Up to six cruiseships arrested by creditors in the UK could soon be the subject of judicial auctions.

Banks, shipowners and bunker suppliers are seeking High Court orders in London to sell the vessels owned by Greece's Global Maritime Group and operated by collapsed UK operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV).

UK admiralty shipbroker CW Kellock told TradeWinds that Australian lender Maquarie Group has filed for a hearing on 3 September over the sales of the 20,700-gt Astor (built 1987), 46,100-gt Magellan (built 1985) and 22,100-gt Marco Polo (built 1965).