I’m dissatisfied Luxury Antarctic Cruise Passengers Ship went on hunger strike after being forced to refloat last week sail to the south pole. After 14 days at sea, the SH Diana forced to sail to Argentina Shortly after one of the ship’s two motors failed.
The SH Diana was sailing from Cape Town, South Africa to Ushuaia, Argentina as part of a 21-day journey. Including 3 days in Antarctica. However, two weeks into the voyage, one of the ship’s two propulsion motors failed. Cruise Trade News Report.
Due to an electric motor failure, pilot Swan Hellenic opted to skip a port call in Antarctica and head to the final destination, Ushuaia, early so the ship could be repaired. Despite offering passengers 50 percent refunds for their trips as a result of the problem, some cruisers were not satisfied with the offer and went on a hunger strike for better conditions. Business Insider reports:
Swan Hellenic offered passengers a 50% cash refund, but Zito said this was above the legal requirement of 30%. Alternatively, passengers can receive a 65% “future cruise credit.”
However, some people on board were not happy with this proposal.
“A select few have chosen to go on a hunger strike as an act of protest,” said Andrea Zito. He added that it was “rather counterproductive.”
“We are working towards an early end to this practice.”
The purpose of the cruise is Spend 3 days in AntarcticaBut instead, passengers were treated to three extra days in Argentina, and the company was forced to organize additional excursions to fill the time until everyone returned home.
Nevertheless, some passengers are not satisfied with the 50 percent refund of their tickets. Started at about $8,000 Cruise Trade News added:
Zachary Morgan, a passenger on the ship, told Cruise Trade News:
“As a result, passengers are on hunger strike. There are now groups who have left without food for four days, sleeping in the lobby and holding signs around the ship demanding a full refund. I also saw other passengers who lowered it.
Hungry but dissatisfied, the passengers claim they only spent 100 percent of their time on the ship and are demanding a 100 percent refund of their ticket costs. A once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica. Although they fell short of this goal, they are not satisfied with Swan Hellenic’s proposal.
This isn’t the first time a cruise line has promised the world and disappointed passengers. Round the world cruise to entertain passengers for 3 years They were stranded in Ireland for three months. Passengers crossing from Portugal to Miami stranded for life earlier this month When an unusual storm hits the ship.
