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Norwegian Cruise Line’s choice to cancel sailings to Russian and Ukrainian ports was unavoidable. Definitely no accountable travel company is going to send customers to an area where a war is escalating.
Rashaad Jorden
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd stated on Thursday Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine has actually forced it to change travel plans and cancel sailings to ports in the nations.
The U.S. cruise line is looking for alternative ports around the Baltic region for its scheduled cruisings over the summer season. About 5% of its total capacity, or about 50 cruisings, anchor at the Russian port city of St. Petersburg over the summertime season.
“We are currently working to confirm replacement ports and will recommend all impacted guests and take a trip advisors as quickly as possible,” a company representative said in a declaration.
Ukrainian forces fought Russian invaders on 3 sides on Thursday after Moscow installed an attack by land, sea and air in the most significant attack on a European state because World War 2.
Norwegian Cruise shares were down 2% amid more comprehensive market weakness.
“It is frustrating because St. Petersburg is among the crown gems of the Scandinavia schedules. However definitely, there are alternatives,” President Frank Del Rio said on a post-earnings call.
It was “not a big impact,” company executives stated.
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Extra reporting by Praveen Paramasivam; Modifying by Sriraj Kalluvila and Aditya Soni)
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