Unpaid bills.....

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Not so ancient mariner
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Unpaid bills.....

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see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fr ... e-27538764


Doesn't exactly fill one with confidence, does it?

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Yet again we are only told one side of the story - it would be interesting to hear RCCL's version.


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RCI Indy of the Seas held in port!!!

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I've just heard that RCI's Indy of the Seas was held up in Alesund because they hadn't paid their port charges (or something) since October - and the ship was held by bailiffs on behalf of the Norwegian Coast Authority until the bill was paid.

Not a good sign, is it?

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Yes I read that a few days ago. It does pose some questions.
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It certainly does make me wonder - if they can't pay a £60k bill for port handling, let's just hope they pay for fuel and provisions (not to mention crew),

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As I said before we only know one half of the story. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that it is an admin error on someone's part - quite possibly the port agent. After all £60k to any cruise line is "petty cash"

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Just caught up with this thread.
Since RCCL have just increased their dividend by about 20% I really don't think there is anything to worry about. However, this is about par for a multinational - pay your bills when you get sued. 8-)

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