The death of three Japanese and wounding of three others at the hands of armed gunmen wearing military uniforms shattered the image among many Japanese of Tunisia as a comparatively safe tourist destination.
The attack on the North African country's national museum in the capital city of Tunis killed 17 foreign tourists and two Tunisians on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for Cruise Planet Co., a Tokyo-based travel agency, confirmed that one of the Japanese killed and one of the injured had been passengers on a cruise the company had arranged. Another 89 passengers were safe, she said.