FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The trip of a lifetime has been canceled, leaving many passengers high and dry.
Life at Sea Cruises, which is based in Ft. Lauderdale, has canceled its first-ever three-year cruise around the world.
The reason – they don’t have a ship. According to CNN, the ship that Life at Sea was buying for the cruise was bought by another company.
Passengers are now out thousands of dollars and some don’t have a place to live since they sold or rented out their homes in anticipation of this long overseas trip.
The cruise was supposed to leave on Nov. 1 from Istanbul, Turkey, but that date got postponed twice and the departure city changed to Amsterdam, according to CNN. But on Nov. 17, the day after the ship was sold to the other company, the trip was canceled altogether.
The company said they’re working to refund passengers, but it could take months.