The UAE is a bustling nation built in a desert, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an abundance of natural beauty here, and the Al Jubail Mangroves Park is one of the […]
Abu Dhabi shore excursions: Al Jubail Mangroves Park
Dubai shore excursions: Dubai Harbour
The new Dubai Harbour cruise port is the city’s newest cruise terminal, but is also a tourists destination in its own right.
Costa reveals exclusive Expo 2020 shore excursions for passengers in Dubai
On the same day that it marked the official opening of the new Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal with its first passenger services, Costa Cruises also revealed a new shore excursion in the […]
Dubai Shore Excursions: Dubai Parks and Resorts
With four theme parks (including a water park), three hotels, and an expansive retail and dining spot, Dubai Parks and Resorts is the first and largest integrated resort in the Middle East.
Dubai shore excursions: City Walk
Located between Jumeirah and Business Bay, the home of the iconic Burj Khalifa, City Walk is a lifestyle community housing hotels, homes, high-end retailers, restaurants, wellness centres and more.
Dubai shore excursions: The Pointe
At the $800-million The Pointe development on The Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai you’ll find restaurants, shops and The Palm Fountain, the largest of its kind in the world.
Dubai shore excursions: The Green Planet
The Green Planet indoor rainforest is a signature destination on Dubai’s City Walk for tourists and Dubai residents alike, visited by around 750,000 people per year.
Dubai shore excursions: Deep Dive Dubai
In addition to the tallest tower in the world and the largest mall, Dubai is also now home to the deepest dive pool in the world, located equidistant from the Dubai Cruise […]
New Carpet Oasis specialty store opens at Dubai’s Mina Rashid cruise port
Dubai Customs has opened the 25th edition of Carpet Oasis at Marina Port Rashid within the city’s Mina Rashid cruise port for the Dubai Shopping Festival.
Dubai Shore Excursions: Al Seef, Dubai Creek
Al Seef is a new shopping, hotel and restaurant lifestyle destination in Dubai that’s modelled on the ‘old Dubai’ of the early 20th century, when the city was a pearl diving and […]
Dubai Shore Excursions: Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
Established in the early 20th century and fully restored just before the turn of the 21st, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood is an authentic taste of the Dubai of old, before this cruise […]
Dubai’s must-attend social and cultural events of 2019 and the cruises to match
Dubai’s ever evolving social calendar saw a range of exciting new additions become must-attend events during 2018, continuing to surprise both visitors and residents with a stellar line-up of world-class entertainment throughout […]
Royal Caribbean reveals world’s most expensive shore excursion on Dubai cruises
Dubai is now home to the most expensive shore excursion in the world, courtesy of Royal Caribbean International on its upcoming Arabian Gulf cruise season aboard Jewel of the Seas.
QE2 Dubai brings back QE2 Summer Brunch due to popular demand
QE2 Dubai will be hosting the QE2 Summer Brunch as a permanent fixture ever Friday from August 17th due to popular demand following the first iterations of the event, according to a post […]
Emirates passengers get exclusive pre- and post-cruise offers in Dubai
Emirates has extended its popular My Emirates Pass programme to passengers visiting Dubai this winter season.
Dubai Shore Excursions: World’s longest urban zipline opens in Dubai ahead of 2018 cruise season
Dubai Marina is giving Business Bay a run for its money as one of the top ‘coolest’ neighbourhoods in Dubai. The waterfront development is now home to the world’s longest urban zipline.
Dubai Shore Excursions: Dubai cruise visitors could enjoy most ‘instagrammable bar’
Cruise Arabia & Africa has long held that it’s a travesty the major cruise lines visiting the Arabian Gulf don’t add Dubai’s Barasti Beach as a shore excursion. The bar, part of […]
New cruise attraction: Dubai announces ‘Floating Venice’ that looks nothing like it
A Dubai-based real estate and property developer Kleindienst Group, has announced plans to build a 3000-guest capacity ‘Floating Venice’, but it looks nothing like the city from which it gets its name.
Dubai Shore Excursions: IMG World’s of Adventure sees knock-out first year
IMG Worlds of Adventure made history by being the world’s largest indoor theme park when it opened its doors on August 31, 2016. Having welcomed millions of guests to the park over […]
Dubai Shore Excursions: Business Bay ranked fifth-coolest destination in world
JBR, Dubai Marina, Deira and Al Manara are the favourite neighbourhoods in Dubai for cruise shore excursions, but one particular part of the city, that doesn’t feature on any cruise line’s offered […]