Cruises Transiting the Suez Canal
What is the consensus of the CC community regarding a cruise transiting the canal and the Red Sea at this time? I see an itinerary that I like for October and wonder if it makes sense to book such a cruise at this time. It seems that at least some cruises are still making or planning to make the transit.
I guess this is the time, if ever, to buy trip insurance as I am not so much worried about the cruise but of all the other items such as flights.
Virgin Voyages is the latest cruise line to announce it will reroute a ship around Africa instead of attempting to pass through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
The line has changed three itineraries as it reroutes the Resilient Lady to the Mediterranean, beginning with its 15-day March 27 sailing from Sydney to Singapore, its 14-day April 11 sailing from Singapore to Dubai and its 14-day April 25 sailing from Dubai to Athens.
The ship will instead depart from Sydney on a new route th
