, 2020 #291 Share Posted June 2, 2020 So it seems as of today, June 2nd, the ships are approximately in these places: Mariner - Oakland, CA Explorer - off Amelia Island in Florida Voyager - Livorno, Italy Navigator - Genoa, Italy Splendor - west coast of Mexico Is that more or less accurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted June 2, 2020 #292 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Wendy, I would a couple of small, but important changes to your list: Explorer - moored Amelia Island in Florida Splendor - moored Puerto Vallarta Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted June 2, 2020 #293 Share Posted June 2, 2020 IMO, where the ships are now is not necessary an indication of where they will be in late July/August. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba diver Posted June 5, 2020 #294 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Splendor has left Puerto Vallarta headed for Long Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted June 5, 2020 #295 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Splendor has spent most of her time since March going back and forth between California and Mexico. She is scheduled to do Mediterranean cruises from August until November. With that part of the world being pretty iffy at the moment, she is likely better staying in North America until more is known about when and where she will resume sailing. Keeping her “exercised” is necessary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD1000 Posted June 6, 2020 #296 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Thanks, Travel Cat. I too think it is unlikely that Splendor will get to Europe this year, especially as it is heading away from the Panama Canal. What a pity, though, that Regent is still offering cruises in July, and expecting us to pay the rest of the price for our cruise in October when they know, and we strongly suspect, that there is little chance of our cruise taking place. If we don't pay, we lose the deposit of over £5K, and if we do pay it could be 2021 before we see our refund. Not good customer service, Regent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted June 6, 2020 #297 Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, MikeD1000 said: If we don't pay, we lose the deposit of over £5K If you intend to cruise in the future and don't mind extending your "interest free loan" to Regent for a while longer you could ask Regent to convert your deposit to a Future Cruise Credit. This possibility was reported by @Guerncruising on another thread: On 5/14/2020 at 8:15 PM, Guerncruising said: Flossie009 we have converted our deposit for 16th July Barcelona to Venice cruise into FCC - rightly or wrongly. Edited June 6, 2020 by flossie009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted June 6, 2020 #298 Share Posted June 6, 2020 8 hours ago, MikeD1000 said: What a pity, though, that Regent is still offering cruises in July The earliest cruises still on sale are for August. All Regent cruises scheduled for July were cancelled 2 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerncruising Posted June 7, 2020 #299 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I can confirm that our deposit was converted to FCC although on my account it shows as Shipboard Credits. It has been confirmed by Regent as FCC and the amount. My only problem now is, whilst we have had no new cases for 38 days, our borders are effectively closed. No problems on a small holiday island but would much prefer to be cruising. Soon, let’s hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD1000 Posted June 7, 2020 #300 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) Yes, August - sorry One month looks rather like another these days. Edited June 7, 2020 by MikeD1000 spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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