Two Russians on the Antarctica-bound liner have ended their hunger strike

Two hunger-striking passengers of the SH Diana liner managed to reach an agreement, and negotiations with one more passenger are underway. This was reported to "Izvestia" on November 29 by Yulia Dmitrieva, development director of the British cruise company Swan Hellenic in Russia.

For the disrupted trip, the organizer offered clients to choose between a 65% discount on the next cruise and a refund of 50% of the ticket price for the failed trip.

Dmitrieva noted that almost all passengers were satisfied with the proposed options of compensation for the disruption of the cruise to Antarctica and only three people disagreed. According to her, two of them managed to agree, the passengers had dinner the day before. Interaction is underway with another client, a Russian citizen.

Dmitrieva added that customer service on board continues in full.

Earlier in the day, British newspaper The Times reported that passengers of the SH Diana liner heading to Antarctica, including Russians, went on hunger strike due to engine failure. The captain of the ship said the reason for the refusal to sail to Antarctica was propeller failure.

The passenger said that the captain of the ship did not inform the Russian Embassy that the Russian tourists had started a hunger strike in protest. She noted that they were also joined by citizens from Great Britain and China.