The Crystal Symphony which was supposed to dock in Miami on Saturday sailed instead to the Bahamas after a US judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. The cruise ship is currently docked in the Bahamian island of Bimini.

Some passengers were taken by ferry to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. The ferry ride was apparently “uncomfortable due to inclement weather,” according to a statement from a Crystal Cruises spokesperson.

The company said guests were also taken to local airports, but wouldn’t comment on any “pending legal matter.”

 It was unclear how many passengers were aboard, with news outlets variously reporting numbers at 300 and 700. One report suggested there were 300 passengers and 400 crew aboard – which of course would ad up. According to the company website, the vessel can carry up to 848 passengers.

The lawsuit was filed in a Miami federal court by Peninsula Petroleum Far East against the ship under a maritime procedure that allows actions against vessels for unpaid debts. Peninsula alleged that Genting Hong Kong subsidiaries Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises, had reneged on a total of US $4.6 million in fuel payments, with $1.2 million alone attributed to the Crystal Symphony.

Genting Hong Kong filed for provisional liquidation Wednesday. It had reported a $1.7 billion loss in May.

Crystal Cruises subsequently announced that it was suspending operations through late April. Besides Crystal Symphony, it has two other ships currently cruising, which end their voyages on Jan. 30 in Aruba and on Feb. 4 in Argentina.

“Suspending operations will provide Crystal’s management team with an opportunity to evaluate the current state of business and examine various options moving forward,” said the company in a statement earlier this week.