Alt-Right Caribbean Rebel Cruise Cancelled Following Charlottesville Backlash Paul Wright - IBTimes
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Norwegian Cruise Line cancelled Rebel Media's booking on the Getaway (WikiCommons)

An "alt-right" Caribbean cruise organized by the conservative online news site Rebel Media has been cancelled following a campaign by a British anti-extremism charity.

Canada-based Rebel Media, which has been implicated in controversy since recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, had invited its readers to spend seven days on Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) mammoth ship, the Getaway.

Sailing out of Miami and around the Western Caribbean, the November trip was to feature nightly Rebel-themed dinners, panel discussions and shore excursions.

Rebel "celebrity guests" were also scheduled to attend the cruise as speakers, including right-wing activist and Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant and journalist Raheel Raza.

The week-long trip – taking in Honduras, Belize, and Mexico – cost as much as $2,075 for a room with a balcony, and was pitched as an opportunity "to connect with your favorite Rebel personalities throughout the week".

But Rebel Media has seen its cruise cancelled by NCL following a campaign by anti-extremism charity Hope Not Hate.

Hope Not Hate accused Rebel Media of promoting "politics of prejudice" and described the cruise as a "hate-filled holiday". It asked its supporters to sign a petition calling for the NCL to ban the group from being allowed aboard its ship.

On Thursday, a spokesman for the cruise liner said the company had agreed to cancel the booking.



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