Booked this cruise to celebrate Mum's birthday and she chose the itinerary. Have cruised many times before mostly in the Caribbean and one previous good experience with Costa in the Med. Was a little anxious about a smaller & older ship and how we would cope with the Middle East but everything went as smoothly as clockwork.
Booked the cruise and flights online and we arrived in Dubai with British Airways. It's really easy to pick up a taxi at the airport. It takes around 30 mins to reach Port Rashid and costs 40-50 dirhams (