CRUISES

Early cruise bookings up

Marta Cambiaggi, Business Development Manager New Markets, Sales & Marketing, Mediterranean New Markets, UK, East Europe, Africa and Middle East, Costa Crociere S.p.A., shares details. Dr. Shehara Rizly Could you share the winter plans for this year? Given the success of last year of Costa Toscana in Emirates, we have …

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Qatar cruise passengers up 151%

Qatar Tourism reveals that the country welcomed more than 253,191 cruise visitors during 2022-23 cruise season, which is 151 per cent more compared to the last cruise season. TT Bureau Qatar continues to strengthen its position as a global tourism destination supported by a variety of leading tourist attractions and …

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Cruise Saudi launches AROYA cruises

Aiming 1.3 million cruise visitors by 2035, Cruise Saudi, a 100 per cent Public Investment Fund owned business and pioneer in the development of tourism in Saudi Arabia, recently launched their own cruise line, AROYA Cruises. TT Bureau Cruise Saudi recently announced the launch of its owned cruise line, AROYA …

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Cruise Saudi sets aspiring goals

Cruise Saudi shares the vision for rapid expansion of Saudi Arabia’s cruise sector with the tourism industry at the Saudi Tourism Forum 2023, held in Riyadh recently. TT Bureau Cruise Saudi, which is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, updated the industry on the rapid expansion of the Kingdom’s …

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Cruise Saudi bestows offerings

Ragda Bakhorji, Corporate Communications Director, invites Global Cruise Lines to visit Saudi and explore its excursions as they present their attractions at ITB Berlin this year. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers much more than that. It features unique nature, heritage, culture, culinary experiences that can be explored though high-quality excursions, …

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Digitalisation eases cruise operations

Technology plays a pivotal part in cruise operations ensuring that the time to conduct certain mandatory drills manually could be made by the touch of a button saving more time and providing a smooth experience onboard, shares Mohamed Saeed, Managing Director for Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara & Silversea …

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Qatar Tourism expects 200k cruisers in ’23

Qatar Tourism (QT) and Mwani Qatar announce the return of the 2022-23 cruise season and forecast more than 50 cruise liners with approximately 200,000 visitors from now to the end of April 2023. Over the season, cruise liner passengers will be welcomed at the Cruise Terminal, a newly designed infrastructure …

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Luxury cruising to further rise in 2023

Cruises used to be known as the more exclusive discerning mature traveller experiences, but over the past few years cruises have been changing their course of action to ensure that they tap different market segments, especially the GenZ market, setting their mark on boarding cruise ships. Lakshmi Durai, CEO, CruiseXplore, …

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Cruising back on track

It is apparent that cruising will emerge with a brand new outlook. Marta Cambiaggi, Business Development Manager New Markets, Sales & Marketing, Mediterranean New Markets, UK, East Europe, Africa and ME, Costa Crociere S.p.A, shares views with TRAVTALK. Shehara Rizly How do you see cruise tourism picking up in this …

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Winter cruises on the rise in Qatar

Ayman Al Qudwa, General Manager, Falcon Travel, Qatar, shares with TRAVTALK the many aspects post the FIFA World Cup as to how the destination attracts visitors. The World Cup showcased Qatar as a bucket list destination with many different activities to experience. This winter, Qatar expects cruise tourism to go …

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