Full refund averts Queen Mary protest

Passengers on the Queen Mary 2 today called off a planned sit-in to protest a last-minute itinerary shift after the cruise operator said it would fully refund passengers.

Passengers on the world’s largest and most expensive passenger liner, which arrived in Rio de Janeiro this morning, had threatened to protest a decision by the Miami-based operator, Cunard, to cut stops in Barbados, St. Kitts and Salvador, Brazil, to make up for time lost due to a damaged motor.