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Dubai has now undertaken refit and refurbishment work on three cruise ships, as well as managing the total overhaul and conversion of the former Cunard Line flagship QE2 into a floating hotel. With a steadily growing portfolio of cruise ship dry-dock services, Dubai Drydocks, the city’s primary shipyard, is making the UAE a more convenien… read more
Ponant has resumed cruises in the Seychelles, saying it is the first cruise line to resume operations there. Ponant is offering five itineraries and 19 cruises in the archipelago through April, first on Le Bellot, which departed Mahé on Nov. 18 on an eight-day sailing calling at eight islands. That ship will be joined by Le Bougain… read more
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri shipyard have celebrated the float out of the cruise line’s newest ship, MSC Seascape. The float out is one of the final events in the construction of a new ship, with only the fit and finish and sea trials now to be completed before she is handed over to MSC Cruises.
MSC Seascape is due for … read more
The Nebu entered service on the Nile River in October, adding to the existing 10-vessel fleet of Central Holidays and parent company Sakarra Group International.
Designed for the North American market, the ship features four classes of suites: 33 standard suites with French balconies measuring 301 square feet; two 452-square-… read more
Celebrity Cruises on Wednesday held a steel cutting ceremony for its next Edge-class cruise ship Celebrity Ascent, marking the start of her construction. Celebrity Ascent will be a sister ship to Celebrity Edge, Apex and Beyond and is due for delivery in 2023.
The steel cutting ceremony was held at Chantiers de l’Atlanti… read more
An odyssey in the Garden of Eden: Variety Cruises relaunches its popular, year-round itineraries in The Seychelles from late December 2021 through 2024 with an enhanced guest experience highlighting local farm to table dining, a fresh juice bar, a refined onboard bar and lounge, and tours that go beyond the ordinary exploring the b… read more
The global cruise industry shutdown last year may have been a welcome reprieve for Cape Town, giving the city time to catch up with the immense demand its cruise sector has experienced in recent years. While Cape Town continues to actively market the city as a global cruise destination, officials admit that the year-on-year demand that ha… read more
Dubai’s Port Rashid, the primary cruise port in the Middle East, has proved itself once more at the World Travel Awards, winning the Middle East’s Leading Cruise Port for the 14th consecutive year. Dubai has been the most popular cruise destination in the Middle East for more than a decade, while its cruise port, Mina Rashid, has been dominating… read more
Royal Caribbean International has officially named Odyssey of the Seas, marking her commissioning into the fleet amid her inaugural cruise season to the Caribbean out of Port Everglades. Odyssey of the Seas was named in Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, just a few months after she commenced her inaugural cruise season o… read more
Seabourn has released a new selection of Seabourn Journeys in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, featuring pre- and post-voyage land-based packages in exotic destination as an extension of the Seabourn voyage. The new Seabourn Journeys for 2022 and 2023 feature Istanbul and Jerusalem, as well as iconic cities and landmarks across Europe an… read more
Dubai enters cruise refit and refurb market in major boon for cruise sector
Ponant is back sailing the Seychelles
MSC Seascape takes to the water at Fincantieri shipyard
Launch of the Nebu marks another new luxury river ship on the Nile
Celebrity Cruises cuts steel for fourth Edge-class ship Celebrity Ascent
Variety Cruises, The Greek-owned small ship company, brings passengers back to the Seychelles
Royal Caribbean holds naming ceremony for Odyssey of the Seas
Seabourn expands Journeys collection for 2022/23 to Istanbul and Jerusalem
