Cruise lines suspend stops in Mexico
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The announcements are another blow to Mexico's economy, which has been (reeling) from the fallout of the swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and is popping up across the globe.
Cruise line representatives said the ships that were (already) out at sea Tuesday have been rerouted to avoid Mexican ports. Decisions about whether to cancel, reschedule or reroute future ships destined for Mexico are on hold, pending meetings with (health) officials, the cruise lines said.
For example, the Sapphire Princess, a luxury boat that holds 2,600 passengers in 750 cabins, (left) from San Pedro on Saturday for a seven-day cruise, with a stop scheduled for Tuesday in Puerto Vallarta, (followed) by ports of call in Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas later in the week.
Instead, the ship remained (off) the coast of Mexico on Tuesday and was rerouted to San Diego and Santa Catalina Island, said Candy of Princess Cruises.
"Now, they have two ports to stop at instead of three, so there will be (extra) time at sea," she said.
So far, cruise line passengers (seem to) be taking the news in stride.
Mike Driscoll, editor of Cruise Week, an industry newsletter based in Brookfield, Ill., said he has (heard) of no widespread cancellations.
"Everyone is taking a wait-and-see (approach)," he said.