A cruise ship with hundreds of passengers and crew diverted its destination path from Miami to the Bahamas to reportedly evade a U.S. warrant over $1.2 million in unpaid fuel bills. The luxury cruise ship, Crystal Symphony, was scheduled to port in Miami on Saturday after a two-week sojourn in the Caribbean, but diverted to the Bahamas with about 300 passengers and 400 crew members after a U.S. court issued an arrest warrant. The ship is operated by Genting Hong Kong Ltd., which has been financially struggling since the pandemic affected travel. CDC RECOMMENDS AVOIDING CRUISE SHIPS AS OMICRON VARIANT SURGESGenting Hong Kong on Wednesday filed with the Supreme Court of Bermuda to appoint provisional liquidators after exhausting "all reasonable efforts" to negotiate with creditors, according to Bloomberg. Crystal Cruises notified staff on the Crystal Symphony on Wednesday that all cruise operations will be suspended until at least April.

Source: Fox News January 25, 2022 03:08 UTC