Resorts World Cruises, which is currently sailing its inaugural Arabian Gulf cruise season out of Dubai, has cancelled 20 scheduled itineraries to accommodate a last-minute decision to redeploy the ship to India.
Resorts World Cruises cancels 20 Dubai sailings due to redeployment to India
Celebrity Cruises orders 6th Edge class ship from Chantiers de l’Atlantique
Celebrity Cruises has ordered a sixth Edge class ship from French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique to join its fleet in 2028.
Holland America Line refreshes Rudi’s Sel de Mer specialty restaurant on three ships
Holland America Line is updating its speciality restaurant Rudi’s Sel de Mer with a relaxed Mediterranean bistro feel aboard Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam and Koningsdam.Â
Durban sees resurgence in cruise and wider tourism sector in 2024/25 season
Durban’s cruise sector and wider tourism industry experienced a resurgence during the 2024/25 festive season, with hotel occupancy rates between 80% and 100%, and cruise passengers numbers that exceeded last year.
MassiveMusic Dubai creates unique music and sound identity for AROYA Cruises
MassiveMusic Dubai, the Middle East’s leading music creative agency, has created an award-winning music and sound identity for the Saudi Arabian cruise line start-up AROYA Cruises.
Cape Town reinforces cruise appeal with Best City in World title in TimeOut study
Cape Town has been named Time Out’s Best City in the World for 2025, rising to the top spot from its second-place ranking last year, highlighting its appeal as a world-class destination for […]
South African cruise market saw strong performance in 2024 from families and couples
South Africans are increasingly turning to cruising as a favoured holiday choice, especially families and couples, according to Sue Garrett, General Manager of Supply, Pricing, and Marketing at Flight Centre Travel Group […]
Bollette of Fred Olsen sets sail on first World Cruise, with three day stop in Cape Town
Bolette of Fred Olsen Cruise Line departed January 4th, 2025 from Liverpool on its first ever World Cruise for the cruise line, with a three day port call in Cape Town included […]
AIDA Cruises to continue routing Dubai-bound ships around Africa for 2025/26 season
AIDA Cruises has opened bookings for repositioning cruises to and from Dubai around Africa at the beginning and end of the 2025/26 cruise season on the back of ongoing security concerns in […]
Disney Cruise Line plans all-new, ‘smaller’ class of cruise ships for 2029 delivery
Disney Cruise Line has ordered a new class of cruise ships for delivery from 2029 onwards, which will be smaller than the current flagship Disney Wish, but larger than its two oldest […]
Contractor details refit work carried out aboard Norwegian Encore in France
One of the contractors involved in the refit work aboard Norwegian Encore has detailed some of the work that took place at the Damen shipyard in Brest, France.
Cape Town looks to secure more direct flights to feed booming cruise sector
Amid a boom in the cruise sector and wider tourism industry, Cape Town is looking to continue growing its visitor numbers in 2025 by expanding flight access alongside other initiatives.
Dubai named safest cruise destination in the world in global travel insurance study
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is the safest destination for a cruise ship stopover, according to a new study by travel insurance company InsureMyTrip.
Ambassador Cruise Line and CFC in France to merge to become Ambassador Group
Ambassador Cruise Line and Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC) have signed an agreement that will see the two companies merge to become the Ambassador Group, specialising in premium, affordable, no-fly European cruises […]
Abu Dhabi launches discount pass exclusively for cruise ship crew members
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has launched the Cruise Crew Pass, an exclusive discount programme designed for crew members working aboard cruise liners calling in […]
Costa Cruises marks first-ever LNG cruise ship refuelling in Dubai with Costa Smeralda
Costa Smeralda on Saturday successfully completed her first LNG refuelling in Dubai Harbour, the primary hub for Carnival Corporation in the Middle East, in the UAE’s emirate of Dubai.
Cunard’s Queen Anne departs on first World Cruise ahead of 2025 Cape Town departure
Cunard Line‘s newest cruise ship Queen Anne has departed Hamburg, Germany on her first World Cruise, with an 18-night Cape Town to Hamburg departure on offer as one of the legs.
Island Princess departs on 2025 World Cruise, with Cape Town grand voyage on offer
Princess Cruises’ Island Princess has set sail on her 2025 World Cruise, departing earlier this week from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with an overnight stay and grand voyage departure from Cape Town also on offer.
Seabourn Sojourn call at Ilha de Mozambique underscores untapped potentialÂ
The recent port call at Ilha de Mozambique (Mozambique Island) by Seabourn Sojourn underscores the untapped potential of many emergent cruise destinations on Africa’s Indian Ocean coastline.
Aroya celebrates maiden call in Sharm El Sheikh on inaugural season out of Jeddah
Aroya made her inaugural visit to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt on December 31st, 2024 as part of her inaugural cruise season in the Red Sea out of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
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