Evacuating in style: US sends cruise ship to get Its citizens out of Israel
With many flights out of Israel canceled, the United States chartered the Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship to get its citizens out of danger.
A woman holds documents before boarding a ship for U.S. nationals and their immediate family members, as they leave Israel headed for Cyprus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Haifa, Israel, October 16, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/SHIR TOREM)ByLAURI DONAHUE