TUI Cruises is the latest cruise line to announce cancellation of its calls to Russia and Ukraine this summer season.
All scheduled calls of the cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 to St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea voyages will be cancelled, and replaced with alternative ports such as Klaipeda and Riga or Copenhagen and Visby.
The cruise ship Mein Schiff Herz will cancel calls to Sochi, Russia and Odessa, Ukraine on its 14-day Black Sea voyage scheduled to depart from Iraklion, Greece on August 26, 2022. TUI Cruises is still working on alternative ports for this voyage.
TUI Cruises released the following announcement:
“With great sympathy and concern, we follow the Russian attack on Ukraine. In front of the events, for ethical and moral reasons, we have decided to adjust the timetable of our Baltic Sea cruises from May to October 2022: We will no longer call in St Petersburg. Already in the last few weeks we have asked for alternative ports, the beginnings are expected to be through Klaipeda (Lithuania) and Riga (Latland) Replaced Copenhagen (Denmark) and Visby (Sweden). Also for the planned activities in Sotschi and Odessa in Ukraine of the "Black Sea cruise" on Mein Schiff Herz in August alternative ports are sought. As soon as the new timetable is finalized, we will inform our booked guests and distributors about it.
Onboard the Mein Schiff fleet crew members from over 40 nations are working peacefully side by side. Our thoughts are with the Ukraine crew and their families at home.”
Several cruise lines have already canceled calls to Russia, including St Petersburg which is one of the most popular ports on the Baltic cruises.
Carnival Corporation, the parent company of Princess Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, and six other cruise brands, has cancelled calls in Russian ports this year.
“In light of the recent attacks by Russia in Ukraine, Carnival Corporation brands will be modifying our itineraries in coming week once alternative ports can be confirmed. We stand for peace.” Carnival Corp. said in a statement
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, also canceled calls to Russia, and guests booked on these cruises will be informed about alternative ports.
In addition, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Viking Cruises, Saga Cruises and Windstar Cruises have also announced the cancellation of calls to Russia.
