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After many months of sitting idle due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mombasa’s new cruise terminal has finally recieved its first cruise ships with the arrival of World Odyssey and Oceania’s Nautica.
World Odyssey called in November, while Nautica called in Mombasa this week, carrying 800 and 500 cruise passengers repectively, which loca… read more
P& O Cruises officially welcomes new ship Arvia to its fleet – a “symbol of optimism” for the future of the industry. At an official handover ceremony with the Meyer Werft shipyard, P& O Cruises took ownership of Arvia, the latest addition to its fleet and, similar to its sister ship Iona, the largest cruise ship eve… read more
MSC Cruises christened its new vessel MSC Seascape in a ceremony at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York City on Wednesday evening.
MSC Seascape is the 21st ship in the MSC fleet, and the latest in the cruise line’s Seaside class, which are specifically designed for warm weather cruising. The naming ceremony took place i… read more
Makers Landing, a V& A Waterfront “food community” within Cape Town Cruise Terminal, is looking to the current cruise season to provide a much-needed boost amid the ongoing recovery from COVID-19.
Makers Landing was initially developed to capitalise on port-visiting cruise tourists, but opened in 2020, just as South Africa’s sec… read more
Costa Cruises has announced a host of themed events and activities for families and children on its Christmas Cruise out of Dubai in the Arabian Gulf, as well as other locations around the world.
Costa Toscana is homeporting in Dubai for the 2022/23 cruise season, sailing roundtrip, weeklong cruises visiting Abu Dhabi and Muscat.
The… read more
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced it will sell its smallest cruise ship Braemar as it looks to consolidate its expanded fleet around more modern and cost-effective tonnage.
The 1993-built Braemar is the second-oldest ship left in the fleet, and carrying just 977 passengers, she is also the smallest, which means sh… read more
Dubai and the wider UAE have huge potential for future growth of the cruise sector, according to Abdulla Binhabtoor, Chief Portfolio Management Officer, Shamal Holding, the owner and curator of Dubai Harbour.
Dubai Harbour is home to the city’s second cruise port (the first being Port Rashid near Dubai Creek), but Dubai Harbour Cruise Term… read more
After three disastrous years, the cruise economy is back. More than 239 cruise ships are expected to dock in Cape Town between October 2022 and April 2023. The arrival of the first passenger vessel of the season, Hanseatic Spirit, at the Port of Cape Town on October 18 signaled the start of a bumper cruise season and a much-needed … read more
Holland America Line’s cruise ship Zaandam has made her maiden port call to Durban during the 2022/23 cruise season, arriving on Sunday during her 71-night Grand Africa Voyage.
Zaandam was escorted into the Port of Durban by tug boats that provided a traditional water cannon salute, while Durban Harbour Master’s office… read more
Virgin Voyages and the Italian shipyard Fincantieri have marked the float out of Brilliant Lady, the final ship of the cruise line’s four-vessel Lady-class.
The ceremony was held at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard and marks a major milestone in the construction of the ship. She will now be moved to a wet dock, w… read more
Mombasa cruise terminal finally opens for business with arrival of two ships
P&O Cruises officially welcomes new ship Arvia to its fleet – a “symbol of optimism” for the future
MSC Seascape christened in New York ahead of inaugural cruise season
Makers Landing in Cape Town set to get boost from 239 cruise ships this season
Costa releases details on Christmas Cruise from Dubai for 2022/23 season
Fred Olsen to sell Braemar as it consolidates fleet after Holland America acquisitions
Holland America Line cruise ship Zaandam docks in Durban for first time
Final Virgin Voyages sister ship Brilliant Lady floated out at Fincantieri
