Five Cruise Ships Dock in Dubai |
The cruise ships which docked at the Dubai Cruise Terminal -
the Middle East's largest and well-equipped cruise tourism facility - in the
Port Rashid complex are Queen Mary 2 -one of the world's largest cruise ships-
Costa Victoria, Costa Favolosa, Pacific Princess and Silver Whisper. The cruise
ships belonged to the UK, Italy, USA and Monaco, respectively. The cruise ships
have on board 15,000 passengers and 4000 crew members from various nationalities
onboard.
Dubai Cruise Terminal |
Mr.Hamad bin Mejren, DTCM Executive Director of Business
Tourism and Dubai Cruise Terminal, expressed happiness at the distinction that
Dubai cruise tourism industry had achieved with the arrival of such a large
number of tourists on board the cruise ships.
He said 71 cruise ships with 275,000 cruise tourists are expected to
dock during the first half (January-June) of 2012. During October 28 to December
15 2011, 20 cruise ships with hundreds of passengers and crew members were
hosted by the Dubai Cruise Terminal in a two week period.
Dubai Cruise Terminal |
Cruise tourism has been growing steadily in Dubai due to
DTCM efforts and growing interest of cruise liners to tap Dubai's strong
tourism infrastructure, air connectivity and strategic location at the
crossroads of the East and West. Dubai has emerged as the destination of choice
for many global cruise providers who are now using the emirate as a regional
hub for their operations, creating a major boost to the growth of the region's
cruise tourism.
Dubai Cruise Terminal |
The Dubai Cruise Terminal, which completed 10 years of
successful operations last year, has been witnessing significant increase in
the number of cruise ships and cruise passengers each passing year. DTCM established
the Dubai Cruise Terminal in 2001 and the facility was expanded in 2010 to meet
the growth expectations. It is being expanded further to accommodate five
ocean-going ships simultaneously.
Dubai Cruise Terminal |
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