pamrose228 Posted July 15, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 15, 2016 So will all the Turkey port stops be cancelled.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les37b Posted July 15, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2016 So will all the Turkey port stops be cancelled.? I would expect that to be the case. Many cruise lines have already cancelled Istanbul, so I'd be surprised if it would put its passengers and investment in harms way of a country where the military have taken to the streets to overturn democracy. Residents are being advised to stay in their homes.... Not a good place to visit to do a spot of sightseeing and shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualicuman Posted July 15, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I would expect that to be the case. Many cruise lines have already cancelled Istanbul, so I'd be surprised if it would put its passengers and investment in harms way of a country where the military have taken to the streets to overturn democracy. Residents are being advised to stay in their homes.... Not a good place to visit to do a spot of sightseeing and shopping. No matter if the coup is successful or not, Turkey would not be a safe country to travel in under these conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb4ever Posted July 15, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 15, 2016 No matter if the coup is successful or not, Turkey would not be a safe country to travel in under these conditions. We're due to stop there on Wednesday. It's definitely disappointing, but it won't be the end of the world. Maybe we'll get an extra day to explore Athens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Liljo22 Posted July 15, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The Vista is scheduled to be in Turkey on Sunday. You would think that would be cancelled now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwes Posted July 15, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 15, 2016 It appears the military have staged the coup because the elected president has been generally behaving increasingly like a dictator rather than a democratically elected leader, clamping down on a critical press and arresting opponents. His government have also been seen to be leaning towards giving support to Daesh The Turkish military won't tolerate the possibility of a government - elected or otherwise - undermining the secular constitution. The country might (and I say might) actually be safer as a result. I have a friend sailing on the queen Victoria tomorrow out of Athens with two Turkish port stops scheduled. Will be interesting to see what they do at such short notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les37b Posted July 15, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The Vista is scheduled to be in Turkey on Sunday. You would think that would be cancelled now. I would be shocked if it did. I'd wager it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualicuman Posted July 15, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The Vista is scheduled to be in Turkey on Sunday. You would think that would be cancelled now. The coup is currently underway so I can undertand the delay in any cancellations at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les37b Posted July 15, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) This is sounding more and more like a successful coup. The president is holed up and in hiding in a hotel room attempting to say he's in control and urging people to take to the streets to take on the military! - On an iphone! That's desperation right there. Explosion reported in Ankora - and witness reports claiming a military aircraft has opened fire. Military have taken the national broadcast building issuing a statement that there is a curfew in place. This is very real. I wonder what escape route he has planned. I'm sure glad as hell I'm nowhere near Turkey right now. Edited July 15, 2016 by les37b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualicuman Posted July 15, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 15, 2016 This is sounding more and more like a successful coup. The president is holed up and in hiding in a hotel room attempting to say he's in control and urging people to take to the streets to take on the military! - On an iphone! That's desperation right there. Explosion reported in Ankora - and witness reports claiming a military aircraft has opened fire. I wonder what escape route he has planned. I'm sure glad as hell I'm nowhere near Turkey right now. I am sure Erdogan is shaking in his boots in his hotel room, wondering what his fate will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwes Posted July 15, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I am sure Erdogan is shaking in his boots in his hotel room, wondering what his fate will be. Latest is he is asking Angela Merkel for asylum in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualicuman Posted July 15, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Latest is he is asking Angela Merkel for asylum in Germany That would be the same Germany that was refused access for its members of Parliament to visit their military currently stationed at Incirlik Air Base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les37b Posted July 15, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Latest is he is asking Angela Merkel for asylum in Germany She'll invite anyone - though I expect she will tell the rest of Europe they will have to help. The fact there doesn't seem to be any counter resistance, it's sounding more an more like Erdogan should use his iphone Uber app and get the hell out of there! lol Spoke too soon about counter resistance.... machine gun fire at the blocked bridges and Ataturk airport. Edited July 15, 2016 by les37b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwes Posted July 15, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The Vista is due in Kusadasi on Sunday. Will be interesting to see what happens and if she does port there or takes an extra sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualicuman Posted July 15, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 15, 2016 She'll invite anyone - though I expect she will tell the rest of Europe they will have to help. The fact there doesn't seem to be any counter resistance, it's sounding more an more like Erdogan should use his iphone Uber app and get the hell out of there! lol Spoke too soon about counter resistance.... machine gun fire at the blocked bridges and Ataturk airport. Well Erdogan must have few supporters other than ISIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les37b Posted July 15, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The Vista is due in Kusadasi on Sunday. Will be interesting to see what happens and if she does port there or takes an extra sea day. I'll go for a rescheduled visit to a Greek Island......... and a VAT bill !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwes Posted July 15, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I'll go for a rescheduled visit to a Greek Island......... and a VAT bill !!!!!! We did a Barcelona round trip on the Magic in 2011, no non EU ports. They called it the Barcelona tax. I must have had one less drink on that cruise which covered it. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulytracy Posted July 16, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 16, 2016 We are about to disembark from the Queen Victoria in Athens (to board the Vista on the 19th). We were in Kusadasi two days ago and it and the people were wonderful. We were looking forward to revisiting on Wednesday. Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnyval Posted July 16, 2016 #19 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Sounds like the attempt, although not over, has failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwes Posted July 16, 2016 #20 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Seems the have pulled the stop at Kusadasi on Sunday according to John Heald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwdtgb Posted July 16, 2016 #21 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Heard from a passenger on the ship now and the captain said they would not be going to Kusadasi and it will be just a sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikiss Posted July 18, 2016 #22 Share Posted July 18, 2016 John also said in his post that they were going to monitor the global security experts and will decide on future stops in the coming days. I hope they don't cancel! Anyway the coupe is over and the UK government removed the warning for Turkey. The BBC reported that coastal resorts were unaffected by it. As stated before Kusadasi is no where near Istanbul and is further away than Izmir is to it. I think the Vista is due in again this week so lets see if it docks or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulytracy Posted July 18, 2016 #23 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just got an email that our stop in Kusadasi on the 20th is now a sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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