Middle East & Africa

Costa’s Cruise & Golf packages – which enabled golf enthusiasts sailing onboard Costa Smeralda the chance to play the sport at clubs in the Western Mediterranean – will be extended to Costa Toscana’s 2022/23 winter cruises in the Emirates and Oman.

Cruise Saudi, Jeddah Islamic Port and Yanbu Commercial Port welcomed MSC Splendida this week on inaugural visits to Saudi ports.

MSC World Europa and MSC Poesia are berthed bow to aft in Doha alongside the port’s new Grand Cruise Terminal, acting as overflow accommodation for football fans during the World Cup which starts Sunday.

Azamara will soon operate cruises to South Africa and South America for the first time since early 2020, offering country intensive and specialty voyages. And most of the sailings are close to sold out, the line reports.

From December 17, 2022 to March 11, 2023, Costa Toscana, will offer week-long cruises, including flights, with two-day and one-night duration calls in Dubai, Muscat and Abu Dhabi.

MSC Cruises has confirmed that MSC Opera will serve as a hotel between November 19 and December 19 for football fans travelling to Doha, Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

There are 33 shore excursions to choose from as part of MSC Splendida’s winter 2022/23 sailings in the Red Sea, with more embarkation ports available and an extended stay in Egypt.