The cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas rescued 11 people adrift in the Gulf of Mexico between Cuba and Mexico on Wednesday, according to VACAYA, an LGBT+ vacation company that chartered the ship.

The Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship arrives at the gates of Miraflores Locks to become the first ship of the cruise season to pass through the Panama Canal in Panama City, on Oct. 7, 2024. (Matias ...

The $30 million drydock revamp followed Brilliance being based in Europe during the summer, and Dubai for the winter month. Now the ship’s arrived in Harwich.

The cruise liner, named Brilliance of the Seas, stretches 294 metres and carries 2,450 passengers and 1,000 crew members. Nearly three acres of glass lines the $350m ship's exterior.