The "Nautica" skipped two overnight stays from Nov 19-22, 2012, in Ashdod and Haifa with the ship calling into Athens, Mykonos and Rhodes, Greece and Limassol, Cyprus instead due to the ongoing Gaza conflict. Celebrity Cruises have issued a statement saying, “Should the situation in Israel make it necessary to bypass port calls to the country, we have identified suitable alternate locations where Celebrity ships may call “We will continue to closely monitor developments in Israel and will contact guests or their travel agents should we make any modifications to upcoming itineraries.”
The "Costa Pacifica" has skipped its planned visits to Ashdod on Nov 21 and Haifa on Nov 22 due to the Gaza conflict, but will call into Santorini and Rhodes, Greece and Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey instead.