An LGBTQ cruise banned from docking in Turkey earlier this week has now also been denied permission to dock at its replacement port in Egypt.

Atlantis Events CEO Rich Campbell, who is aboard Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady with roughly 1,900 passengers — primarily Americans, along with sizable contingents from Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada — told The Washington Post that Egypt’s decision was “really unheard of” and “strange and sad.” He said approval for the ship to dock in Alexandria was revoked at the last minute.

An Atlantis Events spokesperson did not immediately respond to Metro Weekly‘s request for comment.

Campbell told the Post that Egyptian authorities “refused to allow” the ship into the harbor around 3:30 a.m. local time. He noted that the ship had previously received approval to visit Alexandria — as Atlantis Events’ chartered sailings have done twice over the past two years — and had sold 1,200 shore excursions through local operators.

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