A Luxembourg tradition has been saved: the “MSC Euribia” passed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. This is reported by the news agency dpa. The cruise ship owned by the Swiss company MSC was stuck in the Persian Gulf for seven weeks after the outbreak of the Iran war. The “Euribia” is scheduled for the Päischtcroisière at the end of May.
The Euribia drove loudly dpa in a convoy with the TUI ships “Mein Schiff 4” and “Mein Schiff 5” from the Gulf of Persia. “The passage took place in close coordination with the responsible authorities,” it said.
On the way to Northern Europe
The TUI ships are on their way to the Mediterranean, the company announced in Hamburg. The shipping company wants to provide further details about the route and schedule as soon as they are reliably determined. According to its company, the “MSC Euribia” is sailing directly to Northern Europe. A first cruise from Kiel on May 16th will take place as planned. Loud Daily newspaper-Information the Päischtcroisière will also be able to start as planned. The “Euribia” is scheduled to leave Kiel on May 23rd. From there we go to Copenhagen in Denmark and from there on to the Norwegian fjords.
Stranded in Dubai
The “Euribia” was stuck in Dubai, “Mein Schiff 4” in Abu Dhabi and the “Mein Schiff 5” in Doha. After the passengers were evacuated, small crews remained on board.
According to the ship data service MarineTraffic, the cruise ship “Celestial Discovery” – the former “Aida aura” – on Friday became the first to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war at the end of February. Several cruise ships were stranded in various ports, among other things, after the USA and Israel launched attacks from Iran in late February and Iran threatened to fire on ships in the strait.
Strait of Hormuz supposedly closed again
The United States and Iran had just announced the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but a spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces headquarters made the announcement, according to Fars news agencythis was reversed again on Saturday. It was said that Iran was taking military action against ships. He cited the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports as the reason.
