| Curacao concerns

SOME cruise lines are skipping Curacao over tensions between the United States and Venezuela, which is causing unsettlement in the region.

The NL Times reported naval exercises forced Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic to skip Curacao this week – a Dutch island located off the coast of Venezuela.

Epic instead continued directly to Barbados.

However many lines are still calling in Curacao, including Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess and Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam, both of which are in port today.

Scheduled calls in Curacao over the coming days include Ambassador Cruise Line’s Renaissance, AIDA Cruises’ AIDAperla, Windstar Cruises’ Wind Spirit, and Holland America’s Rotterdam.