Not surprisingly, cruise lines are steering away from Russia on planned Baltic itineraries and Ukraine on Black Sea voyages. Within hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Atlas Ocean Voyages was the first to announce plans to drop St. Petersburg. World Navigator will now call at Kotka and Mariehamn, Finland on an Aug. 26 voyage, while the Sept. 7 departure will now also add Saaremaa, Estonia.
Other lines have been scrambling to find alternatives to the Russian port that had been booked for about 100 visits by a dozen different cruise ships starting in May.
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