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Crystal Cruises will be returning to South Africa, offering voyages to and from South Africa and other destinations on the continent in 2025, following its acquisition by A& K Travel and multi-million dollar revamp of its fleet.
Crystal Serenity will be sailing the African coast in 2025, with cruises on offer from Rio de … read more
The Viking Aton, which debuted this month, is the latest addition to the company's Nile River fleet. The 82-guest, 41-cabin ship will sail a 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary between Aswan and Luxor, with three nights in Cairo.
The Aton is identical to its year-old sister, the Viking Osiris, and will also mirror its other sib… read more
Cape Town is preparing for a bumper cruise season for 2023/24 with more ships and cruise passengers expected as the cruise industry recovers from the disruption caused by the pandemic.
The cruise industry’s recovery, and the return of cruise ships to Cape Town specifically, is important to the city as cruise tourism alone contributed more … read more
Stretches of AIDAsol’s 2024/2025 world cruise have opened for sale, with 33- to 84-night legs of the voyage now available for booking, including the portion visiting South Africa.
Prices for the individual legs of the World Cruise start at €3,650 per person including a €700 early booking discount if booked by April 30th, 2024… read more
Seabourn has taken delivery of its second luxury expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, during an official handover ceremony at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Seabourn Pursuit is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and a sister ship to Seabourn Venture.
“I am honored to share this incredibl… read more
Costa Cruises new Costa Voyages program will deploy six ships on a range of unique itineraries in 2023 and 2024, including cruises to the Holy Land, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and more.
The new cruises include “extended itineraries,” Costa said, as part of longer cruises to the Holy Land, Egypt, the Azores Archipelago, the Canar… read more
Princess Cruises is upgrading its Princess Plus and Princess Premier packages with more inclusive options at no additional cost.
The new options include casual dining, OceanNow delivery service, room service delivery and express Green Lane embarkation. Princess Plus and Princess Premier are two inclusive add-ons for guests that feat… read more
Silversea has taken final delivery of its new luxury cruise ship Silver Nova, the class leader in a new series of expeditionary vessels for the cruise line. The handover took place on Wednesday, July 19 in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, where the ship was built by Meyer Werft.
Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO, Jason Liber… read more
Norwegian Dawn will spend part of the 2023/24 Middle East cruise season sailing between Dubai and Doha on 7-night open-jaw itineraries, rather than the closed-loop roundtrip itineraries most lines sail from Dubai.
Norwegian Dawn will cruise twice from Dubai and twice from Doha during December and January. The first Dubai to Doha dep… read more
After four years of regular ad hoc partnerships, PONANT and Relais &
Châteaux are strengthening their ties. The three-master joins the large
family of Relais & Châteaux establishments as a new member. It is
the first sailing yacht in history to obtain the label and be included
in its catalogue of the finest travel addresses in th… read more
Revamped Crystal returning to South Africa for 2025 with cruise to Mombasa
VIking continues its Egypt strategy and expansion with the Aton
Cape Town looks to grow cruise tourism numbers during 2023/24 season
South African stretch of AIDA’s 2024/25 World Cruise opens for booking
Seabourn takes delivery of second expedition ship Seabourn Pursuit
Costa Cruises to sail Middle East and North Africa with new Voyages program
Princess Cruises updates Plus and Premier packages with more inclusive options
Silversea takes delivery of Silver Nova, the first in a new class of luxury vessels
Norwegian Dawn to cruise between Dubai and Doha during 2023/24 cruise season
Le Ponant becomes world’s first sailing yacht to obtain Relais & Châteaux label
