Scenic Eclipse has been delayed due to issues at Uljanik shipyard and will begin sailing on 13 Apr 2019.
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has confirmed it has been forced to push back the launch date of Scenic Eclipse due to “financial issues at Uljanik shipyard and the resultant strike by specialist engine and systems commissioning workers”.
Scenic will provide guests with a full refund for the cost of their cruise and consideration of any other reasonable associated costs, plus a 25% discount on the price of a future Scenic Eclipse voyage.
The company said the special commissioning team returned to work progressively last week, however it would not be possible to catch up the six weeks’ time lost due to the strikes.
Scenic Eclipse was initially scheduled to launch on 31 Aug 2018, but in Jul was pushed back by six months to Jan 2019, citing “construction issues at the shipyard”.
More in tomorrow’s edition of Travel Daily.