Ritz-Carlton Evrima accidents and incidents
CruiseMapper's Ritz-Carlton Evrima cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 298-passenger vessel owned by Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Our Ritz-Carlton Evrima accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, US Coast Guard and Wikipedia.
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- 2020-2021 - delayed delivery of the vessel (due to shipyard issues) and cruise cancellations due to Coronavirus-related travel restrictions, a total of 74 itineraries were cancelled
| Date | Accident |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | Other Incidents On March 31, 2021, Ritz-Carlton once again rescheduled the Evrima ship's (and the brand's) inauguration - this time to November 10, canceling 18 more itineraries (to total 74). |
| January 2021 | Other Incidents In late-January 2021, Ritz-Carlton canceled 20 more cruises planned for the Evrima yacht. The company's decision affected all itineraries scheduled for 2021 between January 3 and/including July 17. The canceled program included voyages in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, including a 12-night Transatlantic crossing from Bridgetown (Barbados) to Lisbon (Portugal). The latest cancellations were due to the ongoing Coronavirus-related safety concerns, international travel restrictions and uncertainties (countries' lockdowns and port closures). |
| March 2020 | Structural and Technical Issues In March 2020, due to shipbuilding delays, Ritz-Carlton postponed cruise company's launch to April 22, 2021 (instead of February 1, 2020, as previously planned) when the Evrima ship is scheduled to start its maiden voyage from Lisbon. All affected bookings received a full monetary refund (100% reimbursement of the fare paid). Independently booked flights and hotels were also fully reimbursed (for date changes or cancellation fees) and travel agents' commissions protected (cruise-only commissions for all canceled voyages). Next are listed all canceled Ritz-Carlton cruises as departure dates, booking codes (in brackets) and lowest prices per person (in EUR) on themed voyages.
The maiden voyage (April 22, 2021) is a 9-night itinerary from Lisbon to Palma de Mallorca (code 11210422). |
| 30 September 2019 | Structural and Technical Issues On September 30, 2019, the shipowner Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announced a 4 months delay (due to shipyard issues / "challenges around the former shipyard management") for the fleet's first vessel. The superyacht Evrima was initially planned for inauguration in February 2020, then postponed for June 3, 2020. As compensation, all canceled bookings received full refund (credited back to the original form of payment within 2 weeks), full reimbursement of any flight/hotel change fees incurred, plus future cruise booking discount on rebooked 2020-2021 cruises. The discounts offered were 30% (for those who rebook by October 31, 2019), 25% (rebookings by March 31, 2020) and 20% (rebookings by September 30, 2020). Travel agents' commissions were fully preserved. Along with the construction delay, the "Ritz-Carlton Yacht 1" project's cost increased by EUR 50 million - to EUR 290 million, from the initial EUR 240 million. |
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