Introducing the 2025 Cruise Insight Report

We are proud to present the first edition of Cruise Insight Report by Connecting Travel, launched in conjunction with Connections Cruise Arabia, a pioneering new annual event designed to accelerate the growth of the developing cruise industry in the Middle East.

The report focuses on two key areas of potential: how to develop the Gulf as a global cruise hub that attracts more inbound tourists and how to inspire the emerging outbound market of Gulf-based travellers to book more cruises globally. In support of this, the report also features a cruise line guide to help educate the regional travel trade, so they can match the right cruise line and customer every time.  

We thank our forward-thinking partners and cruise line sponsors – including Emirates, Atlantis Dubai, dnata, NCL, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea and Crystal, and our data provider CLIA – for supporting both the event and this publication. Together, we can drive meaningful growth.

Download your complimentary copy of the Cruise Insight Report today.