Turkey, Egypt ports refuse entry to US LGBTQ+ cruise ship [Followup]

Passenger responds to Turkey blocking cruise ship with LGBTQ+ theme

Turkish authorities have banned a cruise ship catering to American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in the country’s ports, citing “moral standards” and “family values,” according to the CEO of the events company behind the upcoming Mediterranean tour. CNN’s Ben Hunte reports.

Turkey bars American LGBTQ+ cruise from ports, citing ‘moral values’

Turkey has reportedly blocked an American LGBTQ+ cruise from docking at two of its ports, citing “moral values” in the latest sign of the Islamist-run government’s increasingly hardline stance toward the LGBTQ+ community. The “Athens to Venice” voyage organized by Los Angeles-based Atlantis Events was scheduled to stop in the western Turkish port of Kuşadası []

‘Unheard of’: Turkey, Egypt bar Virgin’s gay cruise from docking

An LGBTQ cruise banned from docking in Turkey earlier this week has now also been denied permission to dock at its replacement port in Egypt. Atlantis Events CEO Rich Campbell, who is aboard Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady with roughly 1,900 passengers — primarily Americans, along with sizable contingents from Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada []...Click to read more

That Gay Cruise Turned Away by Turkey Was Denied Docking in a Second Country

That Gay Cruise Turned Away by Turkey Was Denied Docking in a Second Country

Another country bars entry to LGBTQ cruise ship

The Virgin Voyages cruise ship Scarlet Lady has been denied entry by both Türkiye and Egypt during an LGBTQ cruise Read Full Article at RT.com

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A Mediterranean cruise carrying around 2,000 passengers, mainly homosexual men, has been denied entry by both Türkiye and Egypt, turning the Scarlet Lady into a symbol of the clash between often biased Western liberal assumptions and the traditional Islamic view of homosexuality. The controversy also raises broader questions about Muslim immigration to Europe and the future of the so-called ‘Lavender Vote’. The post LGBT Cruise Denied Entry by Türkiye, Egypt, Shattering Myth of Muslim Tolerance appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

Egypt turns away cruise ship with mostly gay men after Turkey blocked same voyage from docking

A Mediterranean cruise chartered for thousands of LGBTQ+ travelers, most of them gay men, has been blocked from docking at a second country along its itinerary because of who the travelers are.

Türkiye bars US LGBTQ+ cruise ship from docking at two scheduled ports of call, citing "[m]oral standards," "family values." Guess they'll miss touring Istanbul's Ottoman Imperial Harem then [Asinine]

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Why Did Turkey Deny Entry to an LGBTQ+ Cruise Ship Carrying 2,000 Passengers?

A cruise ship carrying around 2,000 LGBTQ+ passengers and Broadway star Patti LuPone has been denied entry to Turkey after authorities said the event did not align with the country's 'social structure and moral values.'

That Gay Cruise Ship Denied Entry Into Turkey? Egypt Just Said 'No" Too.

That Gay Cruise Ship Denied Entry Into Turkey? Egypt Just Said 'No" Too.

Turkey Bars LGBTQ Cruise Ship From Its Ports, Citing ‘Moral Values’

Turkey barred the Scarlet Lady, a Virgin Voyages ship chartered by 1,900 LGBTQ travelers, from docking at Kuşadası and Istanbul, citing moral standards. Organizer Atlantis Events said it is the first such ban in 36 years of running LGBTQ cruises.

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LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away

Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers told of change as one of those onboard says they will ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt.The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone, woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports. Continue reading...

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US revokes Iran oil sale license in a threat to fragile truce after ships attacked

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Cruise ship forced to change course after Turkey denies entry to LGBTQ+ passenger group due to 'moral values'

Cruise ship forced to change course after Turkey denies entry to LGBTQ+ passenger group due to 'moral values'

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