Dubai Customs has held an educational event at the Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal (Dubai Cruise Terminal) for more than 5,100 cruise tourists to promote intellectual property rights protection and its efforts […]
Dubai Customs holds counterfeit goods workshop for cruise passengers
Saudi Arabia to allow cruise ships to stay in country for up to 6 months
Saudi Arabia has introduced new procedural guidelines that allow temporary entry to its waters for up to six months for cruise ships and pleasure yachts.
AIDA Cruises announces fleetwide refit and refurbishment program AIDA Evolution
AIDA Cruises has announced a major fleetwide refit and refurbishment program called AIDA Evolution, which will modernise every ship in the fleet, bringing standards and amenities on-par with the latest vessels in […]
Royal Caribbean puts Red Sea itinerary changes to unprecedented vote on World Cruise
Royal Caribbean International‘s first ever World Cruise has been beset by drama from the outset, first with itinerary changes due to bad weather, then due to the tragic death of a passenger, […]
Cunard Line passengers speak out against Queen Mary 2’s return to “unsafe” SA ports
Passengers sailing Cunard Line’s World Cruise aboard Queen Mary 2 have spoken out against the line’s decision to re-route the ship via South Africa, a destination already visited on the World Cruise, […]
Crystal Cruises cancels Chairman’s Cruise from Saudi Arabia on Red Sea crisis
Crystal Cruises has cancelled its Chairman’s Cruise aboard Crystal Symphony from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to Rhodes, Greece on April 2nd, 2024, along with the March 27th departure from Mumbai, India.
Royal Caribbean decides to add another Oasis class ship to its fleet for 2028 delivery
Royal Caribbean International has decided it’s not finished with the Oasis class newbuild program after all, placing an order for a seventh cruise ship of the design to join its fleet in […]
Princess Cruises takes delivery of new ship Sun Princess but maiden voyage still delayed
Princess Cruises has taken delivery of its new vessel Sun Princess, an entirely new ship platform designed by Fincantieri exclusively for the cruise line.
Carnival Cruise Line orders fourth Mardi Gras sister ship from Meyer Werft
Carnival Corporation and Meyer Werft have signed an order for another Excellence-class cruise ship to join the fleet of the company flagship brand Carnival Cruise Lines.
Silversea cancels additional cruises via Middle East on Red Sea security concerns
Silversea Cruises has cancelled two additional itineraries that were due to sail via the Middle East this year on the back of ongoing security concerns in the Red Sea.
Carnival Vista emerges from her first major refit and refurbishment with new venues and features
Carnival Vista has completed a 30-day drydock in which she received several enhancements during the first major refurbishment for the ship.
Virgin Voyages cancels Dubai cruise, will reposition via Cape Town due to Red Sea crisis
Virgin Voyages is joining nine other cruise lines in cancelling or amending itineraries that were due to sail through the Red Sea in the coming weeks, on the back of an ongoing […]
Details revealed on Royal Railways, other new dining options aboard Utopia of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International has revealed new details on its train-themed restaurant aboard Utopia of the Seas, as well as other new dining options available aboard the final Oasis class ship Utopia of […]
Norwegian Cruise Line ‘thrilled’ to be back in African waters as 2023/24 season kicks off
Norwegian Cruise Line has expressed its joy at returning to South Africa for the tail-end of the 2023/24 cruise season, with Norwegian Dawn arriving in Cape Town from Mauritius on February 1st, […]
Cape Town looks set for even busier 2023/24 cruise season on the back of Red Sea crisis
With an ever-growing number of cruise lines cancelling itineraries transiting the Suez Canal and choosing to re-route ships around the southern coast of Africa instead, Cape Town is looking at an even […]
Allure of the Seas to undergo major refit and refurbishment after pandemic delay
Allure of the Seas will finally undergo her bow-to-stern refit and refurbishment in 2025 following a half-decade delay due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Galveston in Texas to get fourth cruise terminal under new MSC agreement
Galveston Wharves and MSC Cruises have finalised an operating agreement for a fourth cruise terminal complex at the Port of Galveston.
New Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal to get 1.5km direct bridge link to main road
Travel times from Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal to Sheikh Zayed Road, the main arterial highway running the length of Dubai, will be slashed from 12 minutes to just three minutes thanks to […]
Princess Cruises and Cunard join P&O in confirming Red Sea itinerary changes
Princess Cruises and Cunard Line have confirmed they are altering cruse itineraries to avoid the Red Sea on the back of an ongoing security crisis that has disrupted global shipping.
Cruise Saudi wins at Inaugural Middle East CEO Awards following year of milestones
Lars Clasen, CEO of Cruise Saudi, has won CEO of the Year in the Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Development Company category at the inaugural Middle East CEO of the Year Awards.
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