The disturbing trend of violence against the U.S. in places like Libya and Egypt is causing the cruise lines to scramble to swap out ports of call in North Africa for ports in Italy and Malta.
HAL’s Ryndam skipped a port Tunisia yesterday and instead visited Sardinia, Italy. Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas will avoid
The images of the "rebel forces" advancing into Tripoli mesmerized me this weekend. It has been a surreal experience to see the "Green Square" in Tripoli filled with joyful Libyans celebrating the anticipated fall of Colonel Gaddafi.
In 1965 my Dad took our family to Tripoli after he obtained a job as a geophysicist for a major U.S. oil company in Libya.
Dad had
Gene Sloan’s popular cruise blog on USA Today’s CruiseLog has an article today of particular interest to me – A Cruise to Libya? Another Line Puts it on the Schedule.
Gene reports that Azamara Cruises’ 694-passenger Azamara Quest will visit Libya’s Al Khums and Tripoli during a Mediterranean voyage that begins on Oct. 16,