Britain’s Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has joined MSC Cruises in saying it will steer clear of the waters around Somalia — a decision that effectively means the line is dropping the Middle East.

Officials didn’t name the ship on which the woman sailed but did say she had traveled through San Diego.

Anybody want to visit San Francisco, Seattle and Victoria, B.C., next week? Royal Caribbean and Carnival are offering unusual deals to fill ships suddenly scheduled to head that way.

Cruise lines have canceled all calls in Mexico for the coming week and, in some cases, beyond. But, as of now, most stops in Mexico planned for mid-May through the summer are still on.

Some cruise lines are allowing passengers to cancel or postpone re-routed Mexico voyages without penalty. Others aren’t.