TUI Cruises will once more skip Sir Bani Yas Island in favour of Bahrain and three-day Dubai port calls on its 2018/2019 Middle East cruise season aboard Mein Schiff 4.
TUI Cruises will skip Sir Bani Yas on 2018/2019 roundtrip Dubai cruises
Cruise Line Focus: Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises is the premium cruise brand of Royal Caribbean Cruises, the second-largest cruise company in the world after Carnival Corporation.
Cruise port focus: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi has fast established itself as the cultural as well as political capital of the UAE, it is home to the largest mosque in the world, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the […]
Seven cruise lines to homeport in UAE during 2018/19 season for first time ever
For the first time in the history of cruising in the United Arab Emirates, a total of seven cruise lines will homeport in Dubai and Abu Dhabi during the upcoming 2018/19 cruise […]
MSC Cruises’ newest mega cruise ship MSC Bellissima will cruise roundtrip from Dubai in 2020
MSC Cruises has announced that the largest cruise ship in the fleet will be homeported in Dubai during the 2019/2020 cruise season.
Cruise Industry: Dubai cruise growth hampered by other Arabian Gulf ports
While Dubai Cruise Terminal has expanded significantly over the last five years, other major destination ports (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar, Muscat) have not.
Costa, MSC and AIDA to ‘interport’ between Dubai and Abu Dhabi for 2018/19 Middle East cruise season
Three of the five cruise lines deploying cruise ships in the Arabian Gulf for the 2018/2019 cruise season out of Dubai will be offering both Abu Dhabi and Dubai as turnaround ports, […]
Celebrity Cruises to cruise from Dubai for first time in 2020, dropping Abu Dhabi
Celebrity Cruises has become the first of the Middle East homeporting cruise lines to take advantage of the growing number of Indian and Chinese cruise tourists coming to Dubai, with a new […]
Celebrity Cruises lays keel for new luxury expedition cruise ship Celebrity Flora
Celebrity Cruises, which sails roundtrip out of Abu Dhabi this coming cruise season aboard revamped Celebrity Constellation, has celebrated the ceremonial keel laying for its new luxury expedition ship, Celebrity Flora.
Dubai cruise departures sell out twice as fast as Abu Dhabi says MSC Cruises exec
MSC Cruises is one of two cruise lines that homeports in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi for its annual Middle East cruise season, but its Dubai cruise departures typically sell out twice […]
Oman to re-develop main Muscat port into US $1.2-billion cruise waterfront
The Omani government recently handed over Muscat Port’s waterfront assets to Omran, the wholly government owned tourism investment vehicle, for the implementation of the ambitious Mina Sultan Qaboos Waterfront Project.
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal offers seamless integration with airport for passengers
Abu Dhabi Ports, which manages Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal, has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Airports for the provision of airport check-in counters at the terminal for departing cruise passengers. Abu […]
Celebrity Cruises targets Middle East passengers with fleet wide Halal food
Celebrity Cruises will now be offering Halal meals on-board all ships in its fleet, according to Lakshmi Durai, CEO of Travel Matrix, which represents Celebrity Cruises Middle East.
Cruise Review: Costa neoRiviera 5-night roundtrip Dubai cruise in Arabian Gulf
Part of Costa’s ‘neo collection’, Costa neoRiviera is an intimate ship with a touch of traditionalist charm, and in the Arabian Gulf cruise market, she punches way above her weight in value.
Celebrity Cruises confirms return to Middle East in 2017/18 cruise season
The premium cruise line Celebrity Cruises, owned by the world’s second-largest cruise company, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has confirmed it will be returning to the Middle East cruise market for the 2017/18 […]
