Cruise Passengers Stuck In Caribbean
Creditors Stop Ship, Repossess Navigational Equipment
POSTED: Monday, December 29,
UPDATED: 1:20 pm EST December 29,
2003
Nearly 800 cruise ship passengers are stranded in the Caribbean and other ticket holders are in limbo Monday after the owners of a cruise line company reportedly claimed bankruptcy, according to a report.
Court documents filed in federal court show the Greek owners of Royal Olympic Cruises, which owns the cruise ship on which the passengers are traveling, has claimed bankruptcy, according to a report.One of the company's cruise ships, the Olympia Voyager, is anchored in St. Thomas and will "not be going anywhere anytime soon," according to the Local 6 News report. It is believed that about 800 passengers are stranded on the Voyager.Creditors reportedly stopped the cruise ship from continuing and repossessed computers and navigational equipment, Local 6 News reporter Giovanna Drpic reported.
The report featured a possible future passenger John Haskell who was holding cruise tickets with the company to tour the Amazon River."I'm disappointed that this happened, Haskell said. "I was looking forward to this cruise. It was going to come to around $5000 for the two of us. It was a good bargain."A judge has ruled the ship can only dock in U.S. waters, according to a report. It is expected to begin the journey back to Port Everglades Monday.Local 6 News attempted to reach Royal Olympic but was unsuccessful.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Court documents filed in federal court show the Greek owners of Royal Olympic Cruises, which owns the cruise ship on which the passengers are traveling, has claimed bankruptcy, according to a report.One of the company's cruise ships, the Olympia Voyager, is anchored in St. Thomas and will "not be going anywhere anytime soon," according to the Local 6 News report. It is believed that about 800 passengers are stranded on the Voyager.Creditors reportedly stopped the cruise ship from continuing and repossessed computers and navigational equipment, Local 6 News reporter Giovanna Drpic reported.
The report featured a possible future passenger John Haskell who was holding cruise tickets with the company to tour the Amazon River."I'm disappointed that this happened, Haskell said. "I was looking forward to this cruise. It was going to come to around $5000 for the two of us. It was a good bargain."A judge has ruled the ship can only dock in U.S. waters, according to a report. It is expected to begin the journey back to Port Everglades Monday.Local 6 News attempted to reach Royal Olympic but was unsuccessful.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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