Miray Cruises ultimately did not purchase a vessel that could accommodate more than a thousand passengers for three years. A spokesperson for Lapointe's office and Miray Cruises did not immediately return a request for comment. For many, Life at Sea Cruises initially proposed an alluring offer: Travel around the world for three years for as low as around $38,500 a year. "Miray is not such a big company to afford to pay 40-50 million for a ship," Miray Cruises CEO Vedat Ugurlu said in a memo. AdvertisementManagement issues also plagued the company months before the voyage, culminating with Life at Sea and Miray Cruises severing ties in May.

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Persons: —, they're, Markenzy Lapointe, Miray, Lapointe, Keri Whitman, Vedat Ugurlu, Weeks, Ugurlu, Kimberly Arizzi, David Purcell, Adam Pers, Adam Organizations: Service, Sea Cruises, Business, Southern, Southern District of, Miray Cruises, The New York Times, Times, The Times, Miray, Management Locations: Southern District, Southern District of Florida, The, Cincinnati, Bristol