wˌaɪl ðə kˈʌmpəni hɐdbɪn ɪn pˈʊɹ faɪnˈænʃəl hˈɛlθ fɔːɹ kwˈaɪt sˌʌm tˈaɪm, ðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk dᵻklˈaɪn ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ fɹʌmðə sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən ɐtˈæks ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ɪz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪððə dᵻmˈaɪz ʌv ðɪs kɹˈuːz lˈaɪn.
While the company had been in poor financial health for quite some time, the economic decline resulting from the September 11 attacks in 2001 is credited with the demise of this cruise line.