Formerly Bahama Cruises that used to sail from Miami to the Bahamas, changed over time including sailings, location, and food. The name was bought out by Carribean Sealiner Cruises. Later on in the mid 1980s, the company Sealiner that was based in Miami, FL went soonly bankrupt. In the early 90s, the ship was auctioned off to a few millionaires and came up with the name Escape to Sea. It stayed in Miami, FL changing its name and still sailed to the Bahamas twice a week. They started day cruises. Then one day, Jack M. Flawner had died and the ship was turned over to the state for Auctioning! Once again, it got bought by a few more millionaires. The company called it Sea Escape Cruises, Inc. which was then moved from Miami to Fort Lauderdale, FL. As a result, Sea Escape runs its day to day operations as normal with light changes to staff and location and its operations. This time, its runs are 7 days and 7 nights a week with monthly runs to Bimini boat yard in the bahamas. By, the early new century millenium, The new Hardrock Casino in Hollywood attracts people from all over. Sea escape begins to lose business. The company began to offset the prices to make up what it lost. Fuel, food, beverages, payroll, etc. They couldnt pay all of it. Then one day in March of 2013, Sea Escape Cruises took out a loan from Wells Fargo Bank for more than $3.5 million dollars against the ship and its assets of what it was worth. Didnt pay back payments of loans, port taxes, state taxes, etc. Sea Escape began to fail its operations. Sea Escape began a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in March of this year. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy soon followed in the following month. August 16th, 2013: Noone would ever know that this will be Sea Escapes last voyage out to sea! August 17, 2013: Was a day of sadness for everyone! 9:00am - IRS shows up at port docking inventory and going through paperwork for ships documents for EIN (Employer Identification Number). 10:00am - Wells Fargo shows up and starts collecting money from slots, safe, cash drawers, freezes all bank accounts, assets, etc. All jobs lost! 10:30am - State of Florida OSHA also show up, begin chaining doors and chase out people, guests, employees, ships employees were deported by customs and chased out. VERY SAD!!! The ship moved to an undisclosed locations and is managed by a Cruise Ship company in Orlando, Florida. At this time, the ship is being cleaned up and will soon be in operation back in the states nearing the beginning of next year! The Princess Management of Cruises in Orlando will be Operating under Wells Fargo bank. Will Sea Escape name stay the same? Noone knows! Right now Sea Escape Cruises, Inc. is in Receivership by Princess, Inc management company which is through Wells Fargo.
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Formerly Bahama Cruises that used to sail from Miami to the Bahamas, changed over time including sailings, location, and food. The name was bought out by Carribean Sealiner Cruises. Later on in the mid 1980s, the company Sealiner that was based in Miami, FL went soonly bankrupt. In the early 90s, the ship was auctioned off to a few millionaires and came up with the name Escape to Sea. It stayed in Miami, FL changing its name and still sailed to the Bahamas twice a week. They started day cruises. Then one day, Jack M. Flawner had died and the ship was turned over to the state for Auctioning! Once again, it got bought by a few more millionaires. The company called it Sea Escape Cruises, Inc. which was then moved from Miami to Fort Lauderdale, FL. As a result, Sea Escape runs its day to day operations as normal with light changes to staff and location and its operations. This time, its runs are 7 days and 7 nights a week with monthly runs to Bimini boat yard in the bahamas. By, the early new century millenium, The new Hardrock Casino in Hollywood attracts people from all over. Sea escape begins to lose business. The company began to offset the prices to make up what it lost. Fuel, food, beverages, payroll, etc. They couldnt pay all of it. Then one day in March of 2013, Sea Escape Cruises took out a loan from Wells Fargo Bank for more than $3.5 million dollars against the ship and its assets of what it was worth. Didnt pay back payments of loans, port taxes, state taxes, etc. Sea Escape began to fail its operations. Sea Escape began a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in March of this year. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy soon followed in the following month. August 16th, 2013: Noone would ever know that this will be Sea Escapes last voyage out to sea! August 17, 2013: Was a day of sadness for everyone! 9:00am - IRS shows up at port docking inventory and going through paperwork for ships documents for EIN (Employer Identification Number). 10:00am - Wells Fargo shows up and starts collecting money from slots, safe, cash drawers, freezes all bank accounts, assets, etc. All jobs lost! 10:30am - State of Florida OSHA also show up, begin chaining doors and chase out people, guests, employees, ships employees were deported by customs and chased out. VERY SAD!!! The ship moved to an undisclosed locations and is managed by a Cruise Ship company in Orlando, Florida. At this time, the ship is being cleaned up and will soon be in operation back in the states nearing the beginning of next year! The Princess Management of Cruises in Orlando will be Operating under Wells Fargo bank. Will Sea Escape name stay the same? Noone knows! Right now Sea Escape Cruises, Inc. is in Receivership by Princess, Inc management company which is through Wells Fargo.