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A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers was stuck Wednesday in the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/spain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spanish northeastern port</a> of Barcelona due to the visa problems of a group of Bolivian passengers who were due to disembark there, officials said.Authorities say 69 Bolivians are not being allowed to leave the ship because they lack valid documents to enter the European border-free Schengen area.Spanish government officials in the city said they are in contact with Bolivian authorities and the MSC Cruises Company to resolve the situation. The ship had sailed <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/brazil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from Brazil</a> to cover a route in the Mediterranean Sea.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/americans-stranded-norwegian-cruise-save-elderly-passenger-family-says-ship-left-her-die" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMERICANS STRANDED BY NORWEGIAN CRUISE SAVE ELDERLY PASSENGER, FAMILY SAYS: SHIP 'LEFT HER TO DIE'</a>Spanish state news agency Efe and other media said that some 1,500 passengers were meanwhile on board the MSC Armony hoping to continue the cruise to Croatia.A statement from the Bolivian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the Bolivian Embassy in Spain and the country’s Consulate General in Barcelona "are carrying out the pertinent steps to address this case," coordinating with Spanish authorities, as well as with the MSC Cruises Company.MSC Cruises said in a statement the Bolivians included families and children.It said the "passengers appeared to have proper documentation upon boarding in Brazil. We have been informed by the authorities that the visas are not valid for entry into the Schengen area. As a result, passengers have not been able to disembark in Barcelona, which was their final destination."The company said the ship remained in port while it works with authorities to facilitate the process.The Schengen area is an ID-check-free travel zone comprising 29 European countries, most from the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/the-european-union" target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Union</a>.

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title: Cruise ship reportedly stranded in Spanish port due to passenger visa problems
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content: 'A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers was stuck Wednesday
 in the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/spain" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">Spanish northeastern port</a> of Barcelona due to the visa problems
 of a group of Bolivian passengers who were due to disembark there, officials said.Authorities
 say 69 Bolivians are not being allowed to leave the ship because they lack valid
 documents to enter the European border-free Schengen area.Spanish government
 officials in the city said they are in contact with Bolivian authorities and the
 MSC Cruises Company to resolve the situation. The ship had sailed <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/brazil"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">from Brazil</a> to cover a route in the Mediterranean
 Sea.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/americans-stranded-norwegian-cruise-save-elderly-passenger-family-says-ship-left-her-die"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMERICANS STRANDED BY NORWEGIAN CRUISE SAVE
 ELDERLY PASSENGER, FAMILY SAYS: SHIP ''LEFT HER TO DIE''</a>Spanish
 state news agency Efe and other media said that some 1,500 passengers were meanwhile
 on board the MSC Armony hoping to continue the cruise to Croatia.A statement
 from the Bolivian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the Bolivian Embassy in Spain
 and the country’s Consulate General in Barcelona "are carrying out the pertinent
 steps to address this case," coordinating with Spanish authorities, as well as with
 the MSC Cruises Company.MSC Cruises said in a statement the Bolivians included
 families and children.It said the "passengers appeared to have proper documentation
 upon boarding in Brazil. We have been informed by the authorities that the visas
 are not valid for entry into the Schengen area. As a result, passengers have not
 been able to disembark in Barcelona, which was their final destination."The
 company said the ship remained in port while it works with authorities to facilitate
 the process.The Schengen area is an ID-check-free travel zone comprising
 29 European countries, most from the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/the-european-union"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Union</a>.'
summary: A cruise ship carrying approximately 1,500 passengers has been stranded in
 the port of Barcelona, Spain, due to visa problems of a group of Bolivian passengers.
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