Suez Port

A true marvel of engineering, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and provides a faster link by sea between Europe and Asia. The canal was mooted as far back as 2100BC, but it wasn’t until the mid-19^th Century that work began on building the canal. It has since passed between the control of Egypt and other nations, particularly Britain, in a controversial history that even saw the canal closed for six years in the late 1960s. Yet now luxury cruise passengers can enjoy the wonder of passing through the canal as part of a longer itinerary such as a world cruise. And as you sail, you’ll soak in the incredible views not only of the mechanical workings of the canal but of the stretching sands of the desert that surround you. The experience of traversing the canal is sure to live long in the memory of any luxury cruise passenger.

Most cruise lines don’t dock at the Suez Canal, and instead you’ll simply see the wonders from your deck. However if you do dock at Suez, the currency is the Egyptian Pound. The Suez Canal is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT +2).