Restrictions apply to all cruise ships associated with an EU member state until June 2016
By
Rebecca Gibson |
The European Union (EU) has extended a set of trade and tourism restrictions imposed on Russia, including a ban on European cruise ship calls to the Crimean peninsula and Sevastopol until 23 June 2016.
According to the ban, all cruise ships associated with an EU member state are prohibited from calling at Sevastopol, Kerch, Yalta, Theodosia, Evpatoria, Chernomorsk and Kamysh-Burun. This includes any ships flying the flag of an EU Member State, ships owned and operated by an EU shipowner, or ships under the overall responsibility of an EU operator.
However, ships are permitted to enter ports on the Crimea peninsula in an emergency, providing that a relevant EU maritime authority is notified. The report must be made within five working days after the call.