Holland America Line has held a coin laying ceremony for its new cruise ship Nieuw Statendam, the name of which combines the Dutch word for “new” with the iconic “Statendam,” to celebrate […]
Carnival Panorama has been chosen as the name of Carnival Cruise Line’s third 133,500-ton Vista-class cruise ship scheduled to debut in fall 2019.
MSC Cruises has taken delivery of its newest cruise ship, MSC Seaside, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At 160,000 gross tons, MSC Seaside is the largest cruise ship ever built in […]
Crystal Cruises’ flagship cruise liner Crystal Symphony sailed from Dubai Cruise Terminal Wednesday on her 17-night Dubai to Seychelles ‘Indian Ocean Discovery’ cruise itinerary, marking her first cruise in the Arabian Gulf […]
Costa Cruises has confirmed that it is significantly expanding its presence in the Middle East cruise market out of Dubai, with its cruise liner Costa Mediterranea due to be homeported in Dubai […]
Dubai Cruise Terminal operator DP World has launched the first phase of its major re-development of the Middle East’s primary cruise port with the opening of Mina Rashid Marina.
Luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas has announced plans for another epic, around-the-world cruise and will be returning Seven Seas Navigator to South Africa, reaffirming the country’s reputation as a global cruise […]
The Omani government recently handed over Muscat Port’s waterfront assets to Omran, the wholly government owned tourism investment vehicle, for the implementation of the ambitious Mina Sultan Qaboos Waterfront Project.
Just one day after Silversea Cruises re-launched its Silver Cloud cruise ship following an extensive refit to make her expedition cruising compliant, Celebrity Cruises has announced the order of a brand new […]
More cruise passengers than ever before will visit the Middle East this year, with the vast majority departing on roundtrip and one-way cruises from Dubai Cruise Terminal at Mina Rashid, which is […]
Dubai Police have launched a campaign aimed at reminding cruise tourists about local culture, laws and services offered in the emirate.
Phoenix Reisen the leading luxury German cruise line are offering two cruises from Dubai in the 2019 cruise season, with two of its ships departing on two very different itineraries.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises are sending their cruise ship Seven Seas Navigator back to the Middle East cruise market in 2019 with a 20-night Ancient Pyramids itinerary from Dubai to Rome.
MSC Cruises’ intrepid little cruise liner MSC Sinfonia docked this week in Durban and began her 2017/18 summer cruise season out of South Africa.
Costa Cruises held the traditional coin ceremony for its new ship Costa Venezia at Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups. She will be the first Costa ship built and designed […]
Virgin Voyages says 86% of staterooms aboard Virgin 1, their first newbuild for the cruise line, will have an ‘ocean terrace’ while 93% of cabins will be oceanview. Virgin Voyages will achieve […]
Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing has undertaken a number of road shows across India in an effort to encourage more Indians to take Arabian Gulf cruises from Dubai.
Due to the Bubonic Plague outbreak, Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s ship Boudicca, currently sailing from Liverpool to Port Louis in Mauritius will no longer be calling at any Madagascan ports, the cruise […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has told South Africa and eight other countries to prepare for an outbreak of the Black Death (plague), which has currently infected more than 1,000 people in […]
The tourism authorities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain exhibited together at the recent Seatrade Europe event in Hamburg, Germany, where they showcased the UAE and Bahrain as ideal winter cruise destinations.
