Cruise line cash targeted by two allegedly light-fingered employees
From the "what were they thinking" file, two cruise line employees stand accused of brazen thefts at Royal Caribbean and Princess.
In the first case, Maggie Moya, a fifteen-year veteran of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises was arrested on charges of pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars she collected from her family, friends, and acquaintances for cruises she obtained from the cruise line for free. Moya admitted to selling the cruises for profit over the past two years, but witness statements indicate that she has been committing the fraud for over ten years.
The other case involves the former chief purser of the Sapphire Princess, Elisha Cuffe, who is accused of taking over $500,000 from the ship's safe, while it was cruising in Alaska, and hiding it in a cardboard box in her cabin. Ms. Cuffe, an Australian citizen and ten-year veteran with Princess Cruises, was arrested when the ship made port in Ketchikan. She was unable to raise the $39,000 bail and remains in jail. She says she had no intention of removing the money from the ship.
In the years we've been involved with the cruise industry, stories like these have been few and far between, so two in the same week were quite a surprise. Both cruise lines have issued official statements stating that they do not tolerate any form of criminal activity in their workforce or operations.
In the first case, Maggie Moya, a fifteen-year veteran of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises was arrested on charges of pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars she collected from her family, friends, and acquaintances for cruises she obtained from the cruise line for free. Moya admitted to selling the cruises for profit over the past two years, but witness statements indicate that she has been committing the fraud for over ten years.
The other case involves the former chief purser of the Sapphire Princess, Elisha Cuffe, who is accused of taking over $500,000 from the ship's safe, while it was cruising in Alaska, and hiding it in a cardboard box in her cabin. Ms. Cuffe, an Australian citizen and ten-year veteran with Princess Cruises, was arrested when the ship made port in Ketchikan. She was unable to raise the $39,000 bail and remains in jail. She says she had no intention of removing the money from the ship.
In the years we've been involved with the cruise industry, stories like these have been few and far between, so two in the same week were quite a surprise. Both cruise lines have issued official statements stating that they do not tolerate any form of criminal activity in their workforce or operations.
Labels: Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises
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