Is anyone who has booked a trip in the Mediterranean a little bit concerned that the way things are escalating with Iran that it might not be safe to be on a ship later in the year in the Mediterranean?

If it's not safe how do the cruise lines handle it...cancel the cruise and refund the money or do you think they would go ahead with the cruise regardless of the security risk?

KarenM

Karen, of course any cruise line would not go ahead with a cruise regardless of the security risk. I don't think that is a question that needs to be asked.

I have two cruises booked in the Med - June and November. If there were any State Department warning, I would assume that RSSC will alter the itinerary to protect the passenger's safety.

Karen,
I had a cruise booked for next month on Seabourn. I booked it because it overnighted in Bali. In October, Seabourn cancelled all the stops in Indonesia a couple of days after the latest bombing in Bali. I called them up and pointed out that RSSC was stopping there the following week. To no avail. They reserve the right to change the ports at any time, for any reason. They refunded me my deposit but did not reimburse me for my out of pocket expenses. DH and I had to pay $200 each to change our airline tickets to go to Europe instead in May.
I do think the cruise lines constantly evaluate risk and change their itineraries accordingly.