![]() ![]() This crew member was one of the ship employees who promptly informed Friday night us that the Crystal ships had been seized in the Bahamas within hours of the vessel arrest. Bank will be selling ships but not the brand. Future for Crystal is black.□” But they are still working, housekeeping cleaning rooms and the rest packing furniture. ![]() they have no idea if they will get money or when they will go home. However, a crew member on one of the Crystal’s ships disputes this rosy image. Gulliksen did not provide details to the Washington Post regarding the next steps will be for crew members on the ships. Crew members have been paid all wages due and we are meeting and exceeding all contractual obligations.” “We are making sure they are comfortable and able to enjoy the various amenities on board. ![]() “The officers and crew on board are being well cared for and staying in single accommodations some of which are guest staterooms,” he said in a statement. However, he claims that Crystal is taking good care of its crew members: Turnquest told the Nassau Tribune, the situation could “reach crisis point very quickly and become a nightmarish situation.”Ĭrystal Cruises stated through a local spokesperson, Vance Gulliksen (the former spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line) that it would not comment on pending legal matters. “Fuel will also be required to operate the ships’ air conditioning, pumps and other systems in the interim, while garbage, sewerage and sludge disposal must also be addressed,” the lawyer added. He recommended that the lien for unpaid fuel charges “be settled quickly,” considering that funds will also be needed to provide the crew of both Crystal cruise ships with sufficient food until the dispute is resolved. The Bahamian lawyer rightfully called the outstanding fuel charges “chump change” for a conglomerate the size of Crystal Cruises’ parent company, Genting Hong Kong. Turnquest raised the issue of crew member welfare, stating “the last thing the Bahamas wants is for a humanitarian crisis to erupt” if no agreement is reached on who pays the bills while the vessels are detained. The Nassau Tribune article identifies the Bahamian lawyer, Stephen Turnquest, who obtained the Bahamian Supreme Court-approved arrest warrants for both the Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony. “Last thing Bahamas wants is for humanitarian crisis to erupt …” /DH0pRbfzkR The writ was requested by the ship’s fuel supplier, Peninsula Petroleum Far East, which listed itemized 13 invoices for fuel to Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises ships, “totaling almost $3.4 million” between Augand January 17, 2022.Ĭoncerns voiced over fate of 900 crew members due to uncertainty over who will cover costs for two Bahamas-flagged #cruise ships (Crystal Serenity & Crystal Symphony) arrested in Freeport. Executed Order for Issue of Warrant For Arrest of Vessel, in RemĪs explained in two articles from the Bahamian press, one by the Nassau Guardian titled Crystal Cruises ships seized by Bahamian authorities and a second by the Nassau Tribune titled “Humanitarian Crisis” Fear Over Cruise Ships’ Arrest, Acting Port Controller, Lieutenant Commander Berne Wright, received a writ of summons from the Supreme Court of the Bahamas to seize the two Crystal cruise ships. ![]() Verified Complaint with Request for Issue of Warrant for Arrest of Vessel, In Rem.You can read the court filing in federal court here in Miami, as follows: The arrest of the two Crystal cruise ships in question was accomplished by Bahamian officials in response to a judicial action filed in the Bahamas which led to the Bahamian Supreme Court issuing a writ of summons. Marshals have no jurisdiction outside of U.S. Federal Marshals” seized the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity in response to the seizure order entered by federal district court Judge Gayles in the Southern District of Florida. by major newspapers which have reported that “U.S. Unfortunately, there has been erroneous press coverage here in the U.S. As we mentioned on Saturday morning, late last Friday evening, Bahamian authorities seized the two Crystal cruise ships at general anchorage in Freeport, Bahamas. There continues to be widespread reporting of the demise of Crystal Cruises following the arrest of the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity. ![]()
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