matymil Posted October 28, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 28, 2020 https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-begins-restaffing-cruise-ships-hope-december-2020-return/ Looks like staff are returning to afew of the ships that are supposed to start back up in December. Good news 🤞 i'll take any we get right now 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted October 28, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I had seen the staff picture and a few more on FB the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 28, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I saw a blogger mention someone from st Martin coming back. That 1 or 2 carnival cruises just might go in December, though not as we remember cruises. He said they were working with the WH to get started. I've been saying just hold on until the election. Once that's known, cruiselines can make more firm plans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgcruising Posted October 28, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 28, 2020 It's a start, glad to see some movement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted October 28, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, firefly333 said: I saw a blogger mention someone from st Martin coming back. That 1 or 2 carnival cruises just might go in December, though not as we remember cruises. He said they were working with the WH to get started. I've been saying just hold on until the election. Once that's known, cruiselines can make more firm plans. What I read indicated those people in the picture in the above article are flying to St. Maarten to board their ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 28, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: What I read indicated those people in the picture in the above article are flying to St. Maarten to board their ships. It sounded to me like that too. Thought I heard wrong. I was listening to one of those bloggers and wondered why staff was going to st. Martin. Maybe to start the 2 week quarantine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythenose Posted October 28, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Many of the crew who were able to fly home had to go from St. Maarten because it was one of the few places that was allowing the international flights. I’m assuming that is still the case. I know the Horizon has been docked there for several days and maybe the Pride also. A couple of weeks ago the Dream was there for several days at least. Not sure how long because it was already there when I first looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted October 28, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2020 International travel is a huge challenge from many countries. From various permits, closed offices to issue the required permits and COVID tests being expensive and hard to obtain many places; it is a challenge. Have a Phillipino friend who is trying to get to the US or Bermuda. 2 weeks later he is still in the Phillipines. The recent article on resuming cruises suggested 60 days to get a ship ready. We will see if December cruising happens. The CDC resisting its Do Not Cruise warning does not bode well for any cruises soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
embarkation75 Posted October 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Obviously crew have to begin the slow return to ships eventually. However, I'm not certain this should mean much at this stage in the pandemic as current trends show this country is in complete dumpster fire mode with covid as vaccines (even if just 50-60% effective) are the only thing that will slow this runaway train down. In other words, don't expect much, if any cruising until April to May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad455 Posted October 29, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 29, 2020 It's a good sign, but I still don't see cruises starting up in next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted October 29, 2020 #11 Share Posted October 29, 2020 23 hours ago, matymil said: https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-begins-restaffing-cruise-ships-hope-december-2020-return/ Looks like staff are returning to afew of the ships that are supposed to start back up in December. Good news 🤞 i'll take any we get right now Yep. Cruising isn't waiting on politics; it's just waiting on the virus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted October 29, 2020 #12 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, toad455 said: It's a good sign, but I still don't see cruises starting up in next year. Really? You don't see cruises starting until 2022? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted October 29, 2020 #13 Share Posted October 29, 2020 How do we know they aren't being brought onboard simply to replace other crew nearing the end of their contracts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted October 29, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 29, 2020 this is good news, those saying it would take weeks to restaff once they get the go ahead dont realize that they will not wait till then they will try to start staffing it.before hand and just a few ships at first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted October 29, 2020 #15 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, xDisconnections said: How do we know they aren't being brought onboard simply to replace other crew nearing the end of their contracts? The company that originally put this information and the pictures out, “CTI Jakarta”, is a service industries (housekeeping, servers, chefs, bartenders, etc) staffing company. Currently, the ships’ crew are not comprised of those positions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted October 29, 2020 #16 Share Posted October 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said: The company that originally put this information and the pictures out, “CTI Jakarta”, is a service industries (housekeeping, servers, chefs, bartenders, etc) staffing company. Currently, the ships’ crew are not comprised of those positions. Who is cooking the food for officers? Some of these employees are the least expensive ones onboard in terms of payroll costs... cross training is an option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted October 29, 2020 #17 Share Posted October 29, 2020 5 hours ago, xDisconnections said: Who is cooking the food for officers? Some of these employees are the least expensive ones onboard in terms of payroll costs... cross training is an option. Not only the officers need to be fed, but the deck and engine ratings as well. In a minimum crew of about 100, there will be likely 20 "hotel" staff, manning the crew galley (cooking, dishwashing) and doing laundry. So, yes, there are the types of crew that CTI Jakarta employs currently onboard. However, a quick search around CTI shows that they also provide Indonesians for deck and engine rating positions as well as hotel staff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 29, 2020 #18 Share Posted October 29, 2020 6 hours ago, xDisconnections said: Who is cooking the food for officers? Some of these employees are the least expensive ones onboard in terms of payroll costs... cross training is an option. And you would need a whole lot more of these employees to feed a cruise ship even with reduced capacity than to just feed the officers and others in the skeleton crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted October 29, 2020 #19 Share Posted October 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said: Really? You don't see cruises starting until 2022? I don't know when cruises will start up but the earliest we can cruise with schedules and everything else is 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose Posted October 29, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I really want to cruise December 21' . I hope it happens 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted October 29, 2020 #21 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Stellarose, I hope so for you too, it is wonderful to anticipate a cruise, and just as wonderful to be on one. We are booked January 3, 2021 out of Miami, let's get cruising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted October 29, 2020 #22 Share Posted October 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, cellfree said: Stellarose, I hope so for you too, it is wonderful to anticipate a cruise, and just as wonderful to be on one. We are booked January 3, 2021 out of Miami, let's get cruising. We agree. The months waiting before the cruise we call the "getting there" and getting there is half the fun. The Carnival Corporation has owned the Cunard Line for many years so this poster seems fitting. Let's hope our long international nightmare is over very, very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted October 29, 2020 #23 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Does it seem odd that they are staffing up the Pride since her home port is still Baltimore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted October 29, 2020 #24 Share Posted October 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, Mallow said: Does it seem odd that they are staffing up the Pride since her home port is still Baltimore? Not at all. Crew contracts expire and the ships are still somewhat staffed and at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiseboy06 Posted October 29, 2020 #25 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Mallow said: Does it seem odd that they are staffing up the Pride since her home port is still Baltimore? And Pride is not scheduled to restart cruises till January. How many new crew members are returning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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