Cruise ship stuck in Vancouver by tugboat strike may sail today, passengers are told
An Alaska-bound cruise ship set sail from Vancouver Monday after an almost daylong delay because of a tugboat strike sparked a flood of complaints from stranded passengers.Passenger Steve Bains said the captain announced just after midday Monday that the union and its workers had agreed to detach the ship from the barge, and later sent photos confirming the ship set sail around 12:45 p.m.
The cruise line's social media accounts were filled with complaints from people, many of whom said they were stuck on the ship."Telling your stranded customers onboard the Eclipse in Vancouver that you’re doing everything you can 24 hours later isn’t good enough," she said in a tweet to the company Monday morning.
Bains, who had boarded the ship with his wife around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, said people were frustrated with the lack of communication from staff Sunday night. An on-board announcement Monday morning from the ship's captain said the Eclipse was expected to depart later that day, saying the job action was the cause for the delay.
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