4th Cruiseline Suspends Turkey Visits

[pukekolive]

A 4th cruiseline has suspended visits to one of my 'bucketlist'destinations Turkey.

 

MSC cruiselines has joined Disney, Crystal and Celebrity in no longer visiting Turkey for the near future.

 

I am on a Venice to Istanbul cruise in a couple of months and although no-one can live their life in a bubble and be protected from everything, I have to admit that safety in my post-cruise stay in Istanbul is a real concern.

[avonglen]

A 4th cruiseline has suspended visits to one of my 'bucketlist'destinations Turkey.

 

MSC cruiselines has joined Disney, Crystal and Celebrity in no longer visiting Turkey for the near future.

 

I am on a Venice to Istanbul cruise in a couple of months and although no-one can live their life in a bubble and be protected from everything, I have to admit that safety in my post-cruise stay in Istanbul is a real concern.

 

Like Pukeolive, I will also be in Istanbul in a couple of months time. However, unlike Pukeolive, I will be departing from there for both my precruise extension to Gallipoli & for my cruise to Stockholm. I will also be spending a few days in Istanbul before either of these activities occur.

I guess the bottom line is that in this day & age no one is safe from such attacks any where in the world any more. I agree with the sentiment that no one can live their life in a bubble so I can only trust that I & any other tourist in Istanbul or in any other tourist destination remains safe from terrorist attack. After the recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia, locals demonstrated against the perpetrators by carrying placards & chanting "we are not afraid!" Perhaps this is the best philosophy.:)