Fly to Athens, Greece
Favourably impressed with Azamara Cruises during our first cruise in 2022, Andrew & I booked this cruise while on board Azamara Quest largely for the added benefits of booking on board.
At that time, the expectation was that we might wish to postpone this one to 2024 but in the event, we decided, "What the hell; we may as well do it in 2023 anyway!"
However, while war in Ukraine still rumbled on into its second year and just two weeks before we were about to depart, war erupted again between Israel and the Palestinians following an atrocity perpetrated
by Palestinian terrorists from Gaza on the weekend of 7th/8th October 2023, resulting in the inevitable announcement cancelling all stops in Israel. In our case, the southern port of Eilat was exchanged for Sharm-el-Sheikh
and an additional stop in Salalah, Oman on the way to Muscat.
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Even before we set off on this trip, a number of cruise lines had begun cancelling itineraries and it had been reported that on 19th October 2023, a missile fired by Houthi rebels had been shot down by a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea.
So we were extremely fortunate that, aside from missing the call in Eilat, Azamara Journey was one of the last ships to make it through the Suez Canal calling at all her scheduled ports. Shortly afterwards, the Red Sea became
'no go' area for nearly all ships, cruise and merchant ships, well into 2024.
76: Azamara Journey 2023
Ancient Trade Routes
26th October - 13th November 2023
Ancient Trade Routes
26th October - 13th November 2023
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