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 […]
Travel times from Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal to Sheikh Zayed Road, the main arterial highway running the length of Dubai, will be slashed from 12 minutes to just three minutes thanks to […]
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 […]
The Arabian Gulf cruise sector and Dubai in particular look set to benefit from Virgin Voyages‘ plans to homeport at least one ship seasonally in Australia.
The ongoing tensions in the Red Sea as a result of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Bab Al Mandeb Strait will see Silver Moon repositioning to Mumbai, India via South Africa […]
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 […]
MSC Cruises has cancelled three repositioning voyages from the UAE and South Africa amid rising tensions in the Red Sea due to Yemen-based Houthi attacks on international shipping.
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.
Oceania Cruises is offering savings of up to 50% off per stateroom on a vast array of destination-immersive voyages, including voyages to and from South Africa and the Middle East.
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.
The central government in India has granted permission for the launch of a cruise ferry service connecting Kerala and Dubai.
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.
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