The three-year cruise is running late -- again

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It was billed as the first 'affordable' long-term cruise for people who wanted to live onboard while sailing the world.

But a week before the original departure date, passengers who've signed up with Life at Sea cruises are still waiting to find out when they will hit the high seas.

Miray Cruises, which owns Life at Sea, has still not secured the ship for the three-year round-the-world voyage, The AidaAura is currently docked at Bremerhaven in Germany as the sales process continues.

And its most recent officially planned departure date - November 11, from Amsterdam, instead of the original November 1 from Istanbul - has been pushed back again.

After passengers said they were told over the weekend that the new planned date will be November 30, a spokesperson for the company told CNN that there is not yet any confirmed embarkation date or location.

The company has since shared an update with residents - as passengers are to be known - who had been due to embark on the ship at Istanbul on the original date of November 1.