Behind-the-Scenes Cruising Part 2:
A cruise line's major hurdle.
The cruise lines have shut down and now they must figure out how to get all of their crewmembers, from all corners of the earth, back home. It was literally a logistical nightmare with so many nationalities on board each and every ship. So, what did it take?
A cruise line's own private island...
CocoCay would become the staging area to transfer crewmembers from one ship to another. The goal was to fill an entire ship with employees from each region. Our cruise director didn't get into specifics, only to say that it took nearly six months to fill ships with crewmembers from various geographic locations. Once a ship was full, they transported them
back home.
Getting crewmembers home was only one problem. They couldn't just "shut the ship down" and start it back up when they were ready.
These massive ships are built to run 24/7, 365 days a year. In other words, they had to keep on cruising, which means they needed a captain and crew.
I bet you're wondering what it was like for those crewmembers and staff who remained on board a nearly-empty cruise ship! Find out in next week's newsletter!