CroisiEurope sets ocean cruises in Indian Ocean and Middle East

CroisiEurope has unveiled the first three in a series of cruises that its new oceangoing ship, the La Belle des Oceans, will make in 2020 on its way to its summer home on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada.

The sailings start Jan. 11 with an 11-day cruise around India and Sri Lanka, with stops in Chennai, Kochi, Goa and Mumbai, India; and Trincomalee and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prices start at $6,065, per person.

On Jan. 27, the ship will embark on a nine-day cruise from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to Muscat, Oman, with prices starting at $5,237 per person.

And on Feb. 17, it will offer a 10-day cruise from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean by way of the Suez Canal, visiting Jordan, Egypt, Israel and Cyprus. Prices start at $6,701.

CroisiEurope announced the acquisition of the ship, previously Silversea Cruises' Silver Discoverer, this summer. This fall it is sailing between Singapore and Phuket.