Dawn Princess Brings 2750 Cruise Tourists To Dubai
First ship of the winter season has mostly British tourists on board. Dubai Cruise Terminal in Port Rashid complex recently played a host to Dawn Princess, a cruise ship which brought 2750 tourists to the emirate at the start of the cruise industry’s winter season.
There was a passenger exchange programme for 360 guests at the temporary cruise facility. The ship arrived from Muscat and left for Mumbai, India after a day’s stay in the emirate.
Cruise tourism is being aggressively promoted by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) which operates the cruise terminal.
The ship passengers were accorded a traditional welcome by the local officials, tour operators and shipping agents.
In the year 2008, the Dubai cruise facility received 82 ships with 182,030 passengers, while in the year 2009 it is expected to receive 101 ships with 316,043 passengers. In the year 2010, Dubai is expected to host 99 ships with 383,432 passengers.
The cruise terminal is presently operating from a temporary facility comprising of giant tents measuring 1800 square metres each. The facility has now access to five berths measuring a total of approx 1000 meters.
All existing services provided in the earlier cruise terminal continue to be provided such as the money exchange, post office, duty free arcade, gift shop, jewellery shop, internet facilities, café and a dates shop.
The new cruise terminal, straddling 3450 square metres and capable of handling four ships simultaneously, is expected to b operational for the next cruise season in January 2010.
Originally published by http://www.dubaitourism.ae
No tags for this post.
