The cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Paradise has been cleared by the U.S. Coast Guard to sail, and its Certificate of Compliance renewed following some repairs.
Earkier this week the Coast Guard issued a no-sailing order for the cruise ship, forcing Margaritaville to cancel the ship's July 13th voyage to the Bahamas. The cruise ship was scheduled to depart on a two-night cruise to the Bahamas from West Palm Beach on Wednesday, however, after an annual inspection while the ship was in port USCG “identified conditions, which required the ship to stay in port until rectified due to the safety of the crew and passengers.”
The ship was not allowed to depart until the conditions were corrected, the Coast Guard said.
Margaritaville at Sea CEO Oneil Khosa said the cruise line was "expeditiously" taking corrective action to "quickly address flagged items and resume sailings as scheduled."
The company released the following statement:
“Margaritaville at Sea Paradise was not able to move forward with its planned departure on July 13. During a routine inspection, the United States Coast Guard identified some corrective actions that the cruise line is expeditiously undertaking and managing to ensure the safety of all crew members and guests. The cruise line’s shoreside and shipboard teams are working closely with the United States Coast Guard to quickly address the flagged items and continue sailing on schedule. We do not anticipate any additional impact to our planned itineraries. All guests have disembarked from the ship and have received compensation for the inconvenience.”