
Two years after cruise lines stopped sailing through the Suez Canal because of the Israel-Gaza conflict, two ships will sail between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea in November with a full complement of paying passengers.
The Greek cruise line Celestyal has departures from Piraeus and Lavrio, both serving Athens, on 22 and 28 November respectively. They are “positioning” voyages, moving from the summer cruising programme in the Mediterranean to a winter season in the Gulf.