Straight Couple Sues For Being Put on Gay Cruise

Grimaldi Lines cruise (Credit: 88rabbit | Flickr.com / Creative Commons License)

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A heterosexual Italian couple is suing a cruise line after finding out that they had been booked on a gay cruise.

The couple who has not been identified claim they didn't know they would be on a ship hosting Italy's first gay cruise, according to the Daily Mail . The Grimaldi Lines cruise sailed from Civitavecchia, Italy, to Barcelona, Spain last month. They are suing for reimbursement of their fare -- around $4,500.

The couple's attorney Antonio Francesconi said that his clients are not homophobic; rather no one told them that the ship would be hosting an all-gay cruise.

"They arrived at the port and saw the ship surrounded by media," Francesconi said. "They thought it was because someone famous was on board, but it was in fact due to the event." - Read More