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Two of the five cruise ships homeporting in Dubai for the 2021/22 winter cruise season will offer Abu Dhabi as a homeport as well.
MSC Opera and AIDAnova will both interport between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, meaning cruise passengers will be able to choose either city as their embarkation port for the ships’ Arabian Gulf itineraries.
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Costa Cruises will sail a maiden voyage from Savona, Italy aboard Costa Firenze on July 4th, marking the ship’s official entry into service ahead of her 2021/22 cruise season out of Dubai. The announcement was made Friday in the port of Savona as Costa Cruises introduced Costa Firenze, the newest ship in its fleet, to the world for… read more
Wesgro is proud to announce the official
launch of Cruise Cape Town, a collaborative project that endeavours to
grow the cruise economy in Cape Town and the Western Cape.
Having
been in operation since September 2020, the initiative looks to
capitalise on the growing cruise tourism trend. Despite the… read more
The cruise sector in Abu Dhabi will reopen this September, according to the Department of Culture and Tourism, bringing the UAE’s capital in-line with Dubai, the region’s primary cruise port.
The reopening of Abu Dhabi to cruise tourism brings the city in-line with Dubai, which reopened to cruises in late 2020. No cruis… read more
P& O Cruises plans to bring Britannia and Iona back into service on September 25th, while Ventura will resume cruising on October 3rd, and Azura will restart on December 10th. P& OCruises is planning to have almost its full fleet back in operation by the end of the year, with Britannia, Iona and Ventura, while… read more
MSC Cruises has revealed the name of its next cruise ship, MSC Seascape, during a traditional coin laying ceremony for the second Seaside EVO-class cruise ship.
The coin laying ceremony for MSC Seascape took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, which marks the laying of the ship’s keel and the beginning of as… read more
AIDA Cruises has confirmed the sale of AIDAcara, the oldest cruise ship in its fleet, and the first cruise ship that was ever built for the line. AIDAcara has been sailing for AIDA Cruises for 25 years, but will soon leave the fleet as AIDA Cruises seeks to become more sustainable and efficient.
A buy for AIDAcara was not nam… read more
Carnival Corporation & plc announced its initial set of 2030 sustainability goals, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and compliance throughout its global operations.
Following the achievement of its 2020 sustainability goals, Carnival Corporation has established new sustainability goals for 203… read more
An iconic day for the cruise industry's next iconic ship took place on Monday, June 14 when Royal Caribbean International marked the start of construction on its first Icon Class ship. To celebrate the milestone, the world's largest cruise line held a steel-cutting ceremony at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku, where the revoluti… read more
Despite the unprecedented disruption to the cruise industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney Cruise Line is pushing ahead with plans to open a second private island cruise destination in the Caribbean. Disney Cruise Line’s planned second island will compliment the expansion of its fleet, with three Triton-class cruise ships due… read more