Now, another damage has been revealed – in the world of cruises. The New York Post reports on six ships that are “trapped” in the Persian Gulf due to the conflict in the Middle East, which forced the various cruise lines to cancel a series of cruises and not bring thousands of passengers to the dangerous area.
Ships include MSC Euribia (currently in Dubai), TUI’s Mein Schiff 4 and Mein Schiff 5 (currently in Abu Dhabi and Doha), Celestyal Cruises’ Discovery (currently in Dubai) and Journey (currently in Doha), and Saudi-based AroyaManara (currently in Dubai), all locations visible on CruiseMapper.
The many cancellations come after, at the beginning of the war, they had to immediately rescue about 15,000 passengers in total who were on the various ships sailing in the Gulf region. According to the reports, the return of the passengers to their home countries took up to two weeks.