Istanbul cancelled per Celebrity Website

Just read this on the Celebrity website:

Statement on cancelled calls to Istanbul, Turkey

Celebrity Cruises

June 29, 2016

Like all of you, Celebrity Cruises is aware of the bombing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the attack.

After reviewing all of the available information and discussions with our Global Security team in Miami, we have decided to cancel all of Celebrity Cruises’ upcoming turns in Istanbul, Turkey, and replace them with Athens (Piraeus), Greece.

This decision was made with the safety of our guests and crew at the forefront of our minds and in an abundance of caution. We realize this may have an impact on your travel plans and our team is working now on available alternative arrangements from this new port of embark and debarkation. We sincerely apologize for the impact on your cruise and will revert throughout the day with more details. We understand how important your vacation is and we did not take this decision lightly.

Thank you so much for your patience as we work through the details.

What a shame, a beautiful city with tons of history. Diverting to Piraeus is a let down compared to Istanbul.

Glad I was able to visit years ago when things were much safer.

Istanbul is a wonderful city. I hope to be able to return there some day, but wouldn't go there now.