Crystal Symphony, Crystal Serenity Seized by US Authorities

Two Crystal Cruise Line ships that had evaded greater than $4 million in unpaid gasoline payments and a U.S. arrest warrant by docking within the Bahamas, had been seized by federal authorities on Friday night time.

The information was reported by a number of media retailers.

It was a rare finish to a saga that started final month when Crystal Cruise Traces’ mum or dad, Genting Hong Kong—introduced it might droop operations via April.

The Crystal Symphony was the primary ship to have its itinerary reduce quick however, fearing authorities who had been ready again in Miami to grab the ship over $4.6 million in excellent gasoline payments, the ship as a substitute docked within the Bahamas.

Then the Crystal Serenity was compelled to cancel a number of port calls. The ship was scheduled to dock in Aruba and let its passengers disembark however Aruban officers denied the ship entry, forcing its crew to divert to the Bahamian island of Bimini.

As soon as passengers had been faraway from Crystal Serenity in Bimini, the cruise line ferried them to Fort Lauderdale and paid for his or her lodge rooms. As well as, the corporate revealed it might reimburse any relevant airline change charges.

“There are merely no phrases to specific our deep remorse and disappointment,” Crystal Cruises spokesman Vance Gulliksen stated.

However Crystal and Genting couldn’t evade authorities for lengthy.

What a dreadful, disgraceful finish to a so-called luxurious #cruise line . . . https://t.co/PgiRE0ICsU

— James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLaw) February 2, 2022

Each ships had been commandeered by authorities; each vessels had simply crew members remaining onboard. The Crystal Serenity, in actual fact, was imagined to be a three-and-a-half month cruise that was barely two weeks into its voyage when passengers had been apprised of the scenario and ferried again to Florida.

The Bahamas are outdoors of U.S. jurisdiction, so on the time of publication it was not instantly cleared how federal marshals had been capable of seize the ships.

A spokesman for Crystal Cruises advised the Every day Mail in Nice Britain in an announcement that “We’re unable to touch upon pending authorized issues at the moment. Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony’s voyages ended final month and there are not any visitors onboard.”