Cruise ships in Weymouth Bay
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Anyone seen these. Must look pretty impressive.
https://www.thetraveltrunk.net/cruise-ships-covid1...
https://www.thetraveltrunk.net/cruise-ships-covid1...
Simpo Two said:
Seems to me that a cruise ship is a much better place to practice social distancing than an aeroplane. It just takes a few days to get anywhere.
Maybe this is where we should put some of the old and most vulnerable (after proper tests this time) and the rest can get back to work. Make them all like beautiful carehomes and give them loads of PPE and equipment. Much cheaper than lockdowns and quarantines.
chrismoose91 said:
Give us a wave! 
And guess which one I'm on!
Any questions, please ask. I'm currently here in quarantine before I can start working!
On the topic of DP, a handful of our vessels are, and some aren't.
Are you all doing mad stuff like cycling around the ship or forming tribes and making someone your king? And guess which one I'm on!
Any questions, please ask. I'm currently here in quarantine before I can start working!
On the topic of DP, a handful of our vessels are, and some aren't.
How do you get supplies?
Are you sleeping in the best rooms?
Have you gone into the bridge and said “look at me I’m the captain now” like in Captain Philips.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 4th June 09:26
Maybe I’m missing the point but a big cruise ship with no passengers seems an ok place to be stuck? Maybe reality is different or the novelty wears off after a few weeks and months.
I suppose it depends on your circumstances etc.
I wouldn’t like it now having a family but if I was in my 20s and single etc I’d probably quite like it, there must be all sorts lockdown fun going on in them?
I suppose it depends on your circumstances etc.
I wouldn’t like it now having a family but if I was in my 20s and single etc I’d probably quite like it, there must be all sorts lockdown fun going on in them?
aeropilot said:
megaphone said:
Speaking to some of my contacts in the industry, most companies are looking at March 2021 to return to any normal cruising, in time for the European season.
Very optimistic I feel.March 2022 more like.
Early 21 is what many companies seem to be aiming for as star as I can tell.
Fred Olsen seem optimistic with some winter 21 cruises for sale.
Same with Carnival having winter 21 on their website
Tui Maranello winter 21 also
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 6th November 14:36
Seems like even more there now?
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/biggest-...
“ In the recent storms the cruise ships weighed anchor and all departed from Torbay and Babbacombe Bay at the end of last week as the South Devon coast took a battering. But they began to slowly return on Monday and today there were six: Marella Explorer, Marella Explorer 2, Arcadia, Oosterdam, Zaandam and Eurodam.”
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/biggest-...
“ In the recent storms the cruise ships weighed anchor and all departed from Torbay and Babbacombe Bay at the end of last week as the South Devon coast took a battering. But they began to slowly return on Monday and today there were six: Marella Explorer, Marella Explorer 2, Arcadia, Oosterdam, Zaandam and Eurodam.”
SydneyBridge said:
I have read that a lot of the big liners will be running staycatiion cruises till allowed to go further afield, such as a 3 day cruise from Southampton to Cornwall and back.
They used to do overnight stays where the liner didn’t even go anywhere, just so people could check them out. My mum and dad did one once I think it was some offer or a prize or something, my dad never wanted to go on a cruise but they had a great day and a nice meal. I’d love to check out these boats.
When I was a kid in cub scouts we were standing at the cruise ship terminal in Hong Kong and the QE2 was alongside. One of the crew saw us and waved us aboard and gave us a tour of the ship. Pretty amazing experience.
paulguitar said:
We quite often do 'cruises to nowhere. Usually, in the past these have been one or two nights, they will likely increase in length now. It gives people a chance to try out cruising for a low outlay. They are very popular and tend to be busy, and often quite drunken!
I once took a lovely old dear to the Caribbean who was going on a cruise and she told me she basically lived on cruise ships doing back to back cruises and then spending a couple of nights in between cruises in hotels near to the port in the U.K. (Southampton I guess) She’d sold her property in the U.K. and said she got really good deals and there was a few of them that did this.
Is this a common thing where you get the same almost ‘long term residents’ on board?
paulguitar said:
El stovey said:
I once took a lovely old dear to the Caribbean who was going on a cruise and she told me she basically lived on cruise ships doing back to back cruises and then spending a couple of nights in between cruises in hotels near to the port in the U.K. (Southampton I guess)
She’d sold her property in the U.K. and said she got really good deals and there was a few of them that did this.
Is this a common thing where you get the same almost ‘long term residents’ on board?
I've seen this a few times. There was a couple who cruised out of Port Canaveral who spent about 46 weeks of each year on the same, crappy, Carnival ship. I've also met various widows and widowers who cruise most of the year. I think in many cases it would actually potentially work out at costing less than care home costs.She’d sold her property in the U.K. and said she got really good deals and there was a few of them that did this.
Is this a common thing where you get the same almost ‘long term residents’ on board?
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