Cruise news (Dubai UAE-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MV Boudicca Departs on Fred Olsen’s Longest Sailing
Fred Olsen’s 880-passenger ship MV Boudicca departed from Dover UK on October 3, on company's longest-ever itinerary - the 168-night "Grand...
October 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Constellation Redeployed to Tampa Bay
Celebrity Cruises is the second cruise company to drop voyages in the Arabian Gulf. The cruise liner Celebrity Constellation had scheduled...
August 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises to Withdraw from Dubai
P&O Cruises announced it will withdraw from Duba UAEi during the winter due to tensions over shipping in the Persian Gulf (aka Arabian Gulf...
August 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The Louvre Museum Getting Into Cruise Business
The Louvre Museum (Paris France) is partnering with a top-luxury cruise company to offer cultural trips of the Adriatic and the Persian Gulf. ...
July 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises Announces Winter 2020 Programme
Marella Cruises' winter 2020 program is already on sale, earlier than ever before. The 3rd largest cruise line in the UK revealed details of ten new...
July 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Guests to Combine Two or More European Cruises
Silversea is offering its customers the opportunity to combine two or more European itineraries into one value-priced voyage in 2020. Departing...
July 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
ASGC to Build New Dubai Cruise Terminal
The UAE-based (Emad Azmy-led) ASGC Group (Dubai's largest construction company) was contracted to build the first cruise port terminal of the region...
July 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
India's First Premium Cruise Ship Welcomed in Dubai
Port Dubai UAE welcomed India’s first premium cruise liner - Jalesh Cruises' MS Karnika - to Mina Rashid (homeport for season 2019). ...
June 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
DP World Re-Acquires P&O Ferries
Global ports operator DP World, Dubai, has re-acquired UK-based transport and logistics company P&O Ferries for GBP 322 million (Dh 1,5 billion...
February 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Ferry Service Connects Two Malls in Dubai
Dubai City’s Roads and Transport Authority commenced the operation of the Dubai Ferry route for tourists and residents of Emaar linking Dubai...
January 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Dubai Cruise Terminal Expects One of Its Busiest Weekends
Five cruise ships with a total of 25,000 sea-faring travelers from across the world will be visiting Dubai Creek this weekend. Cruise ships from the...
December 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Dubai Expects 825,000 Cruise Passengers in 2019-2020 Season
Cruise tourism is among the fastest-growing segments of tourism industry in Dubai, according to a report from Dubai Chamber. The port city is also...
August 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation Signs Partnership to Develop Dubai Cruise Terminal
Carnival Corporation signed a strategic partnership with holding company Meraas (based in Dubai) to develop Dubai Cruise Terminal. The new...
May 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Dubai Terminal at Port Rashid Doubles the Number of Cruise Visitors
Dubai’s cruise ship terminal at Mina Rashid more than doubled the number of cruise passangers it receives since it opening 4 years ago. Hamdan...
April 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mina Rashid Welcomes 4 Large Cruise Ships Simultaneously
The cruise quay at Rashid Port, Dubai received 4 cruise ships simultaneously on Friday, December 29, MSC Splendida, Costa Mediterrania, ...
December 31, 2017