Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line and the thousands of seafarers said to be stuck aboard its cruiseships are working towards a settlement.

On Friday, attorneys for both the cruise line and Dragan Janicijevic — a card dealer aboard the 50,015-gt Grand Classica (built 1991) — requested a 10-day stay so the sides could hash out an agreement.

"[The stay] conserves the parties’ and the court’s resources, and will allow the parties to focus on settlement details and drafting preliminary approval briefs, rather than spending their efforts on motions to dismiss, class certification, discovery...