World · 18 April 2026
First cruise ship in 47 days clears Hormuz
Passengers waiting on cancelled Gulf holidays could finally get sailings back after months of chaos. Celestyal Discovery left Dubai on Friday and cleared the Strait of Hormuz, the first major passenger ship to escape the bottleneck in 47 days. Celestyal Journey and Mein Schiff 5 followed from Doha hours later. Six cruise ships had been trapped since late February.
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