Horizon is Pullmantur’s smallest cruise ship, at just 46,811-gross tons, and carrying 1,875-passengers, but she has an impressive array of amenities and features designed to make her as dynamic as possible. She […]
Ship review: Pullmantur’s Horizon
Ship Review: Costa Mediterranea
Costa Cruises are homeporting Cost Mediterranea in Dubai until at least 2020. Middle East residents as well as cruise tourists interested in an Arabian Gulf roundtrip cruise from Dubai can enjoy the […]
All the Dubai cruises for the 2018/2019 cruise season
Twenty cruise ships from fourteen lines will cruise from Dubai in 2019 and 2020, while seven cruise lines will homeport in the city offering roundtrip Dubai cruises during the winter cruise season.
9 tips for getting the best out of your cruise ship shore excursions
Most cruise lines offer several enticing shore excursion options at every port of call, how do you make sure you’re getting the most out of your cruise destination?
Dubai forms committee to find ways of supporting Middle East cruise market
There is to be greater integration between Dubai Cruise Terminal and Emirates Airline to make fly-cruising to Dubai more seamless following the launch of the Dubai Cruise Committee.
Pullmantur says Dubai cruise season designed ‘down to the very last detail’
Pullmantur Cruises will debut in the Middle East in 2018, and Richard J. Vogel, President & CEO of Pullmantur Cruises, says that they have put a lot of time and effort into […]
Is India the key to Dubai’s future cruise destination dominance?
Dubai has an ambitious goal of attracting upwards of 1-million cruise tourists to the city by 2020, and cruise tourism officials have identified India as a key source market for these new […]
Royal Caribbean returning to Dubai for 2019/2020 cruise season with Jewel of the Seas
Royal Caribbean confirmed Tuesday on Twitter that they are returning to the Middle East for the 2019/2020 cruise season with a series of roundtrip Dubai cruise departures aboard Jewel of the Seas.
Dubai Harbour cruise terminal won’t compete with Port Rashid say officials
Investments are being made across the region in cruise infrastructure, with Dubai leading in the Arabian Gulf by some margin. The city is developing two new cruise terminals at the Dubai Harbour, […]
Middle East cruise market has huge potential for Norwegian Cruise Line says president
Norwegian Cruise Line has no immediate plans to homeport in Dubai, but the Arabian Gulf is a region that holds huge potential in the coming five years, says Andy Stuart, president and […]