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Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
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01/31/2022 04:24 PM
01/31/2022 04:24 PM
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Posts: 694 Rhode Island
Bluesfan
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For several days now cruise ships have anchored off Simpson Bay. No travel to shore. I assume it is a Covid issue. Jewel of The Seas has been there 3 days now. Herald says some ships in port, others at anchor. No fun for passengers. When ship[ returns to US, does everyone need a negative covid test? Could be a real mess.
Last edited by Bluesfan; 01/31/2022 04:25 PM.
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
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01/31/2022 04:45 PM
01/31/2022 04:45 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,887 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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Bluesfan--as has been reported here numerous times, those ships that are at anchor out there do not have passengers on them. There are many ships that have never returned to passenger service since the pandemic.
Carol Hill
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
[Re: Bluesfan]
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01/31/2022 04:47 PM
01/31/2022 04:47 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 18,583 St Maarten
BillandElaine
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Been like that for 2 years!
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
[Re: Mikel]
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02/01/2022 09:31 AM
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BillandElaine
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The seas are rough. Perhaps a reason?
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
[Re: Bluesfan]
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02/01/2022 10:09 AM
02/01/2022 10:09 AM
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Posts: 14,649 Brookfield, CT.
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I know I’m seriously dating myself but there used to be a time, before the cruise port was created, when most if not all the passenger ships arriving at SXM anchored in Great Bay. We used to take our girls into Philipsburg for breakfast at Pinocchio’s and we’d sometimes get to see them anchor and tender the shore-goers into the main (and only?) dock of the time. Those were the days, My Friends…….. 😊😊
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
[Re: pat]
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02/01/2022 10:14 AM
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For sure, I remember tendering into P'burg many times, right by the Greenhouse. At the time, I think maybe San Juan and St. Thomas and Cozumel had piers, and that was it! Of course, the ships were much smaller then, not such an ordeal to tender in, with 1200 pax, versus 5000!!
Carol Hill
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
[Re: Mikel]
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02/01/2022 10:24 AM
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BillandElaine
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We're south southwest and the sea is really churning.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Cruise ships at anchor instead of port
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02/02/2022 08:17 AM
02/02/2022 08:17 AM
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Posts: 2,022 Westchester /NYC
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Last November we were buzzing the "westside" of the island on our Rhino's and a huge cruise ship was anchored of the coast of Marigot, the others were short distance to Beachside villa's for a week or so!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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