Cruise ship workers are worried for their jobs and financial futures as the coronavirus outbreak leads to cancellations.
“With what happened to Diamond Princess in Japan and Grand Princess in Oakland, all cruise vessels will be affected,” said Nelson Ramirez, president of United Filipino Seafarers. “They won’t leave because there aren’t any passengers. There will likely be only a skeleton crew just to maintain the ship [while anchored] — so many Filipino seafarers will be laid off on those cruise ships.
Meanwhile, in a ship traversing the Panama Canal, a 24-year-old line cook aboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria is already feeling apprehensive, just four months into his first tour.“For the past few days, that’s what my colleagues and I have been mostly talking about because word has been going around that a lot of people have already canceled their bookings for future cruises,” said the cook, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect his job.
The anxiety among Filipino cruise workers extends ashore, rippling throughout the country’s seafaring economy to those awaiting the start of their next contracts, recruiters as well as maritime training centers. “I have so many colleagues who are pretty much in tears because their vacation is hitting four to five months, and they still have no return schedule,” he said.To make ends meet while he’s out of a steady paycheck, Fasonilao has borrowed money from his sister.
If she does not work, she won’t be paid. “Those who work on cruise ships, when we’re at home, we’re automatically cut,” she said. ““You can’t do anything but borrow or dip into your savings — or car payments and mortgages will be late.” “As we see now, the coronavirus has affected the markets financially and if consumers want to go out and spend. Obviously that will affect ship owners, which will affect their hiring, which will affect us — we’re not going to expect much training,” said a representative at one of the country’s 100 maritime training centers who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect his business.
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