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Crystal Serenity refused entry to Aruba
A second Crystal Cruises ship is heading For Bimini in the Bahamas.
Crystal Serenity was due to end its voyage in Aruba but was denied entry.
It had been scheduled to disembark passengers there.
Crystal said this is despite paying upfront for all docking services.
"Since receiving this most unfortunate news, we have spent hours conferring with Aruba officials toward a positive resolution – with even our humanitarian pleas falling on deaf ears – but to no avail," Crystal Cruises told passengers in a message.
"Although Crystal Serenity was cleared to arrive in Aruba with all services paid for in advance and even though there are no reasonable risks or claims made against the vessel, local officials informed us that the ship will not be permitted to dock as scheduled."
Crystal Serenity was only weeks into a world cruise when it was forced to curtail it due to financial issues.
Crystal Serenity will instead dock in Bimini, where most passengers will disembark and taken by ferry to Fort Lauderdale.
A week earlier, Crystal Symphony went to Bimini to avoid the ship being impounded in the US over an unpaid fuel bill.
A US judge granted an order to seize the vessel on a lawsuit.
Crystal parent Genting Hong Kong filed for liquidation earlier this month.
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