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Van Gogh finally sinks.
by milliethedog @ 2008-05-12 - 11:10:19

Troubled cruise line Van Gogh, after several months of problems, has finally gone out of business. Previously operated by Travelscope, the Van Gogh was ‘rescued’ by the company’s former financial director Mark Horwood after Travelscope went out of business last December. With the Van Gogh due to begin a 3 month world cruise in January the ship’s owner, Dutch based Cruise Club, worked with Abta and successfully saved the cruise.  However, Van Gogh Cruise line’s application for a new Abta licence in the new operators name was refused and, pending a successful appeal, it was planned for a new cruise calendar to commence later in the year. Sadly this appeal was recently rejected and, with mounting costs such as fuel price increases and the increase in the value of the euro, it has been decided to wind up Van Gogh Cruise Line.  Those who had other cruises booked on the ship through Travelscope will be taken care of through the Abta scheme although many have already been refunded. 20 staff have been left without jobs and there are no plans for any further sailings by the Van Gogh in the foreseeable future.

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