AD Ports Group announces the official start of 2023-2024 cruise season with the arrival of Crystal Symphony. It will dock at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal in Zayed Port.
This upcoming cruise season promises significant growth with Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal slated for 126 calls, starting on 1st November.
Additionally, Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach will host 63 calls, having welcomed the first on October 31.
Notably, nine of these calls will be maiden voyages, signalling ships making their inaugural visit to Abu Dhabi.
Noura Rashed Al Dhaheri, CEO of Cruise Business, AD Ports Group said that they are glad to announce the official start of cruise season in Abu Dhabi.
It started with the arrival of Crystal Symphony.
Last season, Zayed Port emerged as the busiest cruise port in the region.
It is a testament to Abu Dhabi‘s position as a premier tourist destination. And also the exceptional infrastructure effortlessly accommodating the region’s largest vessels.
They remain dedicated to partnering with cruise lines to elevate Abu Dhabi’s global cruise destination standing.
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal is poised to receive over 7,000 visitors during Formula 1 Abu Dhabi, providing them with world-class hospitality. It is in alignment with the group’s commitment to bolster Abu Dhabi’s event calendar.
Abu Dhabi Cruise business has expanded its operations to the Red Sea by successfully inaugurating the Aqaba Cruise Terminal in January 2023. It is a part of the Ports Cluster.
In the 2022- 2023 season, Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal recorded over 600,000 visitors arriving in Abu Dhabi.
More than 82,000 passengers starting their journey from Abu Dhabi.
Q1 of 2023 was particularly strong. It saw the arrival of 363, 494 visitors and 120 calls recorded incomparison with Q1 of 2022 with 89,953 visitors and 60 calls.
Passenger volumes for Q1 2023 surpassed the number of visitors accommodated for the full year of 2022 by more than 37 per cent.
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal was launched in December 2015.
It provides a well-located base for cruise-liner passengers enabling them to explore and experience the UAE capital.
The Cruise Terminal has highend estaurants, retail outlets, duty-free shops, Etihad Airline check-in, and baggage storage.
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