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Dubai cruises: Giant Costa Toscana ship arrives ahead of 2023 season
Dubai Harbour welcomes Costa Toscana cruise ship
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Dubai targets 500,000 visitors as cruise tourism season starts
Dubai, the region’s cruise hub, rolls out welcome to the 2,000 passengers and crew on board of Mein Schiff, the first of 126 ship calls expected
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Celebrity Cruises to pull ship from Dubai in 2020
Celebrity Constellation was due to sail itineraries in Dubai and India in 2020-21 but it will now be redeployed to Florida
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Cruise giant P&O pulls out of Dubai amid Gulf tensions
P&O Cruises announces it will withdraw from Dubai this winter amid continuing tensions over shipping in the Gulf
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How Dubai is making an impact on global cruise tourism map
Dubai has concluded its 2018/2019 cruise season with a record 51% increase in cruise tourists
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Builder picked for new Dubai cruise terminal project
UAE-based construction group ASGC appointed to work on the first dedicated cruise port in the region
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Spanish cruise line makes Dubai debut as visitors swell
Dubai, which aims to attract 725,000 cruise tourists during the current season, has announced the arrival of Pullmantur Cruise Lines for first time
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In pictures: New ‘Dubai Cruise Terminal’ major maritime hub at Dubai Harbour
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved plans to make the Dubai Cruise Terminal the main hub in the emirate, with a launch date of October 2020 slated.
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Work underway to add capacity to Dubai cruise terminal
Infrastructure development starts on Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal which aims to be largest in the world
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Dubai forms new committee to develop cruise tourism sector
Dubai Cruise Committee seeks to attract more operators, extend season into summer months
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Dubai’s Rashid Port receives four cruise ships on single day
Total of 21,411 tourists and 3,849 crew were on board the ships as Dubai confirms cruise tourism hub status
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Dubai port operator slashes fees for cruise lines
DP World’s incentive is in line with plans to extend Dubai’s cruise season by up to two months