Cruising the Arabian Gulf - REVISITED

2 years ago Roisin and I were lucky enough to cruise from Genoa in Italy to Abu Dhabi in the Arabian Gulf via the Suez Canal. From pirates to dish-dashers, the adventure was certainly a once ion a lifetime experience. However, during a visit to some port or other, Roisin must have approached one of those 'rub its belly and you'll return to this place' statues. Whilst I wasn't looking I'm sure Roisin had a 'go' although she must have rubbed the statue up the wrong way!! I don't mean in a provoking anger sort of way but rubbed the statue anti-clockwise!! Not that I'm superstitious or anything but it's obviously worked for we ARE returning to the lands of Frankincense, Ferrari world and feckin' taxi drivers!! However, not in the footsteps of our last trip but this time we're starting in Dubai and returning to Europe, t'other way round. We spend 2 days in Dubai last time and only saw a fraction of the city. Since then our 'must see' list has grown bigger. We will stay for 3 days in Dubai before embarking the ship. Among other things we plan on sailing down the creek in a dhow, watching the dancing fountains outside the worlds tallest building, the Burj Khalifa and a trip to the Palm; the man made artificial island in the shape of a Palm. The blog promises not to be a rehash our previous trip down the Red Sea (or is it up the Red Sea this time?!!). Some things will remain constant though; the MSC Lirica, Trivia and Bingo in about 8 languages and I'll probably have another rant about taxi drivers somewhere along the line but I hope you find the rest of the blog QI...no not Quietly Irritating!! Quite Interesting... Our last break saw us in Moscow coping with temperatures of 20 below. This time is a massive contrast and it won't be unusual if we find ourselves in 35 degree heat plus. Whatever the temperature the blog must go on!

Planned Dates

Mar 25, 2014 to Apr 16, 2014

Countries

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