An arrest warrant has been issued for Crystal Cruises' Crystal Symphony due to unpaid fuel bills amounting to more than US$1 million.
The warrant enables authorities to take custody of the ship.
As a result, passengers were on board an extra day on the weekend as the ship changed course and avoided docking in Miami where it might have been met by a U.S. marshal.
Peninsula Petroleum Far East is looking to recover more than $4.6 million from Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises.
They are seeking more than $1.2 million from the Crystal Symphony vessel.
Crystal Cruises suspended sailings earlier this week on the heels of the collapse of the cruise line's parent company, Genting Hong Kong.
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