AROUND seventy percent of guests who were
cruising onboard Costa Allegra when a fire broke
out in her electric generator room last Monday,
have opted to finish their holiday on land in
the Seychelles Islands at Costa’s expense.
Despite not spreading to any other area of
the ship, and causing no injuries or casualties,
the fire did knock out the ship’s power,
meaning that Allegra had to be towed to
Desroches Island and then onto Mahé over
three days, where it arrived last Thursday.
During the towage procedure, guests
primarily spent their time out on deck due to a
lack of air-conditioning, and had to make do
with non-flushing toilets.
Helicopters supplied the ship with food, water,
and “comfort items” such as flashlights, whilst
guests kept clean by using mineral water.
When they arrived in the Seychelles, 480
guests took up Costa’s offer to stay in hotels on
the Island and finish out their holidays, whilst
the remaining 147 flew home.
In addition to covering a one or two week
stay in the Seychelles, guests have also been
offered a full refund for the cruise, plus
associated travel costs and a full refund of
onboard expenses.
