Dubai was awarded Destination of the Year at the 2018 Seatrade Cruise Awards in Lisbon, Portugal, which were held on the side-lines of Seatrade Cruise Med 2018.
Dubai wins Destination of the Year at Seatrade Cruise Awards
British cruise tourists say Dubai is world’s most luxurious cruise destination
British cruise tourists have listed Dubai as their choice for number one luxury holiday destination, ahead of the Maldives and the Seychelles, according to MSC Cruises UK.
Norwegian Cruise Line says 2019 cruise bookings from Middle East looking “incredibly strong”
Norwegian Cruise Line has extended its buy one, get one half off cruise promotion in the Middle East as it reports “incredibly strong” forward bookings for cruises in 2019 from the local […]
TUI Cruises deploying Mein Schiff 5 in Dubai for 2019/2020 cruise season
German cruise line TUI are homeporting Mein Schiff 5 in Dubai for the 2019/2020 cruise season, replacing Mein Schiff 4, which is cruising roundtrip from Dubai between November, 2018 and March, 2019.
Ship Review: P&O’s Oceana
P&O Cruises’ Oceana is homeporting in the Arabian Gulf this coming cruise season, sailing five 10-night roundtrip cruises from Dubai between January and April, 2019. She is a mid-size cruise ship, fresh from […]
Nine cruise ships from record-breaking eight cruise lines to homeport in Dubai for 2019/2020
The 2019/2020 Middle East cruise season, which runs from November, 2019 to March, 2020 is set to be the busiest and most popular in the history of cruising in the Arabian Gulf, […]
Pullmantur returning Horizon to Dubai for 2019/2020 cruise season
The Spanish cruise line Pullmantur has announced that its cruise ship Horizon will sail a second Dubai cruise season for the winter of 2019/2020, homeporting out of Dubai between December, 2019 and […]
Costa sending largest ship Costa Diadema to Dubai for 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf cruise season
The number of cruise passengers boarding cruise ships in Dubai continues to grow, commensurate with the growing size of cruise ships homeporting in Dubai, with Costa Diadema the latest mega ship confirmed […]
Variety of cruise lines home-porting in Dubai boosts cruise passenger numbers in 2019
Cruise tourism is one of the fastest-growing segments of Dubai’s tourism industry with the UAE among the world’s leading winter cruise destinations, according to a new report from Dubai Chamber of Commerce […]
Silversea doubles up Dubai cruise departures for 2019 Arabian Gulf cruise season
Silver Shadow and Silver Spirit, both fresh from a major refurbishment, will cruise from Dubai during the 2019 season, with Silver Shadow cruising to Greece and Silver Spirit heading for India.
