The luxury German cruise line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has completed the refurbishment of 56 cabins aboard its ship Europa during her refit at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg.
Hapag-Lloyd redeploys to Dubai after cancelling South African itineraries
Hapag-Lloyd has rerouted Europa from South Africa to Dubai after cancelling its Cape Town itineraries due to concerns over the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Europa cruise ship arrives in Cape Town for curtailed turnaround
Hapag-Lloyd’s luxury cruise ship Europa has docked in Cape Town for a significantly curtailed turnaround in the city amid ongoing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Luxury cruise ship Europa 2 to cruise from Cape Town to Mauritius in 2022
Hapag-Lloyd’s luxury cruise ship Europa 2 has been confirmed for the Cape Town 2022 cruise line-up, with a scheduled 13-night voyage to Mauritius.
Another cruise line added to Dubai 2021 roundtrip line-up
Hapag-Lloyd is the latest cruise line to confirm roundtrip Dubai cruise itineraries for the 2021 cruise season, with Europa 2 sailing her first ever mini cruise season from the city.
Luxury ships for Hapag-Lloyd and Ponant readied as lines look to post-Covid cruising
Hanseatic Spirit was launched earlier this week for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, while Ponant has taken delivery of Le Jacques Cartier, the latest vessel in its Explorer class series.
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd switches up Dubai cruise with Europa in 2019
Luxury German cruise line Hapag-Lloyd is sending its boutique cruise ship Europa to Dubai in 2019, switching out its usual annual cruise from Dubai aboard its flagship Europa 2.
Hapag-Lloyd offers most unusual of all South African cruise departures in 2018
Germany’s luxury cruise line Hapag-Lloyd will be cruising from Cape Town twice during the 2018/2019 South African season, with one cruise featuring no port calls whatsoever.
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
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Cruise line focus: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is Germany’s most established luxury cruise line and after cornering the German cruise market, it’s branching out to the rest of the world.
Cruise Lifestyle: Top 10 largest cruise ship suites
These penthouse apartments at sea will make anyone with enough money feel like they own the cruise line, or are descended from royalty, they’re the biggest suites available on any cruise ship.
Best cruises from South Africa and Dubai to Indian Ocean islands in 2018 and 2019
Here are our top selections of the best cruises from Cape Town, South Africa, and Dubai in the UAE, in 2018 and 2019 to the Seychelles, Maldives and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.