jacketwatch

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/18/africa...ted/index.html

jacketwatch

Arabic language media is currently reporting that the dead are cruise passengers. Time will tell, but it currently doesn't bode well.

I sure hope this is wrong though any victim is so sad.

abram

Oh, how horrible for those people and their families. It must be pretty difficult for the rest of the passengers, too.
We went to the Bardo Museum on a cruise stop; it's a wonderful museum, and we felt very safe travelling throughout the city.

jacketwatch

Oh God I just saw that the bus carrying passengers from the ship was targeted. It's all shot up. Horrible news. What's wrong with these people???

china_cat

We're scheduled on a Princess cruise that stops at Tunis in early June. They've just cancelled the stop for the cruise that precedes ours, and replaced it with Naples. I have a feeling we will get re-scheduled as well.

I guess I would prefer we don't stop there are this point, but I'm sorry to be missing the port.

This is just a hideous event.

jacketwatch

I can't imagine ships stopping in Tunis for a very long time. If Doug is around I wonder what he thinks.,

china_cat

It took until yesterday, but Princess finally informed us we would not be stopping in Tunis. I'm both disappointed and relieved.

The good news is they substituted Malta which is what I was hoping for, if a sub had to be made.

jacketwatch

Malta is pretty cool. Have you been there before?

china_cat

I have not, so I'm definitely looking forward to it.

I had such mixed feelings about Tunis though. We really wanted to go see Carthage and see the Bardo, it was one of the main attractions of this particular itinerary. And I didn't really want to give it up, but at the same time I was nervous about going.

Malta will be great though. there is a ton to see there.

jacketwatch

Have you heard of the Jesus tree there?

jacketwatch

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jesus-tree-malta