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Six Cruise Ships Exit Hormuz Amid IRGC Threats, Insurance Surge

4/24/2026

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Six cruise ships cleared the Strait of Hormuz between 17 April and 20 April 2026.
A skeleton crew remained aboard each ship while passengers were flown home despite IRGC radio threats and a splash near Mein Schiff 4.
Captains Nikolaos Vasileiou and Angelos Vasilakos plotted daylight routes near Khasab, Oman, after which the ships head to their next itineraries as operators brace for higher insurance costs.

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Six cruise ships cleared the Strait of Hormuz between 17 April and 20 April 2026.
A skeleton crew remained aboard each ship while passengers were flown home despite IRGC radio threats and a splash near Mein Schiff 4.
Captains Nikolaos Vasileiou and Angelos Vasilakos plotted daylight routes near Khasab, Oman, after which the ships head to their next itineraries as operators brace for higher insurance costs.