yes, yes, yes.... Vordo is obviously a keen buyer of BEKO white goods, of the highest quality, highest quality shite that is...
Anyway, this is from a cruise ship site telling us that some cruise ships are avoiding putting their passengers ashore in gas-filled and generally riotous coastal towns in Turkey...
...(3:00 p.m. EDT) -- Cruise lines are keeping a close eye on Turkey as protests in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities continue to flare up. Today, AIDA announced it is canceling the June 18 scheduled visit to Istanbul.
Instead of Istanbul AIDAaura will visit Athens (Piraeus).
"The company is carefully and continuously monitoring the situation in Turkey," a spokeswoman said. "It is constantly in contact with the local and international authorities to guarantee the safety of its operations and to attentively monitor how the situation is evolving… If required by the circumstance, we will evaluate any further possible itinerary modifications."
Earlier this month Costa Cruises replaced a Costa Fascinosa call to Izmir with a stop at Kusadasi (both in Turkey) and opted for a call at Athens, Greece, instead of a scheduled visit to Istanbul... http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=5397