Royal Caribbean cancels Alaska ‘disaster’ cruise after 1,700 guests spent days on docked ship

Anchors awaiiiit a second. Royal Caribbean has nixed an upcoming Alaska cruise after 1,700 passengers already spent two days on board while it remained docked in Vancouver. The cruise line first informed passengers via email on Aug. 22 that an unspecified technical issue meant their seven-night cruise on the Serenade of the Seas would be scaled back to five nights to allow more time for repairs, with an offer of a refund, according to CruiseCritic. The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Serenade of the Seas prepares for the first post-COVID-19 cruise to Alaska on Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Seattle. IanDewarPhotography – stock.adobe.com The departure was also pushed back from Aug. 30 to Sept 1, but passengers were invited to board and use the ship as a hotel until it left port. Some 1,700 passenger