A cruise ship that left New York got stuck in the ocean: the company canceled the tour in the middle of the trip and abandoned the tourists

Passengers on a Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ship are stranded at sea after the company canceled a trip mid-voyage due to COVID-19 concerns. Writes about it New York Post.

Aimee Focaraccio said she boarded the Norwegian Gem from New York on Jan. 9 for a 10-day trip to celebrate her birthday, but the vacation turned into a "nightmare" when the cruise line canceled the flight four days later and gave no return date.

“Without islands and ports to dilute the sea days, this becomes a nightmare. I really can't imagine four more sea days in a row with nothing to do," Focaraccio said.

She said the prospect of being stranded on the liner was "extremely troubling".

Others, however, have taken the latest changes in stride.

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“We all knew when we booked during such difficult times due to COVID that there would likely be changes to our itinerary,” Anthony Bivona said. “It wasn’t quite the itinerary we signed up for, but it was still an absolutely amazing cruise.”

No details were provided about the COVID-19 issues that led to the cancellation.

Christine Da Silva, Norwegian Cruise Line's senior vice president of branding and communications, did not specify when exactly the cruise would return to New York, but said it would be "soon."

"As we continue to navigate a changing public health environment with a focus on keeping everyone on board safe, we have made the difficult decision today to cancel Norwegian Gem's current Caribbean voyage due to COVID-19 related circumstances," Da Silva said. .

All Gem passengers will receive a full refund.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that cruise ship passengers face the risk of contracting and spreading the virus, regardless of vaccination status.