Nami Posted August 11, 2020 #126 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Biker19 said: Both Mein Schiff 1 & 2 are in Turku Finland today and 2 is probably close enough to the Meyer shipyard to get a glimpse of Icon under construction. Both Mein Schiff 1 & 2 cruised near to Meyer Turku Shipyard and sounded ship horns. That was nice. You can see it on this Video Edited August 11, 2020 by Nami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted August 11, 2020 Author #127 Share Posted August 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Nami said: Both Mein Schiff 1 & 2 cruised near to Meyer Turku Shipyard and sounded ship horns. That was nice. You can see it on this Video Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 13, 2020 #128 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) Viking have cancelled all river and ocean cruises until the end of 2020. All eyes 👀 now on MSC Grandiosa resuming sailing this Sunday Edited August 13, 2020 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 13, 2020 #129 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, little britain said: All eyes 👀 now on MSC Grandiosa resuming sailing this Sunday Looks like Magnifica's out to get some fresh air before returning to port. Edited August 13, 2020 by Biker19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 13, 2020 #130 Share Posted August 13, 2020 While we're talking about different cruise lines, I noticed the P&O Iona is out for her sea trials, again. She's one of the first LNG ships built at Meyer Wreft. I assume handover will happen soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted August 13, 2020 #131 Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Biker19 said: While we're talking about different cruise lines, I noticed the P&O Iona is out for her sea trials, again. She's one of the first LNG ships built at Meyer Wreft. I assume handover will happen soon. The handover has been announced as ‘before autumn’. But no confirmed date as yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 13, 2020 #132 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: Looks like Magnifica's out to get some fresh air before returning to port. Or is she heading round to the other side of Italy? MSC Magnifica will offer seven-night cruises in the Eastern Mediterranean departing from the Italian ports of Bari and Trieste and calling at the Greek ports of Corfu, Katakolon and Piraeus from 29 August. Edited August 13, 2020 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted August 13, 2020 Author #133 Share Posted August 13, 2020 3 hours ago, little britain said: Viking have cancelled all river and ocean cruises until the end of 2020. All eyes 👀 now on MSC Grandiosa resuming sailing this Sunday Let's hope there are no glitches and mishaps and their safety plan successful. I have my doubts on some things: "Leonardo Massa, MSC's Italy country manager, told CNN that the security procedures to access the ship will be threefold. Passengers will need to fill out a form and have their temperature taken followed by an immunofluorescence test to detect the potential for the virus. If they pass that test, they can then check in and get their cruise card. Once on board, Massa says restrictions will be enforced. "We do not want to distort life on board, but we will guarantee that social distancing will continue," he told CNN. "We have over 100 sanitizers and a new air conditioning system." Each passenger will have to have their temperature checked daily. "The level of attention will remain particularly high." Port excursions will be for passengers only and all drivers and guides will have to be tested for Covid-19." https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mediterranean-cruises-back-covid-19/index.html Not sure filling out a form and temperature checks will be very effective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 13, 2020 #134 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Temperature checks are not going to do anything as asymptomatic people dont get a fever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted August 13, 2020 Author #135 Share Posted August 13, 2020 49 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said: Temperature checks are not going to do anything as asymptomatic people dont get a fever. Exactly. It might help weed out some symptomatic people with fevers but it isn't the magic bullet. Testing isn't either as there are delays in getting results coupled with false positives and negatives. Back to square one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted August 13, 2020 Author #136 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Except for a brief delay in restarting the MS1, TUI seems to have gotten things right so far. MS6 is to start offering round trip sailings from Crete and expanded port excursions in September. The CV-19 test is included in the fare. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23375-tui-to-add-mein-schiff-6-back-in-september-cruising-from-crete.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted August 13, 2020 #137 Share Posted August 13, 2020 All passengers of TUI Cruises need a PCR-Test for cruises starting in September. Tests are included in the fare. No mention how they will do this. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 14, 2020 #138 Share Posted August 14, 2020 17 hours ago, little britain said: Or is she heading round to the other side of Italy? Not yet, she's back in Genoa next to Grandiosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 14, 2020 #139 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, livingonthebeach said: MS6 is to start offering round trip sailings from Crete and expanded port excursions in September. Looks like MS5 is heading to Malta (along with MS3), where she's supposed to start 2 weeks after MS6. At current pace, Tui will have more than 1/2 its fleet running by the end of next month. Turn around day today for MS1 and 2. Edited August 14, 2020 by Biker19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 15, 2020 #140 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 10:01 AM, Saab4444 said: They are negotiating with Norway if the next three planned trips in August may go to Norway as scheduled. Looks like Tui needs more negotiating as Mein Schiff 2 is heading to Stockholm again this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted August 15, 2020 #141 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Biker19 said: Looks like Tui needs more negotiating as Mein Schiff 2 is heading to Stockholm again this week. Norway extended the ban for another week. So they can´t go for a total of 3 weeks (with one down already). steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted August 15, 2020 #142 Share Posted August 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Biker19 said: Looks like MS5 is heading to Malta (along with MS3) Malta's rate of infection has increased by 105% since last week according to a BBC article I was just reading. From today the UK has included it in the list of countries that will require quarantine on arrival back in UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Biker19 Posted August 15, 2020 #144 Share Posted August 15, 2020 @John&LaLa is the artist at about 3:15 in this video one of the RCI regulars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 16, 2020 #145 Share Posted August 16, 2020 There's a lengthy review with lots of pics of a 3 night Explorer Dream sailing out of Taiwan here: https://dreamcatcafe.com/dream-cruises-4-days-trip/?fbclid=IwAR0X_AJYbvAZLNcW_sacrm50ve-S8cIo43peXbFAch6Q2hO7JsEp2Ztag-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 16, 2020 #146 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Day 3 VLOG from Dario: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 16, 2020 #147 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) MSC Grandiosa has started boarding her first passengers - 1000 today in Genoa, 1000 tomorrow in Civitavecchia and 500 in both Naples and Palermo so she will be at 50% capacity Edited August 16, 2020 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted August 16, 2020 #148 Share Posted August 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, little britain said: MSC Grandiosa has started boarding her first passengers - 1000 today in Genoa, 1000 tomorrow in Civitavecchia and 500 in both Naples and Palermo so she will be at 50% capacity 3000 is 50% capacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted August 16, 2020 #149 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, little britain said: MSC Grandiosa has started boarding her first passengers - 1000 today in Genoa, 1000 tomorrow in Civitavecchia and 500 in both Naples and Palermo so she will be at 50% capacity The MSC Unofficial Fan Club FB page has been posting pictures of the passengers boarding and on another site an Italian lady has posted a video of her arriving in her cabin. I wish them well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 16, 2020 #150 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Saab4444 said: 3000 is 50% capacity? Capacity: : 4,842 (double occupancy); 6,334 (maximum); so it depends which number you look at! Edited August 16, 2020 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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