TALK about splitting hairs. A recently scheduled Celebrity Cruises voyage aboard the Celebrity Xpedition to the Galapagos was cancelled due to a dispute between the company and local authorities over the purchase and transportation of 12kgs of frozen lobster tails. The argument got so heated at one point that Celebrity’s...
TALK about splitting hairs.
A recently scheduled Celebrity Cruises
voyage aboard the Celebrity Xpedition to the
Galapagos was cancelled due to a dispute
between the company and local authorities
over the purchase and transportation of
12kgs of frozen lobster tails.
The argument got so heated at one point
that Celebrity’s license to operate in the
region was suspended for 45 days, forcing the
company to refund cruise fares, offer a credit
and reimburse airline change fees to affected
passengers on at least one departure.
Galapagos officials got their noses out of
joint over a recently published regulation
requiring all lobsters purchased in the region
to be eaten within five days of the end of the
fishing season.
Since then, a judge in Ecuador has issued a
temporary stay on the suspension, clearing
the ship to proceed with its upcoming sailings
while the matter is settled once and for all.
