MIAMI -- Celebrity Cruises will send the Summit and the Infinity
into unscheduled drydocks to repair the ships' propulsion pods.
A March 29 sailing on the Summit and April 13 and 20 sailings on
the Infinity have been cancelled.
In addition, a 12-day cruise on the Summit April 8 will be
shortened to a six-day cruise. The Infinity's April 6 and April 27
itineraries have been modified with new port calls.
Clients booked on the cancelled sailings will receive a full
refund and a 50% discount on a future cruise; clients booked on the
April 8 Summit cruise will receive a 50% refund.
Agent commissions will be protected, the line said.
Celebrity said ball-bearing units in the pods were showing
premature wear; the ships currently are operating safely, albeit at
a lower cruising speed.