I came in to the office yesterday all excited about my impending trip on the brand new Celebrity Eclipse which was scheduled for Thursday and Friday, only to receive this email....
"Dear Guest
Clearly the volcano in Iceland has caused havoc to the travel industry and holidaymakers worldwide. We have been monitoring the considerable impact that the eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland has had and owing to this unprecedented experience, we have been considering how Celebrity Cruises, new ship, Celebrity Eclipse, could help repatriate some of the stranded holidaymakers to the UK.
With this in mind and after much consideration we have taken the decision to deploy Celebrity Eclipse to Spain this week to collect UK and Irish holidaymakers who have been delayed, by up to five days, to assist with their repatriation.
Therefore regrettably we have taken the decision to cancel the first two-night inaugural celebration sailing from Southampton (22-24 April).
Whilst we know that this will be a disappointment, we hope that you understand this change of plan.
We thank you in advance for your understanding"
Obviously I was absolutely distraught but I have to say I was VERY impressed with Celebrity for offering to do this, especially with one of their brand new ships! It really does show true camaraderie for the stranded passengers who have, until now, not really had any kind of hope of returning back home anytime soon! My Colleague Emma is stranded in Lanzarote and my friend Jo is stuck in Turkey; neither of them has been able to yet get a flight home and are likely to be stuck for a few days more. It really is a shame, but God does work in mysterious ways and we should never forget this!
All in all after a nightmare of being stranded the passengers being collected are in for a real treat with the Eclipse, not a bad way of being returned home if you ask me!
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