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 […]
Oceania Cruises will not drop Middle East and South Africa from Insignia world cruise following fire
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.
Cruise Industry: Cruise lines look for ‘new blood’ to fuel expansion
Millennials, or young adults, are the new market of choice for cruise lines, they offer the perfect escape for young holidaymakers, so why is it proving so hard for cruise lines to […]
Cruise Industry: Hapag-Lloyd target international cruise market
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, the modern successor of two of the oldest German passenger shipping lines in the world, is finally going after the international cruise market, with a new introductory offer exclusively for international cruise passengers.
Cruise Lifestyle: Eight of the best cruise ship pool areas
If you don’t say ‘wow’ when looking at the pictures of at least one of these pool areas then we suspect you may be one of our most jaded readers.
Cruise Industry: Inside the Costa Concordia refloat project
The operation to salvage Costa Concordia has involved several major operations, including rolling the massive cruise liner upright, fixing dozens of huge steel floatation tanks to her hull and refloating her by […]
First steel cut for uber luxurious new cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer
Earlier this year, Cruise Arabia & Africa took a look at the ten most expensive cruise ship concepts ever conceived, Regent Seven Seas Explorer was included in the list because she is astronomically […]
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