Need to use get_the_excerpt() in a shortcode with a loop, formatting is gone

First off, I absolutely love the plugin! It’s been a lifesaver for me on quite a few projects now.

So I’ve seen in the FAQ that I should be using the_excerpt(); inside of a loop to display properly, however I’ve created a shortcode to display a list of a post type and using get_the_excerpt(); isn’t displaying the formatting. Just blank text.

Is there a workaround for this? I’m totally lost. ??

I should mention that I’ve used the_excerpt(); on the single post template to test it and the formatting worked, but I need to find out how to get it working in the shortcode I mentioned, here’s my current code:

function package_list( $atts, $content = null ) {

	$html = '<ul class="package-list">';

	// Attributes
	extract( shortcode_atts(
		array(
			'category' => 'wedding',
		), $atts )
	);

	// Code
	// WP_Query arguments
	$args = array (
		'post_type'              => 'package',
		'posts_per_page'         => -1,
		'tax_query'              => array(
			array(
				'taxonomy' => 'package-category',
				'field'    => 'slug',
				'terms'    => $category,
			),
		),
		//'cat'                    => 80,
		'pagination'             => false,
		'order'                  => 'DESC',
		'orderby'                => 'menu_order',
	);

	$count = 0;

	// The Query
	$query = new WP_Query( $args );

	// The Loop
	if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
		while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
			$query->the_post();

			$count++;

			$html.= '<li class="package '.$category.'-'.$count.'">';
				$html.= '<div class="row">';

					$html.= '<div class="col-sm-3">';

						if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
							$html.= '<a href="'.get_permalink().'" title="'.get_the_title().'">';
							$html.= get_the_post_thumbnail( $_post->ID, 'package-thumb' );
							$html.= '</a>';
						}

					$html.= '</div>';
					$html.= '<div class="col-sm-6">';

						$html.= '<h4><a href="'.get_the_permalink().'">'.get_the_title().'</a></h4>';
						$html.= '<div class="content">';

							// ISSUE IS HERE! :X

							$html.= get_the_excerpt();

							$html.= '<p><a href="'.get_the_permalink().'" class="">Plan my '.get_the_title().' Today!</a></p>';

						$html.= '</div>';

						$html.= '<div class="badges"><ul class="badge-list list-inline clearfix">';

							$terms = apply_filters( 'taxonomy-images-get-terms', '', array( 'taxonomy' => 'package-badge' ) );

							foreach( (array) $terms as $term) {

								$html.= '<li class="package-badge">' . wp_get_attachment_image( $term->image_id, 'badge-img' ) . '<div class="package-name">'.$term->name.'</div></li>';
							}

						$html.= '</ul></div>';

					$html.= '</div>';
					$html.= '<div class="col-sm-3">';
						$html.= '<div class="package-info">';

							if( get_field('package_price') ):
							$html.= '<div class="price">';
							$html.= '$'.get_field('package_price').' <span class="currency">USD</span>';
							$html.= '</div><div class="per">(Per Person)</div>';
							endif;

							if( get_field('package_duration') ):
								$html.= '<div class="duration">Duration: '.get_field('package_duration').'</div>';
							endif;
							$html.= '<a href="'.get_the_permalink().'" class="btn btn-success">More Info</a>';

						$html.= '</div>';
					$html.= '</div>';
				$html.= '</div>';
			$html.= '</li>';

		}
	} else {
		//return 'It isnt finding the posts. :(';
	}

	$html.= '</ul>';

	// Restore original Post Data
	wp_reset_postdata();
	//wp_reset_query();

	return $html;
}
add_shortcode( 'package-list', 'package_list' );

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