Guests that were booked for the September 15 sailing of the 1997 built liner RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS received an email from the cruise line informing them their cruise has been cancelled.
Royal Caribbean International stated that the cancellation was due to damage to one of the vessel’s lifeboats, lowering the ship’s lifesaving capacity.
She was due to sail from Puerto Rico for her next cruise scheduled on Sunday September 15 , 2024.
“On our previous sailing, there was damage to one of our tender boats, which also serves as a lifeboat,” Royal Caribbean said in the letter.
“This leaves the ship over capacity for the number of available lifeboat seats in the event of an emergency in our next sailing,” the company added, noting that it’s necessary to have a seat on a lifeboat for every guest onboard.
“Unfortunately, this means we’ll be unable to welcome you onboard,” Royal Caribbean said.
The company explained that affected guests will receive a full refund of the fare paid for the cancelled booking, as well as a credit for a new cruise.
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