A Royal Caribbean cruise to Alaska was scrapped after guests had already boarded the ship.
The ship, “Radiance of the Seas,” had been experiencing some propulsion issues, causing the cruise liner to shorten and eventually cancel the weeklong itinerary through Alaska.
The cruise was initially planned to set sail from Vancouver, but the cruise liner announced it would remain in port for two days before setting sail. But then, the captain announced Saturday afternoon that guests would need to disembark the ship by Sunday at 4 p.m.
“Due to a technical issue, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the April 26 sailing,” a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Guests will receive a full refund and 100% future cruise credit, and have been notified directly.”
Guests on board the cruise had mixed reactions.
“While I’m still very sad I didn’t get to see Alaska this year, I believe I’ll have another opportunity to go, and this cancellation provided an additional opportunity to get to know Vancouver, which is truly a very cool city,” one passenger wrote on the Royal Caribbean blog.
Another passenger, however, said she doesn’t think she’ll use Royal Caribbean the next time she goes to Alaska.
“I would like to go to Alaska,” passenger Charlene Chong told USA Today. “I’m not sure if I want to go with them.”
This isn’t the first time a Royal Caribbean cruise has had to change its itinerary recently.
The cruise liner stopped ships from docking at a private island port in Haiti due to ongoing violence in the region.
This decision by Royal Caribbean to change the itinerary on that cruise came after the U.S. issued a warning to tourists to avoid traveling to Haiti at this time due to an increase in gang-related violence.
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