A popular cruise route is returning this month, two years after it was halted due to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Multiple cruise lines through the Suez Canal had been suspended over safety fears, but two vessels, Celestyal Journey and the Celestyal Discovery, are set to once more pass between the the Mediterranean and the Red Sea in weeks, The Independent reports.

The services, run by Greek cruise line Celestyal, will depart from ports at Piraeus and Lavrio, both of which are close to the capital Athens. They’re setting sail on November 22 and 28, respectively, in what are known as “repositioning voyages” one way trips that are used by cruise firms to shift into parts of the world experiencing warmer temperatures and better weather.

The Celestyal Journey route has calls at Marmaris in Turkey, and three ports in Egypt: Port Said, Sharm El Sheikh and Safaga on the way to Saudi Arabia, as per Connecting Travel.

Celestyal Discovery will travel via Kusadasi, Turkey, with stops in the Sharm El Sheikh and Safaga.

Both ships will end up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

However, there won’t be a stop at Jordan, which won’t be added to intineraries until next year’s cruise due to schedule constraints, the firm said.

Lee Haslett, chief commercial officer of the cruise line told The Independent that the services will be the first to carry passengers through the canal for two years.

He says they’ve worked with a various government authorities, and believe the routes are currently safe.

Mr Haslett said the routes have been “extremely popular”. However, some cabins reportedly were available as of Friday.

He added: “They’ve been on sale for just over seven weeks, and we’re already running pretty much full for that seven-night segment.”

The the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office isn’t currently advising against travelling to any of the ports on the two routes, though Britons a warning against “all but essential travel to the Ismailiyah Governorate east of the Suez Canal” is in place.

You can find the latest Foreign Office travel advice here.