Luxury cruise ship charging $33K per person stranded in freezing ArcticBy Shannon Thaler
Published Sep. 13, 2023
Fjord-gaddeboudit!
A luxury cruise ship that charged passengers $33,000 has run aground in a remote area of Greenland — and will be stranded for days in the freezing Arctic waiting for help to arrive, according to reports.
Aurora Expeditions’ Ocean Explorer, an Australia-based cruise operator carrying 206 passengers and crew, got stuck Monday while navigating through Alpefjord in Northeast Greenland National Park, the world’s northernmost park situated between two glaciers.
To make matters worse, several cases of COVID have been reported on board among the mostly elderly passengers, most of whom are Australian, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
“We do have a couple of cases of COVID, but there’s a doctor on board,” Steven Fraser told the outlet, adding he contracted the virus aboard the ship.
Fraser, a retired Aussie traveling with his wife, and the rest of the passengers may have to wait several more days before being rescued.
The earliest a vessel can reach the Ocean Explorer is Friday morning, according to Danish authorities.
Representatives for Aurora Expeditions did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/13/luxury-cruise-ship-charging-33k-stranded-in-greenland-arctic/
