Middle East
Celestyal cancels 2026-27 winter Arabian Gulf season
Celestyal has cancelled its 2026-27 winter Arabian Gulf season and instead extended its Eastern Mediterranean...
AmaWaterways hails ‘exceptional’ start to year with UK...
AmaWaterways has hailed an "exceptional" start to the year in spite of ongoing conflict in...
Cruise bookings spike despite April challenges, Not Just...
Cruise bookings spiked in April despite travel uncertainty due to the ongoing war in Iran,...
‘We can’t futureproof travel – but we can...
It is "impossible" to futureproof the travel industry, but there are steps cruise lines can...
Celestyal and MSC Cruises safely transit ships through...
Celestyal has confirmed the successful and safe transit of both its vessels, Celestyal Discovery and...
Celestyal starts consultation on UK roles due to...
Celestyal has started a consultation process affecting a "limited number of roles" in the UK...
Middle East crisis sparks surge in Northern Europe...
The Middle East crisis has revealed a striking divergence in cruise demand and signalled where...
MSC World Europa to spend winter 2026-27 in...
MSC Cruises has revised the deployment of MSC World Europa for winter 2026-27 due to the...
Celestyal cancels all April cruises in Med as...
Celestyal has cancelled all its April 2026 departures as the repositioning of its ships continue...
‘The lates market is dying’, Ambassador chief warns...
The chief executive of Ambassador Cruise Line has warned that the era of short booking...
Explora Journeys cancels Explora II’s winter 2026-27 season...
Explora Journeys has cancelled its 2026-27 Middle East season on Explora II due to ongoing...
Celestyal cancels four more Med sailings due to...
Celestyal has cancelled four additional sailings as repositioning plans continue to be delayed due to...
Celestyal cancels two Med cruises as Middle East...
Celestyal has cancelled two further sailings after repositioning plans were delayed due to ongoing conflict...
Middle East conflict: MSC to repatriate 1,000 guests...
MSC Cruises has confirmed plans to charter five flights to repatriate 1,000 guests currently onboard...
‘No doubt’ Middle East conflict will impact long-term...
Agents are rallying to support their customers amidst the ongoing conflict in the Middle East,...