Celestyal Cruises has extended a changed itinerary that avoids Israel into the middle of December.
The line had previously announced the suspension of calls into the Israeli port of Ashdod until the end of November with a call into Heraklion in Crete instead.
But the Greek company is maintaining the alteration until December 15 as well as changing a call in Egypt from Port Said to Alexandria.
Meanwhile, British Airways has extended the suspension of flights between Heathrow and Tel Aviv until November 14 “following the latest assessment of the situation” in Israel. Virgin Atlantic flights on the same route are suspended until November 4.
The change to Celestyal’s Three Continents itinerary now covers departures from the Athens port of Piraeus between October 28 and December 15 and comes after “closely monitoring” the situation in Israel.
The company said it remained in “constant communication” with the authorities, adding: “Our top priority is the health, safety and comfort of our guests and our crew.”
The port change to Alexandria continues to offer advertised excursions to Cairo as well as new options in the port city.
The revised seven-night itinerary also includes Limassol in Cyprus, Rhodes and Kusadasi in Turkey together with a day at sea.
The move came after MSC Cruises cancelled all winter sailings calling at destinations in the Red Sea, Windstar Cruises withdrawing a ship from the Middle East and Royal Caribbean International also changing sailings in the region.