A British man was left stranded in the Philippines after his cruise liner left the port without him. Christopher Chapel invested about $21K in what he thought would be a memorable, around-the-world voyage. The 72-year-old did find it to be a memorable trip, but for very different reasons.
Chapel reportedly started feeling ill and queasy midway through the cruise, according to a report in Ladbible. He went to see the doctor on board the cruise liner, who advised him to get tested if he wanted to stay.
India's MV Ganga Vilas Cruise: The world's longest river cruise, the MV Ganga Vilas, was launched in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference. The first cruise ship ever built in India, the MV Ganga Vilas, will set sail from the holy town of Varanasi with 32 Swiss tourists on board and travel via Bangladesh to Dibrugarh in Assam. Addressing the event through video conferencing, PM Modi said: “The beginning of the world’s longest river cruise service on river Ganga is a landmark moment.