Dubai To Expect More Than 900,000 Tourists November Onwards
If you think it’s difficult to hail a cab now, just wait until November.
With the onset of Dubai’s cruise season on 29 October 2022, the city is expected to see an upsurge of more than 900,000 cruise tourists ALONE. The season with the arrival of TUI Cruise Line’s Mein Schiff 6 at the Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal at Mina Rashid. The 2022-2023 season is scheduled to see 166 ship calls between Mina Rashid and Dubai Harbour, bringing in an estimated 900,000 cruise passengers and crew.
HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed, Chairman of the Dubai Border Security Council, said, “The strong outlook for Dubai’s 2022-2023 cruise season will help accelerate its drive to realise the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai the world’s most visited destination and the best city to live and work in.”
“The cruise industry is an integral part of Dubai’s tourism sector and plays an important role in reinforcing the emirate’s status as a global tourism hub”
H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed added, “The cruise industry is an integral part of Dubai’s tourism sector and plays an important role in reinforcing the emirate’s status as a global tourism hub. Dubai’s robust port infrastructure and state-of-the-art terminal facilities can handle some of the world’s largest cruise ships, underpinning the city’s reputation as one of the world’s most advanced cruise destinations and a key gateway for regional and international cruise itineraries.”
The cruise industry continues to contribute to the city’s tourism sector significantly and is set to build on the remarkable rebound of Dubai’s wider tourism sector.
Some major cruise liners scheduled to visit Dubai this season include MSC Cruises & TUI Cruises and Ponant (MSC World Europa, Opera, Mein Schiff 6 & Le Bougainville), which will make the award-winning Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal their home port for the season. In addition, C.S. Aida Cosma (arriving on 17 November) and C.S. Costa Toscana, the two new LNG-powered cruise ships, will arrive at the Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal.
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