Thread: Costa Cruises makes Dubai its regional cruise hub.

For the second consecutive year Europe’s leading cruise operator Costa Cruises has made Dubai its regional cruise hub and deployed two ships offering a total of six weekly packages to destinations in the UAE, Arabian Gulf and the Middle East regions.

Costa Cruises makes Dubai its regional cruise hub. ~ Thursday, 27th December 2007 from 4Hoteliers

I would be leery of cruising in the Middle East----but that's just me. I would LOVE to visit, but the political unrest in the general region is off putting.

I'd go in a heartbeat. I've always wanted to go to Dubai. If Israel is opening up to tourists, they must have some safe havens in mind.