ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ASTA said it will next week file a class-action
lawsuit against the bankruptcy estate of Renaissance Cruises on
behalf of travel agents who received a summons seeking the return
of commissions for canceled sailings.
Renaissance ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in U.S.
Bankruptcy Court in Fort Lauderdale in September 2001.
According to a copy of a summons obtained by Travel Weekly, the
Renaissance Cruises' liquidating trust is seeking to recall
commissions on cruises that never sailed, but were paid for within
the year prior to the bankruptcy filing on Sept. 25, 2001, as well
as commissions paid after the bankruptcy filing date that were "not
authorized" by the court.
"As an agent for a principal, if you produce a buyer who's
ready, willing and able to travel and who has paid for that trip
completely, you have earned your commission," said ASTA president
Richard Copland.