Crews still confined to ship

[marielco]

I am on Voyager in the Baltic. Today I asked our server if the Covid restriction on crew leaving the ship was still in force.  She said yes it is. 
this seems very unfair. There are no longer any restrictions on passengers except the hand washing before entering the Windjammer. 
No restrictions in any of our ports of call. No masks needed on the shore excursions etc… so passengers can come and go unrestricted while  crew are trapped on the ship for months.  

[cruisestitch]

Crew on Explorer can apply for shore leave.  I saw many get off in ARUBA.

[sjb317]

Crew on Allure told us they are allowed off in some ports.  We saw crew coming back on the ship in San Juan last month, all were carrying shopping bags😂

 

Sherri🙂

[shof515]

Some crew do need to remain on the ship and can not get off. this is due to port manning which is a legal requirement. there needs to be a certain % of crew onboard for this. maybe your server is in this group

[Biker19]

42 minutes ago, marielco said:

Today I asked our server if the Covid restriction on crew leaving the ship was still in force.

Ask the same thing of some activities or entertainment staff.

[RRTcruiser]

We saw lots of Allure crew get off in Cozumel 2 days ago, seems they are trying to slowly ramp up the % that can leave the ship. 

[smokeybandit]

Crew are free to get off in their home port (at least in US-based cruises) but are only allowing a growing but limited number off in ports o call. 

[chengkp75]

In the Baltic, Finland does not allow any ship to have shore leave.  Russia does not allow shore leave.  Germany restricts shore leave if the ship has been to Sweden in the last 10 days.

[broadwaybaby123]

They can get off at the private islands, I was told this last month on Anthem.

Edited May 13, 2022 by broadwaybaby123
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[BirdTravels]

7 minutes ago, broadwaybaby123 said:

They can get off at the private islands, I was told this last month on Anthem.

That has always been the case, even when it was the only place they could disembark. We talked to our room stewards, they said that they never go ashore at CocoCay. The few hours that they get off between morning service and evening turn down is their rest time. And that they need sleep more than a walk on the beach. 

[DeputyDawg46]

While on the TA with the Wonder of the Seas, we had numerous crew member get some off time at the stops in Spain.

[marielco]

9 hours ago, RRTcruiser said:

We saw lots of Allure crew get off in Cozumel 2 days ago, seems they are trying to slowly ramp up the % that can leave the ship. 

The. cruises out of the USA it could be easing up but here in Europe it appears to be different and the restriction; is still in place. 

[DukeASUGirl]

My daughter's skating coach is crew on the Harmony, and she has been posting her photos from when she goes ashore in the various Caribbean ports. I think they have to apply for shore leave, but as long as it doesn't conflict with their job duties it may be granted. 

 

I'm sure it differs between Caribbean and Europe, however.

[jerseyjjs]

On today's Chris Wong YouTube page, he comments that after 1 week of shore leave, crew are not allowed off the ship port again.   This is on the Ovation in Alaska.

[broadwaybaby123]

I was told on Anthem last month that crew can only get off on the private islands.

 

EDIT: Apologies for the double posting, I didn't remember if I responded to this thread or not.

Edited May 16, 2022 by broadwaybaby123

[GJustice]

On 5/13/2022 at 3:36 PM, RRTcruiser said:

We saw lots of Allure crew get off in Cozumel 2 days ago, seems they are trying to slowly ramp up the % that can leave the ship. 

We were on Grandeur in Cozumel last week and crew was ECSTATIC that they could get off the ship for the first time in SEVEN MONTHS 🙂 

[GTO-Girl]

Just got off the Mariner and our poor room steward had no clue that this might happen in the future.  They have been told nothing!!!

 

 

[Markanddonna]

On 5/13/2022 at 11:15 PM, DeputyDawg46 said:

While on the TA with the Wonder of the Seas, we had numerous crew member get some off time at the stops in Spain.

Same on the Anthem in Azores and France.

[BekkaW]

One of the Voyager ice cast has been posting from shore so perhaps it’s role specific 

[EatonDoolittle]

12 hours ago, DukeASUGirl said:

My daughter's skating coach is crew on the Harmony, and she has been posting her photos from when she goes ashore in the various Caribbean ports. I think they have to apply for shore leave, but as long as it doesn't conflict with their job duties it may be granted. 

 

 

 

Entertainment staff is not customer facing, so little chance of spreading anything. 

I'm  sure they have different protocol than a room steward or waiter.