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Bermuda cut as stop on O'Donnell's gay family cruise over protest |
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A summer cruise for
gay and lesbian families organized by talk show host Rosie O'Donnell
has cut Bermuda from its planned itinerary because of possible
protests by church groups in the British island territory. O'Donnell's charter company said it wanted to avoid the type of protests that greeted passengers when one of its cruises stopped in Nassau, Bahamas in 2004. The tour is scheduled to leave New York in July on a ship owned by Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line. But the charter company, R Family Vacations, said on its Web site that it would replace the Bermuda stop with two other ports of call in Florida. In the statement, the company said Bermuda's prime minister had assured them they would be welcome as tourists and they had also received hundreds of supportive e-mails from people who live in the wealthy British enclave. Still, the company said they could not be certain that there would be no protesters greeting them upon arrival. ``We feel that our cruise would be more enjoyable with an alternate itinerary to ports where we know we are welcome by everyone.'' In 2004, about 100 protesters chanting anti-gay slogans met the cruise when it arrived in Nassau, Bahamas, with about 1,150 passengers. |
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