Emirates Airline has renewed its partnerships with both AIDA Cruises and TUI Cruises for the next two cruise seasons, reinforcing Dubai’s place as a major maritime tourism hub with state-of-the-art cruise terminals […]
The German cruise line AIDA Cruises has opened bookings for its 4-month World Cruise taking place during 2025 and 2026, with port calls in the Middle East scheduled despite the security crisis […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Costa Cruises has followed MSC Cruises, Silversea, and AIDA Cruises in cancelling its repositioning voyages from Dubai in the Middle East amid the ongoing security crisis in the Red Sea.
The German cruise line AIDA Cruises, owned by Carnival Corporation, has become the third cruise line to cancel its repositioning itineraries and grand voyages from Dubai due to the ongoing tensions in […]
MSC Cruises has achieved strong results in the GCC market with over 20,000 domestic cruise passengers sailing in the region in 2023, a 20 per cent growth compared to the previous year.
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen-based Houthi insurgents are causing major disruption to world trade, and forcing cruise lines to re-work itineraries to avoid the area.
Mein Schiff 2 of TUI Cruises has resumed service following the completion of her drydock in Dubai during the 2023/24 cruise season.
Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for a new cruise destination in the Arabian Gulf called The Rig, an adventure and thrill-seeker theme park built around a series of oil rigs 40 kilometres […]
Celestyal Cruises has announced the launch of a program of week-long cruises in the Middle East for 2024/25, marking the first time the cruise line has homeported in the region.
Silversea Cruises has cancelled an upcoming cruise aboard Silver Moon from Dubai due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea as a result of the Israel-Gaza War.
MSC Cruises has adjusted the itinerary for its 2024 World Cruise aboard MSC Poesia due to the security problems in the Red Sea.
AIDA Cruises has released its 2025/26 winter cruise itineraries with AIDAprima selected to return to the Middle East to sail a full season of roundtrip Dubai cruises in the Arabian Gulf.
Norwegian Dawn has arrived in the UAE to commence her first-ever cruise season in the Arabian Gulf, sailing alternating week-long itineraries between Dubai and Doha, with each city swapping places as the homeport.
Explora Journeys has unveiled upcoming cruises aboard Explora I and Explora II through April 2026, with Explora I now spending an entire season homeporting in the Arabian Gulf for 2025/26.
Qatar Tourism has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatari transportation services company Mowasalat to improve the tourism experience for cruise passengers arriving in the country.
Abu Dhabi won “World’s Best Cruise Destination” and “Middle East’s Best Cruise Destination” this year at the World Cruise Awards in London.
Virgin Voyages has praised the efficiency of turnaround operations at Dubai Harbour following the cruise line’s first-ever call in Dubai, and cruise from the city, aboard Resilient Lady.
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