Celestyal to disembark remaining guests onboard stranded ship 'over next 24 hours' as final MSC Cruises guests prepare to fly home

Middle East

James Chapple

9 March 2026

Celestyal will disembark any remaining guests onboard the second of its two ships stranded in the Middle East "over the next 24 hours", while MSC Cruises' final passengers in the region are preparing to fly home.

MSC Euribia pictured in Doha — MSC Euribia is one of several ships stranded in the Middle East (Credit: iStock / Hasan Zaidi)

Six cruise ships are understood to have been in the Middle East when US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran's subsequent counter-offensive, brought travel to a standstill more than a week ago.

Passengers onboard Celestyal Discovery and MSC Euribia found themselves holed up in Dubai as the missile and drone strikes began, while Celestyal Journey has been confined to port in Qatar's capital Doha.

Celestyal

Celestyal on Monday (9 March) confirmed all guests have now safely disembarked Celestyal Discovery, with the line now working towards disembarking any remaining guests onboard Celestyal Journey "over the next 24 hours".

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