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Dubai – “The New Cruise Destination”

Where East meets West - A place where the desert and the sea blends

 

The United Arab Emirates and the magnificent City of Dubai offers a vacation that will have you in a timeless world and it will offer the vacationer a true adventure in Arabia, be it from bustling Souks to the ever majestic desert.

These days many cruise ships visit the grandiose city of Dubai, which is a city that offers a myriad of sightseeing wonders. Your visit to Dubai offers a visit to a futuristic city or the wide open spaces of the dessert. Its time to go shopping, take in a tourist park with rides galore, or hop on a camel and experience the beauty of the real United Arab Emirates.

The Souks range from Glamorous gold shops to fish markets

The Capital City of Dubai is the pride of the United Arab Emirates, it is a City of contrasts, where the East and the West meet, the ancient and modern merge, and the desert and the sea blend.

Majestic mountains with the golden sands of the dessert

Today Cruise Companies have added Dubai a port to visit, and upon arrival, discerning passengers will find that Dubaioffers the perfect blend of luxury and leisure, shopping and culture, in an environment that is hospitable, safe, virtually crime free. An increasing number of Cruise Ships are already choosing Dubai as an ideal and unique destination.

Shopping in grand style

 

Discover what the locals are eating

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Dubai has always had a strong marine association thanks to its excellent location on the southern Arabian Gulf Its shores has for generations attracted seafarers and traders for commerce.

The Dubai Cruise Terminal was opened in 2001 at Port Rashid and it is able to handle two ships simultaneously. It has a unique 'mobile' design to enable customisation of passenger and baggage flows.

Major cruise companies have their ship call into a port that ultra modern, yet abounds with history

Cunard’s QE2 is seen docking at the Dubai Cruise Terminal

Other thoughtful features include special facilities for the physically challenged like electric golf carts for transportation, duty-free shops, internet access, money exchanges, information centre, beautiful palm gardens, Arabian heritage and cultural exhibits, a Cafe and much more.

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The new city of Dubai has a skyline like no other in the world. Dotting the skyine are hotels and shopping centres that are grand architectural wonders, these are buildings unlike any other in the world. However, beside this new city, there is the delightful old part of Dubai, which is filled with narrow streets, markets and countless interesting food outlets. The old city of Dubaiis a must visit for all who visit the UAE. Transport is excellent, thus moving around is effortless.

One on the many magnificent Mosques in the UAE

 

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Dubai the New City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

---Left and right: five star hotels, tourist centre and marina.

 

 

 

 The river snakes through the city

 

After the Sydney Opera House, this spectacular hotel is the most recognised building in the world

 

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Dubai – The Old City

 

 

Above and below: The Dubai Historical Museum

 

 

 

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