Nieuw Amsterdam in Port Everglades, FL on Mon 20 Apr 2020

[ski ww]

No I do not have PTZ premium.

[ger_77]

Thanks for the update, John.  I hope to be here for sail-away, as long as I remember the 2 hour time difference!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

[Himself]

Thanks for the update John

[Copper10-8]

5 hours ago, VMax1700 said:

Web cam showing Pilot#5 waiting for Regal Princess

or is that USCG? with flashing lights?

 

Pilot boats do not have any flashing lights in OPE. Either USCG or BSO

[St Pete Cruiser]

Thanks for the "sorta sailaway" notice, times being what they are.  Seems like a lot of fuel will be used to send these ships long distances, but I'm sure those in command must have considered the cost of chartered aircraft, etc., vs. using the ships.

 

At this time, do you see the ships being docked somewhere in a longer term lay. up?

[Vict0riann]

Do you suppose they picked the ships because of the number of passengers they could accommodate - now to be used for crew?

[Sea Viewer]

Looks like Celebrity Silhouette may be coming in to PE, travelling at 20 knots with PEV as destination.

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

Thanks for the "sorta sailaway" notice, times being what they are.  Seems like a lot of fuel will be used to send these ships long distances, but I'm sure those in command must have considered the cost of chartered aircraft, etc., vs. using the ships.

 

At this time, do you see the ships being docked somewhere in a longer term lay. up?

 

As of the present time, the various cruise ships are in "hot (or warm) layup" at several anchorages. Hot and warm layup means a mostly full set of crew and a ship that could return to service almost immediately. Carnival Corporation, incl. the Holland America group, is now moving a number of ships to "prolonged layup" status which generally means reduced crewing and limited technical operations, also meaning the ship could take weeks to be ready to return to service. Carnival has already come out with plans that see certain ships not return to full operation until October and November of this year

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, Vict0riann said:

Do you suppose they picked the ships because of the number of passengers they could accommodate - now to be used for crew?

 

 

Don't believe so, since the HAL "ferry" ships range from a "S"-class ship (Veendam), to a "R"-class (Volendam) to a Signature-class (Nieuw Amsterdam) with various different accomodation totals

[rafinmd]

Volendam and Veendam seem to be doing mostly the same thing.  I wonder if their departures will be staggered a bit based on crew contract end dates.

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Regal and NA now "Confirmed" for 1600 and 1700 respectively.

 

Roy

[Sea Viewer]

Tender from Celebrity now arriving at PE ? med evac. Ship stayed offshore was was met by fireboat 6

 

[Sea Viewer]

Celebrity tender returning to ship with coast guard escort. Hope there is a good result for crew member.. 

[luvteaching]

NA now confirmed for 1745 if I heard correctly. 

[rafinmd]

7 minutes ago, luvteaching said:

NA now confirmed for 1745 if I heard correctly. 

Confirmed on the port schedule.  Regal back to 20:00.

 

Roy

[St Pete Cruiser]

Without the other camera angle, it is difficult to keep track of progress on sailaway.  

[St Pete Cruiser]

There is a cargo ship coming out now.  Maybe NA will be behind it???

[JazzyV]

4 minutes ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

There is a cargo ship coming out now.  Maybe NA will be behind it???

NA is next on the schedule behind this cargo ship.

[St Pete Cruiser]

4 minutes ago, JazzyV said:

NA is next on the schedule behind this cargo ship.

Good.  I want to watch today.  With the prospect of the ships going into a longer term lay up,  These sailaways, sad as they are, won't be happening.

[cat shepard]

Departure toots?

[Happily@Sea]

Departure toots from NA?

[JazzyV]

NA is shown starting to back out on MarineTraffic.

[ger_77]

Just now, JazzyV said:

NA is shown starting to back out on MarineTraffic.

I wonder if we'll get toots?

[Vict0riann]

One of the smaller Maersk container ships, I think.  One time we saw the Emma Maersk in Naples - I think she is the largest.

 

And now we can see the NA

Edited April 20, 2020 by Vict0riann

[ger_77]

There she is!