More Cruise Lines Are Shuffling Itineraries to Avoid Visits to Turkey
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The announcement by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to cancel all stops in Turkey this year is the most sweeping yet by an American cruise operator. Now all eyes turn to Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
Three cruise lines announced Friday that they are the latest to suspend calls in Turkey following a suicide bombing in Istanbul earlier this month.
Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises — all part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings — will scrap visits throughout Turkey for the rest of 2016. More than 50 sailings across the three brands are affected.
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