Life at Sea Cruises' innovative three-year voyage, promising a global adventure from Istanbul, has “sunk before setting sail,” reports CNN.
Passengers, investing substantial sums for the once-in-a-lifetime experience, discovered the cancellation two weeks before the rescheduled departure from Amsterdam.
The cruise company, unable to secure the intended ship, the AIDAaura, blamed financial constraints, citing investor pullout post-Middle East unrest.
Former CEO Kendra Holmes confirmed the devastating news in a video, leaving passengers stranded and some homeless after selling properties. Refunds, pledged in monthly installments from mid-DEC, offer little solace to those facing shattered dreams and uncertain futures.
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