MSC Cruises four new luxury cruise ships ordered from Fincantieri will feature a design more akin to a super yacht than a cruise ship according to Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC’s […]
New details announced for Seven Seas Explorer’s 2020 Dubai to Singapore cruise
Regent Seven Seas Cruises teased back in August last year that their new ultra-luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer would be cruising from Dubai during the 2020 season, now they’ve finally made […]
American passenger evacuated from Seven Seas Explorer during South African cruise
An elderly American cruise passenger was taken off Seven Seas Explorer due to a medical emergency during her 15-night roundtrip Cape Town cruise along the coast of South Africa.
Viking Ocean Cruises to return to Turkey in 2021 on winter itineraries that include Greece
Viking Ocean Cruises will return to Turkey in 2021 with two new 10-night roundtrip cruises from Athens that will include port calls in Kusadi, the gateway to Turkey’s archeological marvel of Ephesus, […]
MSC Cruises orders four new cruise ships, all for ultra-luxury segment
MSC Cruises is entering the luxury cruise market for the first time, with a four-ship order from Fincantieri shipyard for a set of identical vessels, each with just 500 cabins and the […]
Ship Review: P&O’s Oceana
P&O Cruises’ Oceana is homeporting in the Arabian Gulf this coming cruise season, sailing five 10-night roundtrip cruises from Dubai between January and April, 2019. She is a mid-size cruise ship, fresh from […]
Norwegian Spirit to cruise from Cape Town, South Africa for first time in 2020
The newly refurbished Norwegian Spirit will cruise from Cape Town, South Africa in 2020, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced.
Norwegian Cruise Line parent company announces plans to reduce single-use plastics
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, the parent company of NCL, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced that all plastic straws will be eliminated across the fleet, while other single-use plastics […]
Norwegian Cruise Line redeploys fleet for 2019/2020 in highly sought after destinations
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced enhancements to its 2019 and 2020 itineraries to leverage strong global demand in key highly sought-after destinations.
All the South Africa cruises for the 2018/2019 cruise season
There are 43 cruises from Durban in South Africa and 35 cruises from Cape Town during the coming 2018/2019 cruise season. Here’s our list of all of them.
All the Dubai cruises for the 2018/2019 cruise season
Twenty cruise ships from fourteen lines will cruise from Dubai in 2019 and 2020, while seven cruise lines will homeport in the city offering roundtrip Dubai cruises during the winter cruise season.
Ship Review: Europa 2
Europa 2 is marketed by Hapag-Lloyd as the most luxurious cruise ship in the world, and while that claim is made by multiple luxury cruise lines, she is certainly one of the […]
Saga reveals ‘The Club, by Jools Holland’ aboard Spirit of Discovery
Saga Cruises has announced a deal with music legend, Jools Holland, who will be the face of ‘The Club by Jools’ restaurant and bar on the line’s first ever newbuild cruise ship, […]
Cruise port focus: Mossel Bay, South Africa
Mossel Bay is a small resort town at the foothills of the famous South African Garden Route. With 320 days of sunshine a year, it has the second mildest climate in the […]
Cruise port focus: Richard’s Bay, South Africa
Richard’s Bay isn’t one of South Africa’s more appealing cities, its true draw lies in the experiences to be had in the hinterland beyond the port, in the heart of the Zulu […]
Middle East cruise market has huge potential for Norwegian Cruise Line says president
Norwegian Cruise Line has no immediate plans to homeport in Dubai, but the Arabian Gulf is a region that holds huge potential in the coming five years, says Andy Stuart, president and […]
Cruise line focus: Oceania Cruises
Oceania Cruises is a premium cruise line that focuses on gourmet food and port-intensive cruise itineraries aboard luxury boutique cruise ships.
Cruise line focus: Paul Gauguin Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises is a luxury cruise line specialising in boutique environmentally-friendly cruising among the 118 islands of French Polynesia.
AIDA Cruises appoints Germany’s first female cruise ship captain
It’s almost unbelievable, but Germany, one of the most progressive nations in the world, has until now had not a single female German cruise ship captain. Nicole Langosch became the first in […]
There is just one African female cruise ship captain in the world
On International Women’s Day most major companies like to put out a press release affirming their commitment to inclusivity by pointing out the number of women they employ, or the high-powered roles that they occupy.