RC & NCL Removing Israel from its 2024 Itineraries
The year 2024 began deep in the midst of the war that broke out on 07/01 after Hamas-ISIS launched a murderous attack on Israel.
All tourist traffic entering Israel has almost completely stopped, the cruise ships have canceled all their visits to Israeli ports for 2023.
The forecast for 2024 for cruise ship visits to Israeli ports looks rather gloomy after the Royal Caribbean (RC) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced in November 2023 that they are removing Israel from its 2024 itineraries, and all tours offered from the ports of Haifa and Ashdod as long as the war in the region continues.
Airlines resume Flights to Israel
After many airlines have frozen their routes to and from Israel, from Jan 2024 some airlines announced they will resume their flights to and from Tel Aviv airport.
After 3 months of war over the Gaza strip and the decline in the number of missile attacks from Gaza over central Israel, more and more airlines resume their operation in Israel.
We can see that some tour groups are coming to visit Israel, many of them are pro-Israeli groups that come to visit Israel and show their support to Israel during these hard times. The situation in Israel is not clear, While there are talks over a ceasefire at Gaza, there is tension at northern Israel and the border with Lebanon.