Cruise ship Astoria Grande due at Hurghada port with 662 passengers
Cairo24 reported the 193-metre ship due in the early hours of Saturday morning, while Al-Dostor gave Monday. The voyage called at Sharm El Sheikh and Aqaba before Hurghada.
13 November 2026
Hurghada's seaport is preparing to receive the cruise ship Astoria Grande with 662 passengers of various nationalities aboard. Egyptian press reports give different arrival days: Cairo24 said the ship was due in the early hours of Saturday morning, while Al-Dostor reported the arrival for Monday.
The vessel is 193 metres long and 27.6 metres wide, with a draught of six metres and a total capacity of about 1,300 passengers. Cairo24 said the current voyage passed through the Suez Canal and called at Sharm El Sheikh and the Jordanian port of Aqaba, with Hurghada the last stop before the ship transits the canal again.
Red Sea Governor Walid El-Barqi is expected to meet the ship on arrival. Cairo24 also described the voyage as the first to use the Suez Canal yacht marina in Ismailia as a tourist quay for arrival formalities.