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A three-year tour, a three-year tour. Only the passengers never set sail that day. Because they didn't have a ship to sail on.
Customers were informed on November 17, barely two weeks before its November 30 departure date from Istanbul, Turkey, the outlet reported. Parent company Miray Cruises failed to acquire its desired vessel, the 43,000-ton AIDAaura, which it planned to rename MV Lara, for the voyage, it admitted in a memo to customers.
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Life at Sea Cruises has been "facing challenges" because of investors backing out, according to a memo previously obtained by Business Insider. [Miray CEO Vedat] Ugurlu attributed the withdrawals to "unrest in the Middle East" in the letter announcing the cancelation.
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And unlike a typical world cruise, the vessel will be sailing for much longer than just a few months. Life at Sea says the MV Lara will spend 1,095 days sailing to 382 ports across 140 countries and all seven continents. After this itinerary, the ship will continue its global circumnavigation on different routes every three years.
Life at Sea Cruises has failed to live up to its name. Its first-ever three-year-long cruise with a 140-city itinerary has been canceled, according to CNN.
A 3-year cruise was called off less than 2 weeks before departure
Life at Sea Cruises reportedly canceled the voyage due to issues securing a vessel and investor backing.www.businessinsider.com
Customers were informed on November 17, barely two weeks before its November 30 departure date from Istanbul, Turkey, the outlet reported. Parent company Miray Cruises failed to acquire its desired vessel, the 43,000-ton AIDAaura, which it planned to rename MV Lara, for the voyage, it admitted in a memo to customers.
[...]
Life at Sea Cruises has been "facing challenges" because of investors backing out, according to a memo previously obtained by Business Insider. [Miray CEO Vedat] Ugurlu attributed the withdrawals to "unrest in the Middle East" in the letter announcing the cancelation.
Earlier story:
When it's ready to sail, this vessel could be the perfect affordable option for many world cruise fans. After all, interior cabins start at a little over $115,500 per person for all three years. Broken down, this per-day cost is cheaper than Azamara's recently announced 2026 world cruise. The offer is so enticing, a buyer even sold her home in anticipation of this journey, CNN reported.
A 3-year-long cruise around the world was delayed just weeks before departure because there's no ship
Life at Sea Cruises' says its journey around the world has been postponed, citing delays in "finalizing the funds transfer for the purchase" of its ship.
And unlike a typical world cruise, the vessel will be sailing for much longer than just a few months. Life at Sea says the MV Lara will spend 1,095 days sailing to 382 ports across 140 countries and all seven continents. After this itinerary, the ship will continue its global circumnavigation on different routes every three years.
