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MSC Cruises has amended the cruise itinerary for MSC Bellissima’s winter season out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between November, 2021 and March, 2022.
MSC Bellissima will no longer call in Safaga, Egypt, and will spend longer in port in Saudi Arabia instead to give passengers the opportunity to explore the country’s World Herita… read more
Valiant Lady has received her own unique mermaid mascot as part of the final fit and finish phase of her construction ahead of an expected debut in early 2022. Valiant Lady is the second of a planned four-ship fleet for cruise start-up Virgin Voyages, and is scheduled to debut in the UK before commencing a Mediterranean season.
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Holland America Line ships have long been regarded as floating art galleries for their extensive collections of museum-quality pieces. When Rotterdam sets sail for the first time Oct. 20, 2021, guests are in for a visually rewarding journey with some of the most thought-provoking, striking and bold pieces in the fleet — including historic… read more
Mein Schiff 6 was the first cruise ship to arrive in Dubai for the current 2021/22 cruise season, which runs from October to March annually and is expected to see half a million cruise tourists visit the city.
While the arrival of Mein Schiff 6 was a welcome sign of the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many cha… read more
Travel Compositor launches the first version of its brand new cruise engine, on which it has been working for more than a year and in a joint venture with IST, which is one of the three companies in the world that have had access to join in the last few years to carry out the connection of multiple shipping companies, something that today… read more
Abu Dhabi cruise tourism officials have welcomed the start of the 2021/22 Arabian Gulf cruise season, which commenced this week with the arrival in Dubai of the first ship of the season, Mein Schiff 6 of TUI Cruises. Abu Dhabi is the second-busiest cruise port in the region for turnaround itineraries after Dubai, and will welcome more tha… read more
Costa Toscana has successfully passed all her sea trials and is now almost ready for delivery, with a second coin ceremony held onboard this week to mark her completion.
The second coin ceremony follows the completion of sea trials and means the ship is now all but ready to be handed over to Costa Cruises. When work first started on… read more
MSC Cruises South Africa, the local subsidiary of MSC Cruises, has confirmed that the Durban Cruise Terminal is in the final stages of completion.
The R300-million cruise terminal is expected to significantly boost the local cruise sector and will be up and running during MSC Orchestra’s coming cruise season out of Durban.
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After a long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mardi Gras has finally been christened in Port Canaveral, just a few months after she began carrying passengers for the first time. Mardi Gras was delivered to Carnival Cruise Line back in 2020, but she wasn’t able to enter service until July this year, and wasn’t able to be christen… read more
Celebrity Cruises will make its first call in Egypt in more than 10 years, when the Celebrity Apex visits Alexandria in 2023.
The Apex and its two Edge-class sisters will all be based in Europe in summer 2023, as they will be in summer 2022, along with four other Celebrity ships, continuing the line's focus on Europe in its u… read more
MSC amends 2021/22 Saudi Arabian itineraries aboard MSC Bellissima
Valiant Lady gets her hull livery ahead of anticipated 2022 debut
Holland America Line’s Rotterdam sets sail with World-Class floating art gallery valued at over $4.1
Dubai cruise sector set for strong rebound during 2021/22
Costa Toscana reaches penultimate construction milestone with sea trials
New Carnival mega-ship Mardi Gras finally christened in Port Canaveral
Celebrity Cruises returns to Egypt after a 10-year hiatus
