I was in Israel in ‘99 for three months and felt perfectly safe.
No way would I go now.
That Cruise cancellation will cost Carnival tens of millions of dollars. But who can blame Carnival for cancelling and moving the ship elsewhere?
Carnival don't want that ship targeted as an "Israeli collaborator."
Once that ship leaves Israeli waters with paying passengers, and has to visit other foreign ports it can be more easily attacked, passengers and all. -Tom