British cruise line P&O Cruises, sailing its first ever Arabian Gulf cruise season out of Dubai this year, has included its array of Dubai departures in its latest cruise promotion ‘Calling Life’s […]
P&O includes Dubai cruises in ‘Calling Life’s Explorers’ sales promotion
Cunard to cruise Alaska in 2020 for first time in 20 years aboard Queen Elizabeth
Cunard will spend a full season in Alaska from June through to September in 2020 on the newly-refurbished Queen Elizabeth, marking the cruise line’s return to the region after a 20-year break.
Holland America returns to Turkey in 2020 with six ships in Europe and Med
Holland America Line will reinstate Turkey as a port of call on its European itineraries as part of a six-ship line-up for the region that includes the fjords of Norway, castles of […]
Dubai-bound MSC Bellissima departs for sea trials as 2019 delivery date nears
MSC Bellissima has left the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard for her first set of sea trials ahead of her February 28th, 2019 delivery to MSC Cruises.
Silversea plan to turn Silver Wind into ice-class ship during polar refit
Silver Wind is to become an ice-class cruise ship, capable of polar cruising, during her upcoming 2020 refit and refurbishment, Silversea Cruises has announced.
Carnival to homeport in San Francisco in 2020, while San Diago season expanded
Carnival Cruise Line has announced an expansion of its 2020 West Coast cruise program, with Carnival Miracle to cruise roundtrip from San Francisco for the first time, in addition to an extended […]
Cruise ships homeporting in Dubai offering more halal options says Cruise Tourism head
The availability of halal food options for Muslim cruise passengers from the GCC isn’t an impediment to the growth of the Middle East as a cruise source market, because cruise lines are […]
Royal Caribbean to homeport Oasis of the Seas in New York for 2020
Royal Caribbean has announced plans to homeport one of the largest cruise ships in the world, Oasis of the Seas, in New York from May to August, 2020.
Carnival Mardi Gras will feature world’s first rollercoaster on a cruise ship
While Carnival Mardi Gras will already be the largest cruise ship ever built for the world’s largest cruise line, and the first US-based cruise ship powered by LNG, it will also now […]
Brexit could provide a boost to P&O’s maiden Dubai cruise season
With all the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (popularly known as Brexit), British cruise passengers have been left wondering how the politics might affect their travel plans.
