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Major cruise line cancels its winter itinerary — shifting sailings to a completely different location

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Major cruise line cancels its winter itinerary — shifting sailings to a completely different location

Talk about a change in tide. MSC Cruises is scrapping its Arabian Gulf winter season, pulling the plug on sailings aboard its mega-ship MSC World Europa — and sending it thousands of miles in the opposite direction. The vessel, which can carry nearly 7,000 passengers, was originally set to cruise out of Dubai, Abu Dhabi … Read more

Cruise lines forced to cancel planned sailings on six ships still trapped in Middle East war zone

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Cruise lines forced to cancel planned sailings on six ships still trapped in Middle East war zone

Six cruise ships remain trapped in the Persian Gulf due to conflict in the Middle East, forcing cruise lines to cancel a slew of sailings — and leaving the floating havens for relaxation anything but. While a majority of the whopping 15,000 cruise passengers that had been previously stranded in the danger zone have been repatriated, … Read more