Because there wouldn't have been a refund on our cruise fare if we returned home, we had to pay for a hotel room and meals in the city and an airfare to fly to the first island on the ship's route.

因为如果我们回到家，我们的邮轮费用就不会退了，所以我们不得不在城里住旅馆，吃晚饭，还要支付去邮轮线路上第一个岛的机票钱。