Five cruise ships have transited the Strait of Hormuz, completing what became a two-day passage of five vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf since the onset of conflicts in the Middle East.

MSC Cruises confirmed on Saturday that the MSC Euribia has departed Dubai, safely transited the strait and is now en route to Northern Europe.

The Celestyal Journey and Mein Schiff 5 departed Doha, Qatar, while Mein Schiff 4 sailed from Abu Dhabi.

All four ships followed the Omani coastline through the passage, with Muscat listed as the next port of call.

The Celestyal Journey briefly stopped several nautical miles off the port of Khor Fakkan before continuing.

The four ships followed the Celestyal Discovery, which became the first cruise ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the conflicts in the Middle East, departing Dubai on the afternoon of Friday, April 17.

Each of the ships operated with skeleton crews for the transit. The cruise lines are now deciding on routing to Europe, either via the Red Sea and Suez Canal or the longer route south around Africa.

As the MSC Euribia will now be able to arrive sooner than previously anticipated, MSC Cruises has confirmed that the ship’s sailing due to depart May 16 from Kiel, Germany, and May 17 from Copenhagen, Denmark, will operate as originally scheduled, with all subsequent sailings proceeding as planned.

The Celestyal Discovery is expected to resume its regular sailing schedule in the Eastern Mediterranean on May 1, 2026, embarking on a short cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey from the port of Lavrion.

Cruise Saudi’s Aroya is still in the Persian Gulf.