Each of the two companies had a ship with more than 3,000 passengers in transit in Tunis Wednesday.
MSC announced that nine of its passengers were killed (three Japanese, two Colombians, two Spaniards and two French) and 12 wounded, while six others were missing.
Costa for his part reported 3 dead, 8 wounded and two missing from its passengers, without specifying nationalities.
The two boats have now left Tunis, Costa Fascinosa in the night to Palma de Mallorca and MSC Splendida in the morning to Barcelona. It is not expected to return immediately.
The four ships of Costa passing through Tunis will stop in other ports, still under development, while the routes of the three ships of MSC serving the Tunisian capital have been changed, with new destinations in Malta, Palma de Mallorca or Cagliari, Sardinia.
“ The safety of passengers and crew is the priority of Costa Cruises, and is essential to provide pleasant and peaceful holiday ,” said the company.
Costa said it had dispatched a dozen people in Tunis, two leaders from Costa seat in Genoa (northwest) to ensure the necessary assistance to the passengers affected by the attack, in contact with local authorities.
On board the two ships, psychological support was proposed, while phone lines and free internet connections have been made available to passengers wishing to reassure their loved ones.
Tunisia was in shock Thursday after the attack Bardo museum which left at least 21 dead, including 20 foreigners, at the beginning of the tourist season. Only 13 foreigners killed have been identified so far, including three Japanese and two French.
The German Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has also decided to cancel his only trip to Tunis included in its program the coming months. He had to go to sea on 6 April.
“ We are looking for another port ” destination, told AFP a spokesman for the German tourism giant TUI, the parent of ‘Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
TUI monitor “ how the situation evolves in the coming weeks and months ,” he added.
Thomson Cruises, a British subsidiary of TUI, like the British tour operator Thomas Cook, does not serve Tunis but provide links to other vacation sites in the country. Both companies have indicated that they maintained these destinations, but they cancel trips planned for these sites to Tunis until further notice.
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