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Here is the letter I got this afternoon.

They told us who were going all the way from Aqaba to Dubai that our Muscat to Dubai leg has been cancelled.

Finally got a Commnication from Silversea early this morning. See the entirety of it below: Dear Esteemed Guest, We hope this letter finds you well. Today, we are writing with important news regarding your 06 January 2024 voyage aboard Silver Moon. First and foremost, please know the safety and security of our guests and crew are always our top priority. Our global security team continues to closely monitor and respond to the evolving crisis in Israel and the surrounding region. As such, we will not be visiting Egypt during your voyage. In light of this update, our call in Muscat has been extended to include an overnight stay and we have reshuffled the order of the ports to visit. You can visit your MySilversea account in the coming days to explore and confirm shore excursions in Muscat. For your ease of reference, links to both the revised itinerary and original schedule are shared below: Date Day Port Country Arrival Departure 6-Jan-24 Sat AQABA (Petra) Jordan 19:00 7-Jan-24 Sun Day at sea At sea 8-Jan-24 Mon Yanbu Saudi Arabia 8:00 18:00 9-Jan-24 Tue Jeddah Saudi Arabia 8:00 18:00 10-Jan-24 Wed Day at sea At sea 11-Jan-24 Thu Day at sea At sea 12-Jan-24 Fri Day at sea At sea 13-Jan-24 Sat Salalah Oman 8:00 17:00 14-Jan-24 Sun Day at sea At sea 15-Jan-24 Mon Muscat Oman 9:00 16-Jan-24 Tue MUSCAT Oman Thank you for your understanding of the circumstances beyond our control that necessitated these changes to your voyage. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact your travel advisor or cruise consultant. Best personal regards, Silversea

For whatever it’s worth, I have had my long-term travel agent who does a lot of work with Silversea check on this issue multiple times over last week or so since this issue first surfaced. So far, they are being told the cruise as originally scheduled is still on as planned, but that if we are not comfortable going to that part of the world, we can transfer our cruise fare to a different future cruise without penalties, and if we decide to stay on as planned we will get $1000 onboard credit. I am told that I should receive a notification from Silversea “soon“ with the details. I hope I do hear from them very soon, because I’ve held off finalizing my air reservations just because of this issue and I canceled a pre-cruise trip out of Aqaba I arranged on my own to Wadi Rum.

How did you get notified of the cancellation of the 1/6 Silversea trip out od Aqaba? I think we are on the same cruise and haven't been notified of a cancellation. The cruise still shows up for sale on their website.