Updated list of cruise line shut-downs

[ToTBellHop]

That's strange! Princess Cruises hasn't cancelled anything. In fact they have been advertising a lot.

“Come for the chicken, stay for 3 extra weeks!”

 

[Simba’s Mom]

Princess has now also suspended operations for 60 days: https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/global-ship-operations-pause.html

I know crew members on Princess who are between contracts, should have been home weeks ago, but are still in transit. Apparently, the US ports don't want to take them, then the US airlines don't want them on public planes. I wonder what the staffing will be like when Princess first starts up again.

 

[ChuckElias]

Mental health is now becoming a real issue for crew members on multiple lines. I've read about 3 suicides in the last couple weeks. Everybody is confined to quarters when not working, little communication with family, uncertainty about if/when flights home will be made available. It's a real problem and very sad. I really hope things get fixed for them very soon.

 

[ChuckElias]

Guys do you know where I can find information about cancelled cruises? I booked a cruise in June in Naples and the customer support of the company doesn’t answer even the emails.

First of all, welcome to the forum, Henry! Glad to have you here, even if it's not in the greatest circumstances for cruising.

Which cruise company?

Italy is not likely to be open to tourism by June, from what I understand. I would be very surprised if your cruise is still scheduled to sail.

COVID-19 – Information and updates for tourists

Updated according to the provisions of the Decree by Italian Prime Minister of 26 April 2020. In order to hinder and limit the possible spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in Italy, the Italian...

www.italia.it

This article discusses the possibility of reopening to EU member states by mid-June, but even that is not actually in place yet. And even if it does get implemented, I don't think that would include cruise ships.

Europe promises to reopen for summer tourism in wake of coronavirus

As the European Union outlines plans to kickstart summer tourism in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, here's a country-by-country guide to which destinations travelers can visit.

www.cnn.com

 

[Lilofan]

Carnival has announced that they will be laying off hundreds of team members specifically in CA and FL. So far no word of the gate of the DCL cast based in FL.

 

[ChuckElias]

Ok, @henrywilson forget what I said above. Here's an article from the last couple days. I find this almost impossible to believe, but. . .

Italian businesses set to reopen, with travel ban lifted June 3

Italians will be allowed full free movement starting June 3.PM Giuseppe Conte’s announcement comes hours after Italy said its daily virus-linked deaths fell to 242 on Friday from 262 a day earlier

www.livemint.com

This is a news outlet that I've never heard of, but I've seen it reported on several others. (But those required subscriptons to read the content.)