Dan M

Just found this under travel advisories on the RC website: Itineraries visiting St. Petersburg, Russia Last updated March 1st, 2022 The safety of our guests and crew is always our top priority. We are continuously monitoring events taking place around the world, including the situation in Ukraine. With the recent events, we have made the decision to cancel our visits to St. Petersburg, Russia on all Summer 2022 itineraries. We have planned alternative ports and will communicate itinerary changes to our guests and travel partners.

I just sent this email to RCI: "First of all, my wife and I are greatly anticipating our next cruise. We have had our last 4 (or more - lost track) cruises cancelled due to dry docking (Allure), COVID (Symphony and Odyssey) , and redeployments (Jewel). I now am concerned with our June 5th, Voyager of the Seas, cruise that has a port call in St. Petersburg, Russia. I did receive Aurora Yera-Rodriguez's letter, dated February 24th, that stated "our intention is to sail to St. Petersburg; however, we have secured alternate ports, should we feel that changing our itinerary is the best path forward." The reason My wife and I decided on this cruise was the port call in St. Petersburg as it has been a bucket list city for me to visit since I was a teenager in the 80's. With that said, I strongly encourage Royal Caribbean International (RCI) to suspend all business related activities with Russia and boycott Russia until Ukraine is free from the Russian invasion. If Ukraine should fall, RCI should continue its boycott if a puppet government ( beholden to Moscow) is implemented in Ukraine. I am still looking forward to my sailing on Voyager to support the economies and people of Demark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia." I would recommend others to do something similar if they feel the same.