{"id":50452,"date":"2020-05-28T10:07:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T08:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/three-cruise-ships-refuel-in-bay-20200527-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:47:27","slug":"three-cruise-ships-refuel-in-bay-20200527-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/three-cruise-ships-refuel-in-bay-20200527-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Three cruise ships refuel in Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"4255da27\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8791\/14c8d5a410e64de29ebcdb982ca7932c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8791\/789b925e99f743fca790e23e8517a374.jpg\" title=\"Three cruise ships on the horizon. The Carnival Conquest, Carnival Dream and Carnival Liberty have all arrived in the Bay on Monday morning to refuel and restock under strict Covid-19 safety protocols. All passengers have disembarked and their crews have had to remain on board for an extended period as the ships make their way across the globe.                                               Photo:HEILIE COMBRINCK\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Three cruise ships on the horizon. The Carnival Conquest, Carnival Dream and Carnival Liberty have all arrived in the Bay on Monday morning to refuel and restock under strict Covid-19 safety protocols. All passengers have disembarked and their crews have had to remain on board for an extended period as the ships make their way across the globe.                                               Photo:HEILIE COMBRINCK<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANSNET National Ports Authority (TNPA) confirmed the arrival of three cruise ships in Algoa Bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of their visit is to refuel and restock under strict Covid-19 safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carnival Conquest, Carnival Dream and Carnival Liberty all arrived in the Bay on Monday. One of the cruise ships is carrying 1 601 crew members, four of whom are South African. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These ships are part of nine cruise ships expected to arrive in different South African ports from abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South African ports have been considering requests on a case by case basis from cruise ships urgently seeking permission to dock in order to refuel, restock provisions or to repatriate South African crew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None of the cruise ships currently calling have any passengers on board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting Chief Harbour Master at Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), Captain Sabelo Mdlalose, said: \u201cThe banning of cruise ships operations at a number of ports globally, including South Africa, due to the Covid-19 outbreak has left the cruise industry in limbo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese ships would have disembarked passengers several weeks ago elsewhere .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir crews have had to remain on board for an extended period as the 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