The 22 crew members,, stranded on the seized cruise ship 'Princess Daphne', warned of rapid degradation on board and say they have no money even to buy cigarettes.

In an open letter sent to the union sector, the 13 Ukrainians, five Hondurans, a Filipino and three Portuguese crew, feel like "prisoners," adding that the "quality of the food is bad, the fuel is almost at the end "and the psychological state of the crew," is getting worse. "

The secretary general of the Federation of Unions of Workers of the Sea (Fesmar), Alexandre Delgado explained that four Portuguese ships from Classic International Cruises (CIC) are seized at European ports for debt. The 'Princess Daphne' is one of them.

At the time, the source of the Secretariat of State for Communities reported that he was monitoring the situation of the Portuguese crew and added that the anticipated arrival on Thursday [06 December], the last three national crew members - a total of 13 - who are still aboard the ship 'Princess Daphne', arrested in Greece.

However, in the letter, the crew regrets that after several representations to the shipowners and various agencies in order to undertake the repatriation of workers, not "glimpse" a date, "nor next, nor distant," to return the respective countries.

The 22 crew members of the 'Princess Daphne' explained that the ship is seized since 02 October, and that they have not received wages for three months.