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LGBTQ+ cruise ship barred from Egypt after Turkey denial
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LGBTQ+ cruise ship barred from Egypt after Turkey denial
A Virgin Voyages ship carrying 2,000 LGBTQ+ passengers has been turned away from two countries on a single Mediterranean itinerary.
- Cruise operator Atlantis Events CEO Rich Campbell said the Scarlet Lady was denied entry into Egyptian waters on Thursday, preventing a planned port call in Alexandria.
- Turkish authorities had blocked the ship a week earlier, issuing a statement that the cruise was chartered "by groups known for behaviours that do not align with the structure of our society."
- The ship has been rerouted to dock in Chania, Crete, on Friday and Montenegro on Sunday, according to Atlantis Events.
- Patti LuPone, a performer on the cruise, said on Instagram that she was "furious" and ready to perform for passengers who "deserve so much better than this."
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