Despite short-term adjustments to the 2026/27 winter season, cruise lines are continuing to position the Arabian Gulf as a core part of their future deployment strategies.
Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises have confirmed that they will not operate cruises in the Middle East during the 2026/27 winter season, with both brands adjusting their deployment plans and repositioning ships […]
Homeporting in the Middle East, sailing roundtrip 7-night itineraries from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, AIDAperla is one of the largest and most advanced cruise ships in the AIDA Cruises fleet.
AIDA Cruises has confirmed its return to the Middle East and Arabian Gulf for the 2027/28 winter season, restoring Dubai and Abu Dhabi to its global deployment programme while also scheduling a […]
AIDA Cruises has completed a major refit and refurbishment of AIDAluna following almost seven weeks in drydock in Marseille, as part of its fleet-wide modernisation initiative.
AIDAluna has arrived at Chantier Naval de Marseille in France to begin a comprehensive seven-week dry dock as part of AIDA Cruises’ AIDA Evolution modernisation programme, the largest fleet upgrade in the […]
AIDA Cruises has launched its 2027/28 winter programme, featuring more than 300 cruises across a range of destinations including South Africa, the Indian Ocean, Canary Islands, Caribbean, South America, and Northern Europe.
AIDA Cruises has reported substantial progress in its decarbonisation strategy during 2025, with significant advances in the use of bio-LNG, increased shore power connections, and ongoing investment in future technologies.
AIDA Cruises has announced the cancellation of its 2025/26 winter cruise season in the Middle East, citing ongoing security concerns in the region, meaning there will be no cruises from Dubai aboard […]
AIDA Cruises has confirmed it will expand its fleet-wide modernisation drive with the addition of four more vessels to its AIDA Evolution programme, the largest fleet renewal initiative in the cruise line’s […]
Despite the withdrawal of German cruise line AIDA Cruises from the UAE for the upcoming 2025/26 Middle East winter season, other operators with Gulf-only itineraries remain committed to Dubai as a homeport.
The all-new class of cruise ships being developed for AIDA Cruises by Italian shipyard Fincantieri could be shared with other cruise lines in the Carnival Corporation group, according to Felix Eichhorn, CEO […]
AIDA Cruises has confirmed its intention to refurbish all seven of its Sphinx class ships, the oldest group of vessels in the fleet, as part of the ongoing AIDA Evolution refit programme.
Several major international cruise lines are preparing to conclude their 2024/25 sailings from Cape Town, with a series of repositioning voyages scheduled through May and early June.
Carnival Corporation has placed an order for two new ships for its German cruise brand, AIDA Cruises, with delivery scheduled for the first quarter of fiscal years 2030 and 2032.
AIDA Cruises has completed the first of seven ship refurbishments as part of its Evolution programme, with AIDAdiva emerging from a seven-week dry dock overhaul at the Chantier Naval Shipyard in Marseille, France.
AIDA Cruises has extended its fly-cruise partnership with Emirates at ITB Berlin 2025, joining TUI and Costa Cruises, which signed similar agreements during the same event.
AIDA Cruises has opened bookings for its 2026/27 world cruise aboard AIDAsol, featuring multiple calls in South Africa, reflecting the country’s growing global position as a key cruise destination.
AIDA Cruises will introduce a range of new culinary experiences aboard AIDAdiva following a seven-week drydock from February 3rd to March 22nd, 2025.
With upwards of 350 cruise ships at sea on any given day, and more than more than 1,200 ports around the world at which ships regularly call, it takes an immense amount […]
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