From the Liveblog of
Friday, June 20, 2025
El Al offers customers option to return to Israel from Cyprus via cruise ship
Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel
El Al is offering its customers and the general public stranded abroad an alternative option of returning to Israel from Cyprus via the sea on a cruise ship.
The cruise voyage chartered by Mano Maritime, which will leave on June 26 from Limassol to the port of Ashdod, will be free of charge to El Al and Sun D’Or customers, whose flights were cancelled since Israel closed its airspace last Friday. One-way ticket prices for the general public will cost €550 and can be booked via the El Al website.
The Mano cruise, which can carry about 1,500 people, will depart for Limassol from the port of Ashdod on June 24, carrying passengers from Israel who purchased tickets.
The cruise is expected to arrive at the port of Ashdod next Friday, June 27.
Customers who register for a cruise from Cyprus to Israel will not be able to register for repatriation flights. Cruise tickets, booked by El Al and Sun D’Or customers and the general public can’t be cancelled.
The Times of Israel Community.