Israel ordered Magic 1 cruise ship headed for Turkey carrying 850 Israeli passengers to change course to other ports.

The cruiser was diverted to the Cypriot port of Limassol.

"There was a specific threat and because of warnings from Israeli and Turkish security services, Transportation Minister took the decision to order the ships not to dock in Alanya and to disperse to other ports," Israeli spokeswoman Ora Salomon said, pakistantimes.net reported.