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.
With an ever-growing number of cruise lines cancelling itineraries transiting the Suez Canal and choosing to re-route ships around the southern coast of Africa instead, Cape Town is looking at an even […]
Allure of the Seas will finally undergo her bow-to-stern refit and refurbishment in 2025 following a half-decade delay due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Galveston Wharves and MSC Cruises have finalised an operating agreement for a fourth cruise terminal complex at the Port of Galveston.
Travel times from Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal to Sheikh Zayed Road, the main arterial highway running the length of Dubai, will be slashed from 12 minutes to just three minutes thanks to […]
Princess Cruises and Cunard Line have confirmed they are altering cruse itineraries to avoid the Red Sea on the back of an ongoing security crisis that has disrupted global shipping.
Lars Clasen, CEO of Cruise Saudi, has won CEO of the Year in the Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Development Company category at the inaugural Middle East CEO of the Year Awards.
The World, a one-of-its-kind residential cruise ship, will be sailing to South Africa in 2024 for an extended visit to three ports in the country.
Carnival Corporation has announced it will be adjusting the itineraries for 12 ships across its fleet of nearly 100 vessels and nine cruise brands on the back of ongoing security concerns in […]
Al Madinah Region in Saudi Arabia is set to become a major inland shore excursion option for cruise lines visiting the country following the signing of an MoU between Cruise Saudi and […]
Costa Cruises has followed MSC Cruises, Silversea, and AIDA Cruises in cancelling its repositioning voyages from Dubai in the Middle East amid the ongoing security crisis in the Red Sea.
The new largest cruise ship ever built, Icon of the Seas of Royal Caribbean International, has departed Miami on her maiden passenger voyage.
Cunard Line has announced a partnership with Harper’s Bazaar UK to create a holistic wellness program exclusively for guests aboard the new Queen Anne.
The German cruise line AIDA Cruises, owned by Carnival Corporation, has become the third cruise line to cancel its repositioning itineraries and grand voyages from Dubai due to the ongoing tensions in […]
The Arabian Gulf cruise sector and Dubai in particular look set to benefit from Virgin Voyages‘ plans to homeport at least one ship seasonally in Australia.
Ongoing supply chain constraints as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging security crisis in the Red Sea have led Princess Cruises and Fincantieri to mutually agree to delay the […]
The ongoing tensions in the Red Sea as a result of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Bab Al Mandeb Strait will see Silver Moon repositioning to Mumbai, India via South Africa […]
Seabourn has celebrated the launch of its new dining experience Solis aboard Seabourn Quest, with plans to roll out the concept across Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Sojourn by Spring 2024.
MSC Cruises has achieved strong results in the GCC market with over 20,000 domestic cruise passengers sailing in the region in 2023, a 20 per cent growth compared to the previous year.
Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated its return to Southern Africa for its second and longest season this week with Norwegian Dawn arriving in Port Louis, Mauritius on January 20th, 2024.
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen-based Houthi insurgents are causing major disruption to world trade, and forcing cruise lines to re-work itineraries to avoid the area.
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