MSC Cruises is taking a three-pronged approach to the further development of the cruise sector in South Africa.
MSC Cruises says it has firm commitment to grow cruise tourism in South Africa
Shaun Ebelthite
Founder and editor of Cruise Arabia & Africa. I try to create the best news and information specifically for cruise passengers taking cruises to and from Dubai (where I live) and South Africa (where I was born). You can contact me at shaun(at)cruisearabiaonline.com.
Freedom of the Seas next up for Royal Caribbean’s amplification refurbishment
Freedom of the Seas is the next ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet to go under the knife as part of the cruise line’s US $1 billion amplification project across 10 ships […]
‘Oceans 11’ director to film movie starring Meryl Streep aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
During Queen Mary 2’s current roundtrip trans-Atlantic cruise from New York to Southampton and back, Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh of ‘Oceans 11’ fame will shoot scenes for his new movie starring Meryl […]
MSC Cruises to homeport two classes of ships in South Africa for first time
MSC Cruises will homeport two different classes of cruise ships in South Africa for the first time during the 2020/21 cruise season, it has been announced.
New production show Rock Opera’ to debut aboard Sky and Enchanted Princess
Princess Cruises has revealed details of its newest production show, ‘Rock Opera’ to debut aboard Sky Princess when she is launched this year, and sister ship Enchanted Princess in 2020.
MSC Cruises shows us what Bellissima’s 2019 cruise season in Dubai will look like
MSC Cruises is ramping up the hype ahead of new ship MSC Bellissima’s inaugural cruise season in Dubai (it will be the ship’s first Dubai cruise season, but MSC Cruises have been […]
Carnival thanks ‘heroic efforts’ of entertainers who rescued wheelchair-bound passenger
Carnival Cruise Line and local tourism officials in the US Virgin Islands have called two shoreside entertainers heroes after they saved a woman in a wheelchair from drowning when she fell into […]
P&O releases new itineraries to replace Oceana’s Dubai winter cruise season
Just a few days after making the unprecedented announcement that they were cancelling Oceana’s 2019/2020 cruise season in Dubai, P&O Cruises has released a new set of winter itineraries for the ship.
Celebrity Constellation switches Dubai for Tampa Bay for 2020/21 season
Celebrity Cruises has announced its intention to replace Celebrity Constellation’s planned 2020/21 Dubai cruise season with a series of Caribbean itineraries from Tampa Bay, Florida instead.
QE2 Dubai launches Culinary World Cruise dinner offers
Dubai is a popular port of call and turnaround port on the itineraries of many World Cruises, but a three-month voyage at sea is expensive and time-consuming. So, QE2 Dubai has stepped […]
Norwegian Encore floated out at shipyard ahead of Caribbean and Bermuda cruises
Norwegian Encore has touched water for the first time as she was floated out of building-dock II at the Meyer-Werft shipyard in Germany, ready to receive the final touches and finishing at […]
Ship Review: MSC Bellissima
Bigger, better and more advanced than any MSC cruise ship that has come before her, MSC Bellissima is also the largest and newest cruise ship ever to cruise roundtrip from Dubai.
AIDA Cruises cuts steel for second LNG-powered mega ship
Germany’s largest cruise line AIDA Cruises has cut the first steel for its second LNG-powered mega ship at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.
Oceania return Nautica to SA in 2020/21 for roundtrip cruises from Cape Town
Oceania Cruises are offering a mini South African cruise season out of Cape Town again for the winter 2020/21 season.
SkyRide closed for extended maintenance aboard Carnival Vista and Horizon
Passengers who have booked cruises aboard Carnival Vista and Carnival Horizon specifically for the new SkyRide attraction are going to be disappointed, as Carnival has announced it’s closed the ride for maintenance […]
Royal Caribbean doubles up Perfect Day calls and debuts night visits on select cruises
Royal Caribbean International has announced that some cruise ships will begin calling at Perfect Day at CocoCay twice during shorter 4-night Caribbean cruises, while three new itineraries will also offer late-night departures […]
Azamara Journey to offer one-off roundtrip cruise from Dubai in 2021
Azamara, which recently re-branded from Azamara Club Cruises, will be offering a one-off luxury roundtrip Dubai cruise during the 2021/22 cruise season.
Australian man dies after falling overboard from Symphony of the Seas
An Australian man has died after falling overboard from Symphony of the Seas in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Windstar Cruises to debut The Star Grill by Steven Raichlen on stretched ships
Windstar Cruises is partnering with grilling authority Steven Raichlen (credited with reinventing modern barbecue cuisine) to introduce a new casual outdoor restaurant on Star Breeze, Star Legend and Star Pride during their […]
Queen Mary 2’s Dubai to Hong Kong cruise unaffected by Iran tensions or protests
Cunard Line has confirmed to Cruise Arabia & Africa that at present it has no plans to change the cruise itinerary for Queen Mary 2’s upcoming cruise from Dubai to Hong Kong […]
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