Windjammer cancels more cruises

Windjammer Barefoot Cruises’ ongoing financial problems have forced it to cancel more sailings.
In a message posted on a Windjammer online message board Tuesday night, Windjammer Operations Manager Danny Walsh said it canceled sailings on the Legacy for Saturday, Nov. 24 and Dec. 3.
The Miami Beach company now aims to sail Dec. 8, but it’s [...]

St Thomas to St. Johns might be a problem!

ST THOMAS, USVI: Two US Virgin Islands ferry companies, Varlack Ventures and Transportation Services, have issued a statement indicating that they plan a major reduction in the number of daily runs between St Thomas and St. John “within days.”
Particularly hard hit would be shift workers who travel back and forth between the two islands, and St John [...]

Libya shoots itself in the foot? cruise passengers refused!

From the evening of 11 November, visitors without an Arabic translation of their passports have been denied entry, even if they have valid visas.
Libya is the only Middle Eastern country to take such a step.
Correspondents say the sudden change of policy appears to go against Tripoli’s recent attempts to promote itself [...]