Portuguese media reports that several crew members of the cruise ship 'Princess Daphne' belonging to the company Classic International Cruises (CIC) have not receive the salary for October and the first days of November.
Crew member, who wants to stay anonymous for fear of reprisals, said that he was handed a letter with the amount owed by the company to the workers, who are working without receiving payment since early October, when the boat was arrested in Crete, Greece.
According to the crew member, there are about 10 Portuguese working aboard the Princess Daphne.
In terms of funding, the Montepio assured, over the years, a "business relationship" with the CIC Group, an official source told Lusa the financial institution, which highlighted the economic box "established permanent contacts with the administration of companies CIC group, but also with sector unions. "
"These contacts, directed towards the need to ensure the social conditions essential to the welfare of the crews, who justified the Montepio supported the settlement of the repatriation and regularization of existing responsibilities with regard to payment of wages due to crews from several ships by September 30 of this year, "added Montepio.
Official source said that the financial institution remains attentive to the situation, in order to "ensure that the conditions are essential for addressing the important social situations."
The company's web page contains only a statement of insolvency dated October 31.
In September, the World Cruises Agency confirmed that the Portuguese flag ships' Princess Danae "," Athena "and" Arion "were held by foreclosure, the first two in the French port of Marseille and the third in Kotor, Montenegro.
The World Cruises Agency explained in a statement that shipowners were funded for several years by Montepio "which, despite various promises have appointed a representative seat on the board of the group, abruptly decided not to give financial support necessary to complete the transactions by the end of this season