Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 10, 2020 #101 Share Posted April 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, SeaDog-46 said: ETA Fort Lauderdale 12th May I suspect that is the original ETA - the new schedule doesn't seem to be loaded yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaDog-46 Posted April 10, 2020 #102 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Fort Lauderdale via Manilla? / Bali? & Panama Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted April 10, 2020 #103 Share Posted April 10, 2020 So why did they go to Durban at all? Fremantle is much closer to Indonesia than South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Is Bliss Posted April 10, 2020 #104 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, KirkNC said: So why did they go to Durban at all? Fremantle is much closer to Indonesia than South Africa. Change in plans. Originally it was going to be west the long way around. Freemantle to Durban, down around Cape Good Hope, up & across the Atlantic to Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey-buc Posted April 10, 2020 #105 Share Posted April 10, 2020 The captain just posted a new update. http://captainjonathan.com/?p=11154 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianadaytripper Posted April 10, 2020 #106 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Cruising as we know has changed, and will not come back until a vaccine or immediate test result is found. This is my opinion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted April 10, 2020 #107 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, SeaDog-46 said: Fort Lauderdale via Manilla? / Bali? & Panama Canal. Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) is more likely Capt. Mercer answered; Batam, Indonesia, across from Singapore Edited April 10, 2020 by Copper10-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted April 10, 2020 #108 Share Posted April 10, 2020 15 hours ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: Got a email as well. April 26 Manala May 1 Indonesia. They hope. .😀😀 Change again Batam Indonesia April 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted April 10, 2020 #109 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cruising Is Bliss said: Change in plans. Originally it was going to be west the long way around. Freemantle to Durban, down around Cape Good Hope, up & across the Atlantic to Florida. Obviously, I guess they sailed 9,000 miles (4,500 each way) out of their way to drop off five crew members 🙄 Edited April 10, 2020 by KirkNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted April 10, 2020 #110 Share Posted April 10, 2020 48 minutes ago, KirkNC said: Obviously, I guess they sailed 9,000 miles (4,500 each way) out of their way to drop off five crew members 🙄 And then to cross the Atlantic and hope that they get cleared by Panama. I'm sure there is a good reason. Just can't figure out what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFD1 Posted April 10, 2020 #111 Share Posted April 10, 2020 For me, this is an incredible situation for Amsterdam and it illustrates pretty clearly how desperate the situation is with regards to ships and their crews world wide. I can't imagine this ship backtracking all the way across the Indian Ocean if there was any other alternative. If must be very difficult and frustrating for HAL management as well as those on board. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted April 10, 2020 #112 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I think the main problem is the rules change daily for cruise ships. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 10, 2020 #113 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 HAL ships: Maasdam, Eurodam, Westerdam are near Cabo, hanging out. My guess is they are positioning the fleet to restart operations in September. They probably have written off Alaska this year and hope to commence operations with their sept schedule. Probably Caribbean stuff and Mexican Rivera and round trips to Hawaii. Amsterdam was supposed to do NE this year, and they may try to get her ready for that and have her on the east coast. My guess is they are going to stick with 7 day cruises close to USA until things stabilize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingnut Posted April 10, 2020 #114 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, DFD1 said: For me, this is an incredible situation for Amsterdam and it illustrates pretty clearly how desperate the situation is with regards to ships and their crews world wide. I can't imagine this ship backtracking all the way across the Indian Ocean if there was any other alternative. If must be very difficult and frustrating for HAL management as well as those on board. This is just a continuation of what was happening when we were still aboard. Constant change in itinerary...not knowing when the next change would come. Things are still changing for the ships and I'm sure that the original plan was to go to Durban, then to FLL. But, on the way there (or maybe once they got there), I'm sure the Captain was on the horn to Seattle and anyone else checking to see about dropping the crew off. Why not? If they went to FL they'd just end up sitting offshore like dozens of other ships (full of crew) are doing. At least this way the crew gets to go home and be with their families. I think that the ship will continue on to Manila to drop those crew members off also. As long as they are allowed. Where they go after that; who knows. They will have see as time goes by due to this ever changing situation. Linda R. ....who will have NO problem waiting for her luggage to come home thru all this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted April 10, 2020 #115 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Tampa Girl said: And then to cross the Atlantic and hope that they get cleared by Panama. I'm sure there is a good reason. Just can't figure out what it is. Pacific, right? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianadaytripper Posted April 10, 2020 #116 Share Posted April 10, 2020 40 minutes ago, cruzingnut said: This is just a continuation of what was happening when we were still aboard. Constant change in itinerary...not knowing when the next change would come. Things are still changing for the ships and I'm sure that the original plan was to go to Durban, then to FLL. But, on the way there (or maybe once they got there), I'm sure the Captain was on the horn to Seattle and anyone else checking to see about dropping the crew off. Why not? If they went to FL they'd just end up sitting offshore like dozens of other ships (full of crew) are doing. At least this way the crew gets to go home and be with their families. I think that the ship will continue on to Manila to drop those crew members off also. As long as they are allowed. Where they go after that; who knows. They will have see as time goes by due to this ever changing situation. Linda R. ....who will have NO problem waiting for her luggage to come home thru all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted April 10, 2020 #117 Share Posted April 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said: Pacific, right? 😉 Now that you mention it! Truly, I am not that bad at geography. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted April 10, 2020 #118 Share Posted April 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, Indianadaytripper said: Maybe the luggage could stay on till the 2021 world cruise 😀 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingnut Posted April 10, 2020 #119 Share Posted April 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: Maybe the luggage could stay on till the 2021 world cruise 😀 Hmmm....now, that's a thought!!! I left some yarn in my luggage along with my crochet hooks. Linda R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted April 10, 2020 #120 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: Maybe the luggage could stay on till the 2021 world cruise 😀 3 hours ago, cruzingnut said: Hmmm....now, that's a thought!!! I left some yarn in my luggage along with my crochet hooks. Linda R. I would not bet that the 2021 world cruise will take place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted April 10, 2020 #121 Share Posted April 10, 2020 When Captain Mercer retires, I hope he will write a book about his years at sea. Captain Hans Mateboer was a great author of many tales at sea. Mercer's thoughts, after reflection once he retires, would be very interesting to read. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey-buc Posted April 10, 2020 #122 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I would like to read that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianadaytripper Posted April 10, 2020 #123 Share Posted April 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: When Captain Mercer retires, I hope he will write a book about his years at sea. Captain Hans Mateboer was a great author of many tales at sea. Mercer's thoughts, after reflection once he retires, would be very interesting to read. He all ready has sold and signed on this last world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted April 11, 2020 #124 Share Posted April 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, Indianadaytripper said: He all ready has sold and signed on this last world ?? What are you saying? Unless Captain Mercer has changed his mind--again--the 2020 world cruise was to be his last. He was retiring once he docked the ship at Port Everglades is what I understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianadaytripper Posted April 11, 2020 #125 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: ?? What are you saying? Unless Captain Mercer has changed his mind--again--the 2020 world cruise was to be his last. He was retiring once he docked the ship at Port Everglades is what I understood. He sold his book on this past 2020 world cruise and yes he’s on his way to retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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