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Celestyal expands in the Arabian Gulf with a second ship
Celestyal will add a second ship on Arabian Gulf cruises for winter 2025.
Celestyal Discovery will join Celestyal Journey in the region, which will depart on the previously launched seven-night ‘Desert Days’ itinerary later this year.
Celestyal Discovery will operate rotating three- and four-night itineraries departing from Abu Dhabi from November to March.
These are the three-night ‘Iconic Arabia’ cruise’, to Doha (Qatar) and Sir Bani Yas Island (UAE) and the four-night ‘Iconic Arabia’ cruise, to Fujairah (UAE), Muscat and Khasab in Oman.
Guests can also combine the itineraries into a seven-night ‘Gulf Icons’ sailing.
Celestyal Journey will homeport from Doha for the ‘Desert Days’ itinerary, in a three-year partnership with the region.
The ship will make maiden calls to Khasab, Dubai, Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
A popular overnight Dubai option features on these itineraries, and guests may also start and end their cruise in Dubai.
This itinerary debuts on November 9, 2024.
Alongside their winter sun Arabian Gulf voyages, Celestyal’s core summer Greek and Mediterranean cruises are also on sale.
They feature eight additional Heavenly Adriatic cruises in 2025 and 13 in 2026 thanks to overwhelming demand.
Celestyal Journey will sail two seven-night itineraries during the Mediterranean and Aegean season:
Celestyal Discovery will continue to offer shorter rotating itineraries during the summer season.
The ship launched in March 2024 and both ships carry up to 1,260 guests.
Lee Haslett, chief commercial officer at Celestyal, said: “We’re renowned as the cruise specialists of the Greek islands and Mediterranean and are now confident in becoming the go-to cruise specialists of the Arabian Gulf.”
The new deployment means that Celestyal Discovery will no longer sail the ‘Three Continents’ itinerary.
Customers on the six affected departures have been contacted in advance and either reimbursed or offered alternative cruises.
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