MSC Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises have all confirmed that they are not fuelling their Dubai-based cruise ships with LNG, but are instead using regular MGO, due to issues with availability […]
LNG cruise ships in Dubai using MGO due to lack of availability and Ukraine war
Explora Journeys to cruise roundtrip from Saudi Arabia in 2024 and 2025
Explora Journeys second cruise ship Explora II will cruise from Jeddah to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on 9-night roundtrip in the Red Sea, before sailing an 11-night itinerary to Dubai in 2024.
New Cunard Line ship Queen Anne to feature Dubai on 2025 World Cruise
Cunard Line is bringing its brand new cruise liner, Queen Anne, to the Middle East in 2025, with a 107-night World Cruise that calls in Dubai, along with 30 additional ports on […]
Fred Olsen send Bolette into dry dock ahead of World Cruise via South Africa
Fred Olsen Cruise Line has sent its flagship Bolette into dry-dock in the UK for routine maintenance and minor cosmetic updates ahead of her new season of cruise itineraries around Europe, and […]
Explora Journeys to cruise from Durban, Cape Town and Kenya in 2025
Explora Journeys second cruise ship, Explora II, will cruise from Mombasa in Kenya, as well as Durban and Cape Town in South Africa during 2025.
More than 900,000 cruise tourists visited Dubai during the 2022/23 cruise season
The numbers are in (kind of) for the 2022/23 cruise season, which wraps up later this month, and they show a near total recovery for the Arabian Gulf cruise sector, with almost […]
Explora Journeys shows off new Homes at Sea concept aboard Explora I
Explora Journeys has revealed the Homes at Sea accommodation concept that will debut aboard Explora I when she begins operations in July this year.
Fred Olsen 2025 World Cruise aboard Bolette to call in Cape Town
Fred Olsen Cruise Line is coming to South Africa in 2025, with its newish cruise ship Bolette set to visit Cape Town on her 106-night World Cruise from Southampton.
Explora II to cruise from Dubai on longest ever roundtrip during 2024/25 season
Explora II, the second cruise ship being built for MSC Cruises’ luxury subsidiary brand Explora Journeys, will cruise roundtrip from Dubai several times during the 2024/25 cruise season.
Saudi Arabia eyes massive cruise expansion with $330m ship acquisition
Cruise Saudi, the government agency charged with developing a local cruise sector in Saudi Arabia, has announced the acquisition of the World Dream cruise ship from Genting Hong Kong.
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal sees record number of monthly cruise passengers
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal has recorded its highest number of international cruise passengers for a monthin the past five years.
MSC Orchestra Durban cruises unaffected by Cyclone Freddy
MSC Orchestra’s cruises from Durban in South Africa have not been impacted by Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the Mozambique Channel this week and made landfall Thursday near Maputo.
Port Canaveral overtakes Miami as busiest cruise port in the world
PortMiami is no longer the busiest cruise port in the world, according to a report released by Florida Ports Council, with that title now going to Port Canaveral.
Former Sea Princess to undergo refit in China ahead of debut with Foresee Cruises
The former Sea Princess, which most recently sailed under charter for P&O Australia, has been put into drydock in China for a two-month refit and refurbishment ahead of entering into service with […]
Celestyal Cruises targets post-pandemic growth with acquisition of former Ryndam
Celestyal Cruises is looking to cash in on the post-pandemic boom in cruise bookings with the acquisition of Holland America Line’s former cruise ship Ryndam.
Costa announces new itineraries in the Mediterranean aboard Costa Fortuna
Costa has released three new two-week itineraries in the Mediterranean aboard Costa Fortuna for 2023, taking in both the eastern and western Mediterranean, as well as Atlantic destinations such as the Canary […]
MSC Cruises mobilises humanitarian aid following earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
MSC Cruises, as part of the MSC Group, which includes the MSC Foundation, has sent a ship loaded with humanitarian aid to Türkiye, for distribution in Türkiye and Syria following a 7.8 […]
Saudi Arabia celebrates Founding Day with triple cruise calls in two ports
Saudi Arabia has welcomed more than 9,000 cruise tourists in a single day for the first time, with three cruise ships calling in Jeddah and King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam.
Royal Caribbean marks steel cutting for second Icon-class mega cruise ship
Royal Caribbean International has marked the first steel cutting for its second Icon-class cruise ship, an intended sister ship to Icon of the Seas.
TUI to sail from UAE to Greece during tail-end of 2023/24 cruise season
TUI Cruises is offering a 15-night Dubai to Greece cruise aboard Mein Schiff 5 in May, 2024, at the tail-end of the 2023/24 cruise season.
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