Port Canaveral, Fla — Passengers expecting to vacation on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas learned via twitter that their cruises were cancelled.
I'm sorry to confirm we've had to cancel your sailing, Shaun. You'll get a full refund of your cruise fare along with a 100% Future Cruise Certificate to apply towards another sailing. It's never an easy decision to make for us and I apologize for any disappointment. -Sam
— Royal Caribbean (@RoyalCaribbean) April 2, 2019
The messages said sail dates out of Port Canaveral for April 7, 14 and 21 have been canceled.
Passengers were offered a full refund along with a 100 percent future cruise certificate to apply toward a different sail date and up to $400 per person toward lost airfare.
The massive 1186 foot long ship can hold as many as 6296 passengers and calls Port Canaveral home.
Royal Caribbean officials said among the eight people injured, none of them suffered life-threatening injuries.
Back in January, Oasis of the Seas was forced to return to Florida after nearly 300 guests and crew members were hit with an outbreak of Norovirus.
This series of cancellations come after a crane fell on the side of the ship, while it was dry-docked in the Bahamas, Monday.
Royal Caribbean officials said eight people were hurt, none of them suffered life-threatening injuries.
SeaTrade Cruise News reports the ship is heading to Spain for repairs, but a damage assessment has not been made public.
Royal Caribbean expects the ship to return to the water by May 5 sailing from Barcelona.
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