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The deadline to file with Chimo is March 25, 2027. Glenn Beck Cruise Thru History refund settlement: an $800,000 fund for people who bought tickets to the canceled 2020 cruise and were not fully refunded.
CruiseBuilder Class Action Lawsuit
The Glenn Beck Cruise Thru History was supposed to leave on March 24, 2020: a charter of the whole Costa Luminosa, a ship that holds about 2,260 guests, sailing the Mediterranean with stops in Italy, Croatia, Greece and Israel and talks from Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, David Barton and Rabbi Lapin. Tickets ran from about $4,999 to more than $9,395 a person, and some buyers added an Inner Circle package for another $4,999. The travel company behind it was Project Neptune, LLC, which sold the trip as CruiseBuilder.
On March 6, 2020, as COVID-19 spread, the company postponed the cruise. Eighteen months later, on September 21, 2021, it canceled it for good and offered travel credits toward other cruises. Adrian "Chip" Garritty, who had paid $25,615 for three tickets for his family, sued Project Neptune and one of its principals, Wes Cobos, in Utah state court on September 11, 2025. The lawsuit says the company failed to refund ticket prices as it had promised, and it brings claims including breach of contract, fraud and violations of the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act, a state law against deceptive sales.
Project Neptune and Mr. Cobos deny all of it, and the court never decided who was right: both sides agreed to settle after a mediation on June 8, 2026. Judge Todd M. Shaughnessy of the Third Judicial District Court in Salt Lake County gave the settlement preliminary approval on October 19, 2026. Glenn Beck and the cruise line are not defendants in the case.
CruiseBuilder Class Action Settlement - $800,000
Project Neptune and Wes Cobos agreed to pay $800,000 into a settlement fund. That is all they pay: the cost of running the settlement, the lawyers' fees and the award to the man who brought the case all come out of the same $800,000 before anything is paid to ticket buyers. The settlement papers put the ticket money paid by the whole class at about $10,700,000, so the fund is a small fraction of what buyers spent.
The lawyers for the class, led by Scott Poynter of Poynter Law Group, may ask the court for up to 35% of the fund, which is $280,000, plus up to $25,000 in expenses. Mr. Garritty may ask for an award of up to $7,500. Angeion Group, the company running the claims process, is also paid from the fund. The court decides each of these amounts, and anything it cuts goes back to the buyers.
Payment checks can be cashed for 90 days. Under the agreement, money from checks that are never cashed or cannot be delivered goes back to Project Neptune unless the court orders otherwise. File with Chimo by March 25, 2027. The deadline to opt out or object is December 2, 2026, and the final approval hearing is January 11, 2027, in Salt Lake City.
Deadline for filing a claim: March 25, 2027
Cruise Thru History Ticket Refund Class Action Payout: $225 to $425 per ticket (est.)
Each approved claim is worth the amount the buyer paid for tickets, as shown by the proof of purchase, minus the dollar value of any credit or other compensation CruiseBuilder gave because the cruise was canceled. If the claims add up to more than the money left in the fund, every claimant is paid the same share of their own amount, which is what pro rata means.
No per-person figure has been published, so this is Chimo's estimate from the settlement's own numbers. Take the $800,000 fund, less $280,000 in fees, $25,000 in expenses and the $7,500 award, and $487,500 is left, a little less once the administrator is paid, so about $480,000. Spread across about $10,700,000 in tickets, that is roughly 4.5% of what each buyer paid, or about $225 to $425 a ticket for tickets of $4,999 to $9,395, if every buyer files. If fewer people file, each share is larger, and no buyer is paid more than they paid for tickets, minus their credits.
Eligible payments are sent only after the court's approval becomes final, the claim deadline passes and any disputes over claims are settled, whichever comes last. The claim form offers PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, a virtual prepaid card or a paper check.
Cruise Thru History Ticket Refund Class Action Eligibility
You are in the class if you bought one or more tickets for the Glenn Beck Cruise Thru History that was set to depart March 24, 2020, including Insider, VIP and Inner Circle package tickets, and you did not get a full cash refund. Travel credits do not count as a refund, but their value is taken off your claim. People who got a full refund, the defendants and their officers, employees and agents, the judge and the judge's family, and anyone who opts out are not included.
The claim form asks for your name exactly as it appears on the cruise ticket, your address, email and phone, how many tickets you bought, the total you paid, and which packages you bought. It also asks whether you received any CruiseBuilder credits or other compensation, and how much. You must attach proof of purchase showing the number of tickets, the date you bought them and the amount paid, such as a booking confirmation email, a credit card or bank statement, or an invoice from CruiseBuilder, plus proof of any credit or refund you received.
You sign the claim form under penalty of perjury under United States and Utah law, a legal promise that what you wrote is true. The form warns that false information could lead to criminal prosecution, and the administrator may check your amounts and ask for documents. Disclose every credit you received: a smaller accurate claim gets paid.
Cruise Thru History Ticket Refund Class Action Claim Form
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FAQ
Anyone who bought one or more tickets for the Glenn Beck Cruise Thru History set to depart March 24, 2020, including Insider, VIP and Inner Circle package tickets, and who did not receive a full cash refund.
No figure has been published. Chimo estimates about $225 to $425 a ticket, or about 4.5% of the ticket price, if every buyer files. Fewer claims mean larger shares, up to the amount you paid minus any credits you received.
Yes. The claim form requires proof showing the number of tickets, the date you bought them and the amount paid, such as a booking confirmation email, an invoice from CruiseBuilder, or a card or bank statement showing the charge.
Yes, unless you got a full cash refund. You must disclose the value of any credits or other compensation on the claim form, under penalty of perjury, and that amount is taken off what your claim is worth.
File with Chimo by March 25, 2027. The court's own deadline is April 1, 2027, for claims submitted online or postmarked by mail, and Chimo mails claims a few business days ahead so they arrive in time.
No. The defendants are Project Neptune, LLC, the travel company that sold the cruise as CruiseBuilder, and Wes Cobos, one of its principals. The cruise only carried Glenn Beck's name and featured him as a speaker.
Only after the court's approval becomes final, the April 1, 2027, claim deadline passes and any disputes over claims are settled, whichever comes last. The final approval hearing is set for January 11, 2027, in Salt Lake City.
No. Project Neptune and Wes Cobos deny all of the allegations, and the court never ruled on them. Both sides agreed to settle after a mediation in June 2026 to avoid the cost and risk of a trial.
Yes. The lawyers may ask for up to 35% of the $800,000 fund plus $25,000 in expenses, and the man who brought the case may ask for $7,500. The court decides the amounts, and these are paid before buyers are.
Checks can be cashed for 90 days. Under the settlement agreement, money from checks that are never cashed or cannot be delivered goes back to Project Neptune, unless the court orders something else.