Passengers on a Norwegian Cruise line ship are stuck after the company contacted the boat mid-trip to cancel the voyage completely.
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The ship was en route from New York on a 10-day voyage last Sunday when the cruise line canceled the trip four days later. Aimee Focaraccio explained that she was on the ship to celebrate her birthday when the trip was suddenly canceled with no explanation and officials didn’t provide a return date. Originally, the ship was scheduled to stop in Grand Turk, Tortola, and St. Thomas before arriving in St. Maarten.
“Without the islands and ports to break up the sea days, this is turning into a nightmare. I really can’t imagine four more sea days back to back without much to do,”
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Norwegian Cruise Line Senior VP of Branding and Communication Christine Da Silva said in a statement that the ship will dock overnight on Philipsburg, St. Maarten. The cruise line also said the trip was canceled due to “COVID-related” circumstances.
“As we continue to navigate the fluid public health environment while focusing on delivering a safe experience for all on board, today, we made the difficult decision to cancel Norwegian Gem’s current Caribbean sailing, due to COVID-related circumstances,”
Multiple trips were canceled this week and last week due to the surge of COVID cases.
SOURCE: USA Today