Ambassador Cruise Line will continue sailing to the Faroe Islands despite passengers onboard Ambition bearing witness to the aftermath of a pilot whale slaughter when the ship arrived in capital Torshavn at the weekend.
The pool of blood left in Torshavn port following the hunt (Credit: Andy Johnson/CPWF)
The line has apologised to customers after the ship docked following the so-called "grind" on Sunday (9 July), which it described as an "outdated" practice, but said halting calls to the Faroe Islands would not change attitudes or help solve the problem.
"We are utterly opposed to the commercial hunting of whales and dolphins in the Faroes, or anywhere else come to that," a spokesperson told TTG.
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