My wife and I had been scheduled to cruise on the Nieuw Statendam this October which included the Mediteranean and Israel. With the start of the unfortunate hostilities, Holland American wisely decided to cancel any stops in Israel.
We elected to take the option to cancel the cruise and to rebook for October, 2025 on the identical cruise.
But recently we are seeing that tour groups are starting to cancel stops in Israel, even at this early date.
We would like to know the feelings of the viewership. Do they believe that Holland America will decide to take no chances, and cut out the Israel segment of this cruise well in advance of the date.
As an alternative we are considering a cruise around Japan.