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MIAMI, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity Cruises is canceling two cruises on Infinity to replace a ball-bearing unit in the ship's starboard propulsion system. The ship must enter drydock to replace the bearing, which will result in the cancellation of its June 8 and June 15 sailings. Both cruises are seven-night roundtrip voyages out of Vancouver. Infinity is expected to return to service on June 22.
``Bearings of this type are highly reliable and a problem such as this is rare,'' said Richard Sasso, president of Celebrity Cruises. ``However, prudence dictates that these repairs be made immediately. We know this will upset many of our guests' vacation plans, and we are truly sorry for this.''
Guests booked on the June 8 sailing will receive a full refund for their cruise, plus a voucher for a free seven-night Celebrity cruise sailing before November 30, 2002. Guests booked on the June 15 cruise will receive a full refund, plus a voucher for a 50 percent discount on a seven-night Celebrity cruise sailing before November 30, 2002.
Guests' travel agents will receive their full commission, plus a $50 rebooking fee when their clients reschedule their cruise.
Celebrity has set up a special Help Desk to assist guests and agents with changes. That number is (888) 305-1427.
The canceled cruises are expected to have a negative impact on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s (NYSE: RCL - news) earnings of $.03 to $.04 per share.
SOURCE: Celebrity Cruises
I wonder if the QM2's system will prove to be as reliable as the QE2's?
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