In the latest of a series of delays, cancellations and itinerary changes concerning SuperStar Gemini, Star Cruises(on 9 June) advised its guests that, owing to the closure of Shanghai ports on Friday evening (7 June) caused by an earlier incident involving several container vessels, its original 5D4N itinerary, scheduled to depart on 8 June, would be revised to a 4D3N cruise, departing a day later for Jeju, with the call to Busan cancelled.The ship that was meant to have arrived at Shanghai on 8 June was delayed to 9 June, Alan Lam reports.

In view of these changes, the line had to offer options of partial or full refunds to many of its guests.

Star Cruises’ 2013 inaugural Shanghai homeporting for its SuperStar Gemini has been by no means a trouble-free exercise.

Only two weeks earlier, on 24 May, the line was forced to delay the ship’s embarkation and departure time because of the port closure on account of dense fog.

On 30 April, the ship could not berth at Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal as scheduled owing to another foggy condition, forcing the line to revise its departure time.

All these followed the cancellation of a 4D3N cruise on 22 April because the ship had to undergo an emergency safety inspection and repair to untangle a fishing net from its propellers, which triggered a series of subsequent itinerary changes withunwelcoming financial consequences for the company.