Originally Posted by
Hoyaheel
Maybe large ships are not vulnerable to attack as small ships and don't require the stringent safety measures?
Also, given that Seabourn at least has a couple ships doing these legs, I tend to see Med - Asia as more repositioning than legs of a World Cruise. Could be for one ship, but not both....
Now I wanna go see what other lines offer cruises through that area, if any of the mass markets are doing it. I typically see the mass markets who do Asia repo from Japan to Alaska but this isn't something I've looked at before....
I see Celebrity does have a cruise but the itinerary I saw this morning did not stop in Egypt which was a major driver for us picking the Rome to Dubai cruise. I think it stops Aqaba so at least a trip to Petra is possible.
It certainly could be the larger ships feel safer just in terms of size. The Constellation was about a day behind us so no eyes on to see if she went dark. Our captain said the captain of the Indian destroyer advised or directed we go dark. I think the Constellation has a higher top speed than the Spirit which may also be a factor. I know the Spirit took on security guards on her return trip through the pirate zone so maybe didn’t have the close by naval support. I’ve heard of other ships doing the going dark routine. One thing was we had a heck of a organized on deck “We Survived the Pirates” party the next night. A band, dancers, singers, most of the senior staff, food, and of course the alcohol flowing freely.....it is an all-inclusive line. 👍😀
I used “world” in quotes because I was lazy this morning and didn’t have the energy to research exactly what ship and cruise lines were doing the Suez. I agree some are probably doing the transit as part of a true world cruise while others it’s just a cruise as part of a seasonal repositioning.