The ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’ cruise liner has been diverted to Málaga port after the Moroccan Government refused permission to dock in Casablanca. The reason most of the 1,564 passengers is gay. As Gay Pride marches were held last weekend in cities around the world, those on the cruise were told of the diversion to Málaga. El País reports one passenger, Eric from Washington, saying ‘I was in the hairdressers when the captain said over the megaphone that the visit to Casablanca had been cancelled for security reasons, and because the arrival of the liner had become a matter of public controversy. The owner of the liner, Holland America Line, and the travel agency who arranged the trip, RSVP Vacations which specialises in the gay market, said it was the Moroccan authorities who rejected any homosexuals, half of them from the United States, disembarking in the Mahreb Country.
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