Dubai’s cruise sector is booming and projected to grow even further in the next decade. Approximately 846,000 tourists passed through the city on cruises during the 2018-19 season, and this figure is expected to rise to one million by 2020.
Yet there could be storm clouds on the horizon. Due to Dubai’s proximity to the contested Strait of Hormuz and tensions in Iran, P&O cancelled its services to the region in August.
P&O’s decision was influenced by the escalating stand-off between the US and...
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