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Potential Impact of Indian Crew Suspension May 05, 2021
The industry impact on crewing following Royal Caribbean Group’s temporary suspension of hiring Indian crew due to the COVID-19 situation in the country depends on whether other cruise lines follow suit and when India is deemed “safe.”
India is an important source country for crew recruitment, and many Indians hold key positions in food and beverage and housekeeping, according to the Norwegian Seafarers Union (NSU).
The NSU said that latest estimates (2018)) showed that approximately 15 percent of crew and staff came from India, compared to 30 percent from the Philippines and 11 percent from Indonesia.
NorwayChinaPhilippinesUnited-statesIndonesiaIndiaNassauNew-providenceBahamasTheAmericanNorwegianRoyal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas has arrived in Israel for the first time.
The newest cruise ship in Royal Caribbean's fleet sailed into Haifa, Israel at 7 am on Wednesday.
Odyssey will be in Haifa until Friday to be supplied, as well as for new crew members to join the ship.
This is the first time Odyssey has been to Israel, and the Port of Haifa says Odyssey will return again to Haifa on May 12 for another two days to practice and restock.
Israeli news site Ynet reports today's visit, along with the subsequent visit a few weeks later is for the purposes of getting the crew onboard fully vaccinated.
AthensAttikírGreeceJapanSantoriniPerifereia-notiou-aigaiouUnited-statesMykonosIsraelItalyCivitavecchiaLazioItaly may be in Easter lockdown, but the party's on at sea
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRUApril 2, 2021 GMT
https://apnews.com/article/italy-easter-lockdown-cruise-ships-64294f5587f6ee286884d5182696bd7d
ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA (AP) — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship are shimmying to Latin music on deck and sipping cocktails by the pool.
In one of the anomalies of lockdowns that have shuttered hotels and resorts around the world, the Grandiosa has been plying the Mediterranean Sea this winter with seven-night cruises, a lonely flag-bearer of the global cruise industry.
MiamiFloridaUnited-statesMaltaUnited-kingdomAlaskaGermanyBolzanoTrentino-alto-adigeItalyBritish-islesUnited-kingdom-generalItaly may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship are shimmying to Latin music on deck and sipping cocktails by the pool. In one of the anomalies of lockdowns that have shuttered hotels and resorts around the world, the Grandiosa has been plying the Mediterranean Sea this winter with seven-night cruises, a lonely flag-bearer of the global cruise industry.
Andrew Medichini/AP
The MSC Grandiosa has been plying the Mediterranean Sea with seven-night cruises along Italy’s western coast, its major islands and a stop in Malta.
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