Once Again, the Magic of Princess Cruises

The folks in Abu Dhabi saw something yesterday that they aren't used to seeing: a cruise ship calling during the summer months. Majestic Princess visited the port as part of its repositioning cruise from the Med to China where it will next be homeported.

Details appeared in the June 6 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

First to Arrive

AIDAstella was the first Carnival Corp ship to utilize the new cruise terminal at Mina Zayed in Abu Dhabi.

AIDA and Costa have developed Abu Dhabi into an important turnaround port for German and European passengers. AIDA and Costa will have 60 calls at the port in 2016.

Photo courtesy of AIDA Cruises. All rights reserved. Many not be copied or used without permission.

MSC to Base Ship in Dubai & Abu Dhabi

* Everybody Wants to Go to Dubai
You can add MSC Crociere to the list of cruise lines heading to the Gulf, which seems to be the destination an ever-growing number of European cruise passengers want to explore.

MSC is going to put their own mark on it, however, using the intimate MSC Lirica while most other lines are scheduling their largest and glitziest ships there. MSC is also going to be boarding passengers in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The complete article appeared in the September 27, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.