LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away

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Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers informed of change as one of those onboard pledges to ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’

A LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters earlier this week has been refused entry into Egypt.

The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer https://www.theguardian.com/stage/patti-lupone">Patti LuPone, woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports.

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