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- A number of MSC Cruises crew members stuck onboard will not receive a salary as they await to be repatriated to their country of origin.
- Other crew members were informed that they will receive either a job offer six months after MSC Cruises' fleet is back online or an amount worth two months' base pay.
- Business Insider received several internal documents outlining how the cruise company plans to change its compensation policies for crew members stranded onboard.
- MSC Cruises did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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Some MSC Cruises crew members are now stuck aboard their ships, still awaiting to be repatriated to their home countries. And while they wait, they will not be accruing any pay.
MSC Cruises' managing director Mario Aponte sent out two different letters to crew members on April 1, as well as an internal company memo. At MSC and beyond, many cruise ship crew members are facing an uncertain future as the coronavirus epidemic roils the industry. MSC Cruises did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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