Costa Cruises’ 294m, 92,700-gross ton cruise ship Costa Deliziosa (picture credit Tom Barslid), a sister ship to Costa Luminosa and the largest cruise ship in the Italian cruise line’s fleet after the […]
Costa Deliziosa to visit South African cruise ports Durban, Cape Town, Richard’s Bay on 2015 World Cruise
MSC Cruises’ MSC Orchestra departs Dubai on final roundtrip cruise of her Middle East cruise season
MSC Cruises award-winning cruise liner MSC Orchestra departed Dubai Saturday on the final 7-night roundtrip Dubai to Dubai cruise of her Middle East cruise season, marking the end of one of the […]
‘Quantum leap’ in sales after investment by Cunard and travel partners in South African cruise market
In a recent interview with Bob Dixon, Cunard Line’s General Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, he revealed to Cruise Arabia & Africa that the world’s most prestigious cruise line […]
West Africa reinstated on MSC Sinfonia Cape Town cruise at end of South African cruise season
MSC Cruises, the market leader in the South African cruise sector, are switching things up at the close of the 2016 South African cruise season with a 22-night repositioning cruise from Cape […]
CLIA says cruise lines will continue to respect Venice cruise ship ban despite new ruling
A ban restricting large cruise ships from navigating Venice’s Giudecca Canal and St Mark’s basin to the city’s main cruise terminal has been overruled by the city’s regional court of appeal, although […]
Oceania Cruises will not drop Middle East and South Africa from Insignia world cruise following fire
Oceania Cruises has announced that they have been forced to heavily modify Insignia’s 180-night world cruise in 2015, which was scheduled to depart Miami on January 10, 2015, due to an engine […]
Celebrity Cruises confirm deployment of ship to Middle East cruise market out of Abu Dhabi
Celebrity Cruises has confirmed that it will deploy a cruise ship in the Middle East from November 2016.
Crystal Cruises releases 2017 cruise program with unique cruises from Middle East and South Africa
Crystal Cruises is reinforcing its reputation as an innovative leader in the luxury cruise market with the release of a complete roster of cruise itineraries for 2017, which is in itself unusual […]
Voyages to Antiquity features South Africa cruises aboard classic ship Aegean Odyssey in 2015/16
The UK cruise operator Voyages to Antiquity has confirmed that it is deploying its classic cruise ship MV Aegean Odyssey to South Africa during the 2016 cruise season, news that will surely […]
Costa Cruises to return Costa neoRiviera to Middle East cruise market with 2016 Dubai cruises
Costa Cruises have confirmed the return of Costa neoRiviera to the Middle East cruise market in the 2015/16 winter cruise season, with the cruise ship due to sail roundtrip from Dubai on […]
Cruise Industry: Popularity of South Africa as a cruise destination growing
The South African cruising public could be forgiven for thinking that the South African cruise industry is dominated by MSC Cruises, and in fact they would be correct, MSC Cruises have been […]
Costa Cruises replace Costa Serena with Costa Mediterranea for 2016 Dubai cruise season
Costa Cruises will send the cruise ship Costa Mediterranea to the Middle East for the winter cruise season in 2016, the cruise line has confirmed, with the ship due to be based […]
Cruise Lifestyle: How smart ships are transforming the cruise experience
Technological advances in the cruise industry are transforming the cruise experience for passengers; Cruise Arabia & Africa takes a look at six ‘smartship’ features introduced in recent years.
Cruise Industry: Why do cruise lines cut their ships in half?
MSC’s project to ‘stretch’ all four the smaller cruise ships in their fleet is the most recent refit of its kind, but this practise has been around far longer than you might […]
Holland America Line reveals MS Koningsdam as name for new flagship
Holland America Line, which has cruise ships visiting both Dubai in the Middle East and the South African cruise port of Cape Town in the 2014 and 2015 cruise seasons, has at […]
Historical: The first passenger ship with electric lights
SS Columbia was also the very first passenger ship, and indeed the first ship of any kind, to feature a dynamo electrical generator.
Norwegian Cruise Line enters SA, Dubai cruise markets with purchase of Regent Seven Seas and Oceania
Norwegian Cruise Line, the third-largest cruise company in the world, has followed the example set by its major competitors Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean by finally establishing a firm foothold in the […]
Cruise Industry: Quantum of the Seas will be most advanced cruise ship ever
It appears that Royal Caribbean International’s new Quantum-class cruise ships will be the gift that keeps on giving! Apart from the prolific number of new ‘at sea’ attractions these cruise ships will […]
Cruise Industry: Is the West Africa Ebola outbreak a threat?
First discovered in 1976, Ebola is an extremely dangerous virus that causes a severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates – it is so deadly that the western world has classified […]
Cruise Industry: Five ways the Middle East cruise market is unique
The Middle East cruise industry is small in comparison to more developed markets like Europe and North America, but it is growing rapidly.
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