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Celestyal revises Arabian Gulf cruises
With a still tense situation in the Red Sea region, small ship line Celestyal has cancelled its 14-night repositioning cruises, ‘Ancient Athens to Dazzling Doha’ and the return sailing ‘Dazzling Doha to Ancient Athens’.
The sailings were scheduled for October 26, 2024, and March 8, 2025, respectively, on Celestyal Journey.
Although the repositioning sailings are scrapped, Celestyal will still go ahead with its first Arabian Gulf season.
Celestyal Journey will instead sail a 34-night non-commercial repositioning cruise to and from Doha, Qatar.
To accommodate the longer duration to reposition, the first three scheduled ‘Desert Days’ itineraries that were scheduled to depart from Doha on November 9, 16 and 23 are cancelled.
Conversely, due to Celestyal Journey’s return to Europe, the first three 2025 ‘Heavenly Adriatic’ itineraries, on March 22, 29 and April 5, 2025, are also cancelled.
Celestyal Journey’s maiden Arabian Gulf cruise will now be a slightly amended seven-night ‘Desert Days & Qatar Grand Prix’ cruise, sailing round trip from Doha on November 30, 2024.
This voyage will be in Doha port for the first three days to cover the Qatar Grand Prix, travelling onto an overnight in Dubai Marina and also calling at Khasab, Sir Bani Yas Island and Abu Dhabi.
This voyage will be followed by a slightly amended seven-night ‘Desert Days & Abu Dhabi Grand Prix’ cruise, now sailing round trip from Dubai, departing December 2, 2024.
This offers a full day and late-night stay in Abu Dhabi on December 8, to accommodate guests attending the Grand Prix race.
Lee Haslett, chief commercial officer at Celestyal, said: “In light of the current geopolitical climate in our original path of passage to this year’s winter season, we have decided to operate longer non-commercial repositioning sailings.”
“Celestyal Journey will continue to proudly homeport from Doha, Qatar from November 2024, for the next three winter seasons.”
Celestyal Journey’s inaugural Arabian Gulf cruise season now features nine seven-night ’Desert Days’ sailings departing between November 2024 and March 2025.
They allow the option to embark in either Doha, Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
All travel partners have been notified, and agent commissions are protected.
All booking system changes will be updated over the next two weeks.
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