Holland America Line has announced that its ship Volendam will no longer be visiting Dubai and other ports in the Middle East on her 2026 World Cruise, due to ongoing security concerns […]
Resorts World Cruises has arrived in Dubai with Resorts World One departing Friday on the first of a series of roundtrip Dubai itineraries in the Arabian Gulf.
Cruise Saudi, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the national sovereign wealth fund, is planning further expansion of the Kingdom’s cruise industry beyond the launch of AROYA Cruises.
The Saudi Arabian cruise line AROYA Cruises and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt are in talks on forming a cooperation to promote cruise tourism in the country, according to […]
TUI River Cruises, part of the TUI Cruises group, has unveiled new venues aboard the refurbished TUI Al Horeya, set to resume services on the Nile River this November.
MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Euribia’s repositioning voyage from Dubai to Kiel at the end of her Arabian Gulf cruise season in April, 2025, due to ongoing security fears in the Red Sea.
The introduction of the Portable Marina by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai has cut passenger processing times at Dubai Cruise Terminal and Dubai Harbour to under […]
Royal Caribbean International is re-entering the South African cruise market with Voyager of the Seas sailing a Cape Town itinerary in late 2025.
Viking has taken delivery of its newest Nile River cruise ship, Viking Sobek, with the official handover taking place during a ceremony at Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt.
Cruise Saudi has awarded a contract to PC Marine Services to develop a Red Sea private island for cruise tourism ahead of the December launch of its homegrown cruise line AROYA Cruises.
Royal Caribbean International has cancelled two cruises through the Red Sea onboard the Voyager of the Seas due to ongoing unrest in Yemen and Houthi attacks on international shipping.
Asyad Ports has announced plans to redevelop its cruise terminal in Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, with bids now open for contractors.
Silver Shadow has made her maiden port call at the new Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal off the city’s iconic JBR and Palm Island, becoming the eighth cruise vessel to do so since […]
Cunard Line has modified two itineraries for its World Cruises in 2026 aboard Queen Mary 2 and Queen Anne, due to the security crisis in the Red Sea, which prevents cruise lines […]
MSC Cruises has cancelled its 24-night repositioning voyage aboard MSC Musica from Durban to Genoa, which was due to depart in April next year at the end of the upcoming 2024/25 South […]
In a sign of the Middle East cruise sector’s ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this coming cruise season is expected to welcome well north of 1 million cruise tourists to the […]
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced three new initiatives to improve the passenger experience on cruises to and from the emirate in the UAE […]
Rayna Tours, the UAE agent for Resorts World Cruises, has revealed a new Diwali deal for the upcoming cruise season, with a gram of 22 karat gold available for every cabin booked […]
Celestyal Cruises has released a series of exclusive shore excursions for its upcoming ‘Iconic Arabia’ itineraries in the 2025/26 and 2026/27 cruise seasons in the Arabian Gulf.
The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) in Oman has signed an agreement with Singapore-based Resorts World Cruises to boost cruise tourism to Oman in the coming winter season, according to a press […]
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