Sir Bani Yas Island is to get a US $100-million cruise jetty that will allow two cruise ships to dock simultaneously, according to a release from Abu Dhabi Ports.
Sir Bani Yas Island to get dedicated cruise jetty for mega cruise ships
Jalesh Cruises may expand Dubai cruise season after acquisition of second ship
India’s first mainstream cruise line, Jalesh Cruises, will add a second ship to its fledgling fleet by October this year, according to Rajiv Duggal, Strategic Advisor, Jalesh Cruises, suggesting even more Dubai […]
MSC Cruises to homeport new Meraviglia Plus-class MSC Virtuosa in Dubai for 2021/22 season
MSC Cruises will homeport its new Meraviglia Plus-class cruise ship, MSC Virtuosa, in the Arabian Gulf for the 2021/22 cruise season.
MSC Bellissima begins maiden Dubai cruise season as largest-ever homeporting ship
MSC Bellissima has kicked off her 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf cruise season out of Dubai, becoming the largest cruise ship ever to homeport in the city.
Costa Diadema makes inaugural Dubai port call as she begins 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf season
Costa Cruises’ third-largest (by a tiny margin) cruise ship Costa Diadema has completed her first-ever roundtrip cruise from the city, the first of 16 during the 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf cruise season, which […]
Dubai-bound La Belle des Oceans cancels cruises after striking an uncharted rock
The luxury river and expedition cruising line CroisiEurope has canceled upcoming cruises aboard its ocean-going cruise yacht La Belle des Oceans after it struck an uncharted rock near Phi Phi Island.
P&O Cruises first to release itineraries for 2021/22 roundtrip Dubai cruise season
P&O Cruises has released cruise itineraries for Oceana’s 2021/22 cruise season, sailing roundtrip out of Dubai in the Arabian Gulf between November and March.
Marella Discovery makes unscheduled port call in Dubai to avoid bad weather on east coast
Marella Cruises, part of TUI, was in port in Dubai Saturday with Marella Discovery on her 14-night cruise from Fujairah to Cochin, India.
Bahrain says cruise port ready as Dubai boom impacts its tourism numbers
For the first time ever, Bahrain will welcome more than 120,000 cruise tourists to the Arabian Gulf island nation, benefiting from the ongoing boom in the Dubai cruise sector.
Dubai will hit 1-million cruise tourist target a year early as ships get bigger
More than a million cruise tourists are expected to visit Dubai during the coming 2019/2020 cruise season, according to tourism officials.
