MixerDave Posted May 5, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Does this travel alert make you rethink your cruise plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meicheraxo Posted May 5, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Nope. If I did that means they win and I am not going to give into fear. I'm more likely to get killed on my commute to and from work. Sent from my STV100-2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruisesoon Posted May 5, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Does this travel alert make you rethink your cruise plans? Yup, we cancelled Baltic for the summer and doing POA instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trosebery Posted May 5, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Nope, my plans are still on. There's no place on Earth that's 100% safe, and I'm not going to let a very minor alert stop me from living my life. I actually get more nervous traveling into the U.S. than traveling into Europe. (Possibly because I once accidentally walked into the scene of an armed robbery when traveling in the U.S. and I also had a friend who was traveling through Fort Lauderdale when the airport shooting happened earlier this year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCruise Posted May 5, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 5, 2017 We travel to Europe 3-4 times a year. Already been there twice this year (back 2 days ago), will be there later in the year. Wouldn't not alter our plans a lick due to a silly travel alert. Terror attacks? How about San Bernadino? Orlando? Charleston? Sandy Hook? Columbine? All slaughtered innocents. Those who live in the shadow of their fear will never be able to find sunlight. Go out. Live. Experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted May 5, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Does this travel alert make you rethink your cruise plans? Nope. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted May 5, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 5, 2017 The alert uses such language as "U.S. citizens should always be alert to the possibility that terrorist sympathizers or self-radicalized extremists may conduct attacks with little or no warning" and "U.S. citizens should exercise additional vigilance", but nowhere does it suggest that anyone reconsider travelling to Europe. To answer the OP's question, no, I see no need to reconsider my cruise plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyrose Posted May 5, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 5, 2017 This is actually reiteration of a travel alert that's been in place for more than a year. It didn't stop us from traveling in Europe for more than a month last year, and won't stop us from taking our Med cruise this autumn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted May 5, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 5, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwes Posted May 5, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Yeh travelling to Europe is really dangerous these days, as a result we booked a cruise around the Middle East and India. Bring your own body armour.. Anyone fancy joining us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted May 6, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Does this travel alert make you rethink your cruise plans? No. I can't begin to imagine the frame of mind that would avoid an entire continent because of a few isolated incidents. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted May 6, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Does this travel alert make you rethink your cruise plans? I will go to Europe so that I can avoid all the mass slaughters that occur regularly in the US. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare villauk Posted May 6, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Yeh travelling to Europe is really dangerous these days, as a result we booked a cruise around the Middle East and India. Bring your own body armour.. Anyone fancy joining us We'll be there before you. That's after we've sailed The Med during the summer ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted May 6, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 6, 2017 No. I live in Europe and they issue these alerts every year ahead of high season. I feel safer in Europe that I do in the States and haven't been back to the States in almost 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakegirl Posted May 6, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 6, 2017 No changes planned here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denatravels Posted May 6, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I live in NYC. I will apply the same level of vigilance as I do at home, which EVERYONE should do. I just had to modify my trip because my land tour was cancelled due to low numbers-- was that due to an advisory? Who knows... but that wasn't my choice. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted May 6, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 6, 2017 No plans to change my planned travel to Europe next spring. I'll probably be safer there than I am with the crazy drivers here in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixerDave Posted May 6, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted May 6, 2017 No plans to change my planned travel to Europe next spring. I'll probably be safer there than I am with the crazy drivers here in Florida. Actually, the crazy drivers head north at the beginning of may!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynncarol Posted May 6, 2017 #19 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Never! One of the best cruises we every took was a Black Sea 17 day cruise that occurred several months after Russia annexed the Crimea. One of those days in Sochi, Russia (no problems whatsoever), and 3 days in Odessa Ukraine which we absolutely loved. At no time did any of us feel the least bit uneasy, and everywhere we were welcomed warmly as tourism had taken such a hit in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted May 6, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Actually, the crazy drivers head north at the beginning of may!:D True, we see a lot of Florida plates up here over the summer! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffy116 Posted May 7, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Europeans get the same type of advisory about traveling to the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted May 7, 2017 #22 Share Posted May 7, 2017 No plans to change my planned travel to Europe next spring. I'll probably be safer there than I am with the crazy drivers here in Florida. On another board (photography related, not that it matters) there was a link posted to a Travel Risk assessment for the countries of the world. I'll try to post the link below, but in brief, both the U.S. and most of Europe are shown as Moderate Risk, Canada is lower, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Finland, and New Zealand are the places to go if you want to feel safe, and by all means avoid Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, etc. http://images.comms.aon.com/Web/AON/%7B7b5853cc-35ba-4f85-a85b-3bced098e508%7D_Aon_-_Mapa_riesgo_terrorismo_2017.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted May 7, 2017 #23 Share Posted May 7, 2017 This was the same exact warning statement that was posted for the summer of 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted May 7, 2017 #24 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Clearly some places in the World are more risky due to terrorist. Places like Turkey and Egypt would be in that category. In my opinion, Europe as a whole is safer. Also, I would think places like Portugal, Ireland, Poland and Iceland are safer than big European cities like Paris or London. Still, I think the risks are low. It won't keep me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted May 7, 2017 #25 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Actually, the crazy drivers head north at the beginning of may!:D Many of them actually live here. That's why car insurance rates are so high in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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