The Oban Times

Passengers left high and dry as cruise is called off

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PASSENGERS on the Hebridean Princess ship were left disappoint­ed last month after their cruise was cut short.

The vessel had left Oban for a week-long cruise on Tuesday, May 17, but passengers were forced to leave the ship on the Friday at Stornoway following a ‘technical issue’.

One woman on board, who asked not to be named, claimed paying customers were asked to leave hurriedly and unexpected­ly with no explanatio­n from the vessel’s owner, Hebridean Island Cruises.

However, a spokesman for the company said: ‘ Hebridean Island Cruises can confirm that its cruise with Hebridean Princess that departed Oban on May 17 had to be curtailed on May 20 due to a technical issue. All of the customers were disembarke­d in Stornoway where arrangemen­ts were made for their onward journeys.

‘The technical issue has been addressed and the Hebridean Princess departed Oban on Tuesday evening (May 24) for the seven-night St Kilda, Islands on the Edge cruise.

‘Hebridean Island Cruises apologises for any inconvenie­nce caused.’

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