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.
MSC Sinfonia kicks off last cruise season in Durban
Costa Cruises begins construction of Dubai-bound Costa Venezia with coin laying ceremony
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 reveal new details about first ship: name to be chosen by public, cruise line will be adult-only
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’s ‘Cruise Arabia’ alliance undertakes further cruise roadshows in India
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.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines cancels initial Madagascar port calls due to plague outbreak
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 […]
South Africa and Indian Ocean cruise hotspots could be ravaged by Plague from Madagascar
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 […]
Dubai targets cruise lines at Seatrade Europe as they prepare 2019 winter cruise season itineraries
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.
Boat tours to Louvre Abu Dhabi and Grand Mosque launched from Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal
Abu Dhabi Ports, the company that operates Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal, has signed an agreement with local ferry operator Jalboot Marine to begin offering roundtrip water-taxi tours of Abu Dhabi from the […]
New Southern Africa river cruises to be launched by CroisiEurope
River cruise specialist CroisiEurope will open for sale its new Southern African river cruise program in December.
Sea Princess cruise ship to return to Dubai in 2019 as part of World Cruise
Princess Cruises has announced that its cruise ship Sea Princess will be cruising from Dubai once more during the 2019 Middle East cruise season.
Cruise ships visiting UAE appear to be exempt from Qatar ban amid Gulf Crisis
When the Gulf Crisis kicked off in June this year, with the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries cutting all trade and diplomatic ties with Qatar, it was anticipated that the […]
Azamara President: new cruise ship Pursuit will be deployed on South African cruises
Azamara Club Cruises’ new cruise ship Azamara Pursuit will likely be deployed on South African and Indian Ocean cruises, according to Azamara President and CEO Larry Pimentel.
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal offers seamless integration with airport for passengers
Abu Dhabi Ports, which manages Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal, has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Airports for the provision of airport check-in counters at the terminal for departing cruise passengers. Abu […]
MSC Cruises deploying Dubai favourite MSC Lirica in Mediterranean for 2018
If you, like us, desperately miss MSC Lirica, the cruise ship that pioneered the Middle East cruise market for MSC Cruises, then you’ll be glad to hear that she is being repositioned […]
Crystal Cruises offer new mini-cruise in South Africa for 2017 season
If you’ve always wanted to cruise Crystal, but never had more than R100,000 to fork out for one of their grand voyages, you may be able to take advantage of one of […]
MSC Splendida to get ‘game-changing’ refit ahead of Middle East cruise season out of Dubai
MSC Splendida will receive a comprehensive refit and refurbishment in November just before her debut in the Middle East for her Arabian Gulf cruise season out of Dubai, MSC has revealed.
Hotel Review: JA Manafaru, Maldives
Don’t buy into the stereotype – Maldives is so much more than a honeymoon vacation spot.
Ship Review: Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International’s fourth Oasis-class cruise ship Symphony of the Seas is the cruise line’s newest cruise ship and the world’s new ‘largest cruise ship ever built’. She was launched in spring […]
Dubai Airport: When you arrive in Dubai for your cruise you’ll be scanned in by fish
Dubai really wants to make the Arabian Gulf the world’s preeminent winter cruise destination, and as part of that effort its doing a lot to enhance the experience of cruise passengers flying […]
Dubai Shore Excursions: Dubai cruise visitors could enjoy most ‘instagrammable bar’
Cruise Arabia & Africa has long held that it’s a travesty the major cruise lines visiting the Arabian Gulf don’t add Dubai’s Barasti Beach as a shore excursion. The bar, part of […]
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