Ally

Queen Mary 2 became the largest cruise ship ever to call in Dubai with today’s visit during the Cunard liner’s maiden ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ voyage.

A host of VIPs and government officials led by Khalid A. bin Sulayem, director general of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, and Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, acting manager of the DTCM-managed Dubai Cruise Terminal, joined the fanfare to welcome the vessel’s 4,200 passengers and crew.

Today’s visit included an exchange of 2,597 passengers as one world-cruise segment ended and another began.

Up to 50 cruise calls are expected in Dubai during the current winter season, which wraps up next month.

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1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya

Coming up next.....

10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 274 day(s), 7 hour(s), 38 minute(s)