AIDA Cruises has confirmed that it will re-deploy AIDAcosma to the Middle East for the 2023/24 Arabian Gulf cruise season, homeporting once more at the Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal.
AIDAcosma to return to Middle East for 2023/24 Dubai cruise season
Seven Seas Navigator to sail destination-intensive Dubai to Singapore cruise in 2023
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is joining the line-up of cruise lines sailing between Dubai and Singapore during the 2023/24 cruise season, with a December voyage from Dubai.
Russia suffers staggering losses amid cruise industry pull out due to Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine has led to a boom in tourism to eastern European sea ports as cruise ships find alternative destinations rather than visiting Russian ports, with $120 million lost from […]
MSC Cruises confirms MSC Opera and Virtuosa for 2023/24 season in Dubai
After sailing its biggest ever Middle East cruise season during 2022/23 out of Dubai, MSC Cruises has confirmed that MSC Opera will once more be deployed to the region, while MSC World […]
Silver Spirit returning to Dubai in 2023 for roundtrip and cruise to Cape Town
Silversea Cruises will sail from Dubai twice in 2023, first with a 9-night roundtrip itinerary in the Arabian Gulf, and then with a 33-night grand voyage from Dubai to Cape Town.
Regent Seven Seas to sail 2023 Dubai to Cape Town grand voyage aboard Mariner
Regent Seven Seas is doubling up in Dubai for 2023 with a cruise to Cape Town aboard Seven Seas Mariner in addition to its Dubai to Singapore cruise later in the year […]
Seabourn Encore to cruise from Dubai to Singapore during 2023/24 season
Seabourn is joining the Dubai to Singapore cruise line-up for 2023, with a 16-night voyage visiting 8 ports, including Sir Bani Yas Island here in the UAE, two ports in India and […]
MSC World Europa to offer unique 10-night cruise from Saudi to Barcelona in 2023
The largest ship in the MSC Cruises fleet, and the largest to ever homeport in the Middle East for a full cruise season, MSC World Europa, will sail a one-off 10-night cruise […]
AIDAaura to sail farewell South African cruise season ahead of retirement from fleet
AIDA Cruises has announced that its venerable cruise ship AIDAaura will homeport in Cape Town for the 2022/23 cruise season ahead of her retirement from the fleet.
Dubai cruise passengers get easier access to Hatta with express direct bus route
Dubai cruise tourists will have easier access to the UAE’s mountain enclave of Hatta from January with the launch of a new direct, express bus service between the two cities.
AIDAaura first of three more ships confirmed to be leaving Carnival Corp fleet
Carnival Corporation has announced that it will be retiring AIDAaura from the fleet of its German cruise line AIDA Cruises in September, 2023.
MSC World Europe arrives in Dubai to begin debut Arabian Gulf cruise season
MSC Cruises‘ brand new mega cruise ship MSC World Europa arrived in Dubai this weekend for the first time, docking at the Dubai Cruise Terminal in Port Rashid, from which she will […]
Norwegian Cruise Line cuts cabin cleaning as it looks to reduce crew numbers
Norwegian Cruise Line is cutting cabin cleaning in half for select stateroom categories as it looks to consolidate crew numbers post-pandemic.
Bahrain begins 2022/23 cruise season with a trio of ships carrying 11,000 passengers
Bahrain has commenced the 2022/23 cruise season with a bang, welcoming a trio of cruise ships in just a few days this week carrying 11,000 cruise tourists.
French cruise line opens busy cruise season for Qatar following FIFA
The superyacht cruise ship Le Bougainville of the luxury French cruise line Ponant has opened the cruise season in Qatar, becoming the first cruise ship of the winter season to call in […]
Mombasa cruise terminal finally opens for business with arrival of two ships
After many months of sitting idle due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mombasa’s new cruise terminal has finally recieved its first cruise ships with the arrival of World Odyssey and Oceania’s Nautica.
MSC World Europa commences first ever Middle East cruise season
MSC World Europa has begun her first ever cruise season in the Arabian Gulf, sailing a four day repositioning cruise from Doha to Dubai, where she will spend the winter months cruising […]
Norwegian Jade finally commences first cruise season out of Cape Town
Norwegian Cruise Line has finally entered the South African cruise market after two failed attempts due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its Omicron variant in 2021.
Abu Dhabi Airport reduces airline check-in costs at Port Zayed cruise terminal
Abu Dhabi International Airport’s city check-in service, which operates the airline check-in desk at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal, has reduced the cost of the service for the 2022/23 cruise season.
Carnival Corporation to sell a further three ships as fleet consolidation continues
Carnival Corporation has confirmed it plans to sell a further three cruise ships, two of which will be sold out of its Costa Cruises fleet.
