Celebrity Xpedition to Resume Galapagos Cruises June 30

Celebrity Cruises’ adventure ship Celebrity Xpedition will resume sailing in the Galapagos Islands June 30 after learning that its license to enter the national park will be reinstated. The line cancelled the June 23 departure, the fourth since the license was suspended.

The company’s national park license was suspended for transporting and storing 26 pounds of frozen lobster tails in the Galapagos out of season. Celebrity previously cancelled the June 2, June 8 and June 16 departures.

Guests booked on the June 23 cruise will receive a full refund and a 25 percent credit for another Celebrity Xpedition cruise within two years. The company said future cruise certificates will be mailed to guests’ home addresses or to their travel agent within two to three weeks. Celebrity also will reimburse air costs to guests who purchased air through Celebrity or change fees for those who did not.

Celebrity previously said the lobster was purchased legally during the season from local fishermen certified by the national park. “A new regulation published by the park stated that the lobsters must be consumed within five days after the end of season,” the company said. “The violation is for having the frozen lobster tails in our freezer after the season ended.”

Source: Travel Pulse, http://www.travelpulse.com/celebrity-xpedition-to-resume-galapagos-cruises-june-30.html