Tracking Cruising Restart: News and Updates

[sullivan.kscott]

Surgeon’s daughter has been called back to the Fantasy for Oceaneer’s staff. He either didn’t know or wasn’t willing to share more details.

Hopefully we hear more about a third ship for DCL coming online (or moving through that process) soon!

 

[lizzyb]

Surgeon’s daughter has been called back to the Fantasy for Oceaneer’s staff. He either didn’t know or wasn’t willing to share more details.

Hopefully we hear more about a third ship for DCL coming online (or moving through that process) soon!

Someone I follow on Instagram is heading back to the fantasy on July 1

 

[wideeyedwonder]

What is the consensus here on what is the month that the first "pre-scheduled"/non-test cruise will happen? August? October? December? 2022?

 

[DWillowBay]

I'm going with September, but really hope that I'm wrong for all my friends schedule in August.

 

[Pooh93]

Someone I follow on Instagram is heading back to the fantasy on July 1

We must follow the same person, because I saw that also. hahahaahh

 

[Clojel]

What is the consensus here on what is the month that the first "pre-scheduled"/non-test cruise will happen? August? October? December? 2022?

My money is on September for DCL. First cruise after Labor Day. Just a gut feeling.

 

[jrapps]

My money is on September for DCL. First cruise after Labor Day. Just a gut feeling.

Since I am on the Labor Day cruise, Murphy's Law dictates you are correct.

 

[randumb0]

RC just had a setback with 8 crew testing positive

 

[Maggie'sMom]

RC just had a setback with 8 crew testing positive

I just saw an article on it. Four sailings on the Odyssey of the Seas have been cancelled due to this. The positive tests were 6 days after the ship arrived in the US, and it said the crew wasn't vaccinated until after the ship arrived in the US. So the ship traveled from Europe to the US with a mostly unvaccinated crew. Given the tight living quarters of the crew, I'm surprised it's only 8 crew members.

 

[randumb0]

I just saw an article on it. Four sailings on the Odyssey of the Seas have been cancelled due to this. The positive tests were 6 days after the ship arrived in the US, and it said the crew wasn't vaccinated until after the ship arrived in the US. So the ship traveled from Europe to the US with a mostly unvaccinated crew. Given the tight living quarters of the crew, I'm surprised it's only 8 crew members.

Oh there will be more

 

[Maggie'sMom]

Oh there will be more

Most likely. I guess I should have said "only 8 so far."

 

[Clojel]

Since I am on the Labor Day cruise, Murphy's Law dictates you are correct.

Sorry jrapps…. I’ll amend my gut feeling to THE Labor Day cruise

 

[Intr3pid]

What is the consensus here on what is the month that the first "pre-scheduled"/non-test cruise will happen? August? October? December? 2022?

No real consensus, but Dream is scheduled to run its test cruise on June 29 - which would give the mid/late August cruises a decent shot at happening.

 

[bobbiwoz]

It happened before the allowed time to be fully vaccinated, but some RCCL crew tested positive after been vaccinated. Waiting the full time period seems important!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/r...itive-for-covid-19/ar-AAL6esK?ocid=uxbndlbing

 

[mevelandry]

It happened before the allowed time to be fully vaccinated, but some RCCL crew tested positive after been vaccinated. Waiting the full time period seems important!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/r...itive-for-covid-19/ar-AAL6esK?ocid=uxbndlbing

I feel like outbreaks like these are inevitable.

Now, if they are going to cancel sailings everytime there are cases on a ship…

Having unvaccinated guests on board is just gonna make it worse.

 

[Geomom]

I just saw an article on it. Four sailings on the Odyssey of the Seas have been cancelled due to this. The positive tests were 6 days after the ship arrived in the US, and it said the crew wasn't vaccinated until after the ship arrived in the US. So the ship traveled from Europe to the US with a mostly unvaccinated crew. Given the tight living quarters of the crew, I'm surprised it's only 8 crew members.

I follow a former DCL CM who works on the Odyssey. They weren't going to be sharing cabins until the staff was fully vaxxed. He had a guest cabin (with balcony) until they got to the US, then moved into a crew cabin by himself for a bit. So that's probably why there aren't more cases. Some crew were partially vaxxed already. This crew member had to fly to London recently to get his second shot as we don't have Astrazeneca in the US and they didn't want to mix shots.

 

[orum]

Someone I follow on Instagram is heading back to the fantasy on July 1

That seems like good news and might line up well with the next scheduled cruises on the Fantasy.

 

[DCLDVC1]

Someone I follow on Instagram is heading back to the fantasy on July 1

Assuming test cruise at the end of July, early August?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Assuming test cruise at the end of July, early August?

Late August. Test cruises require a 14-day data collection after disembark, then CDC has to issue the certification. So they won't be revenue sailing right after the test. Add ~20 days.

Labor Day is probably most realistic.

 

[atricks]

I follow a former DCL CM who works on the Odyssey. They weren't going to be sharing cabins until the staff was fully vaxxed. He had a guest cabin (with balcony) until they got to the US, then moved into a crew cabin by himself for a bit. So that's probably why there aren't more cases. Some crew were partially vaxxed already. This crew member had to fly to London recently to get his second shot as we don't have Astrazeneca in the US and they didn't want to mix shots.

I saw the Odyssey in person from Grills right nex to the RC terminal at Port Canaveral the weekend it was there (2 weeks ago now I think), and loved how the ship looked from the side, the giant cat with balls of yarn on the side is a neat touch. They seemed to do many of the vaccinations right there at the terminal from what I saw in person there. I hope this gets contained quickly and things get going
back to normal on it soon, it looks like a great ship. I know the Adventure of the Seas that left from Nassau with actual guests seems to be going ok, they are at Cozumel today.