We chose this via an advert in the Saturday Mail magazine last year, which included a 3 night stay in the RIU hotel on Deira Island. We throughly enjoyed our time at the hotel and given our experience on the cruise ship we wished we had stayed at the hotel. The check in at the cruise terminal was slow and over complicated and our cases took forever to arrive at our cabin.

The shower in our cabin smelt of sewage, the carpets and sofa were not cleaned from the last passengers.

The Breakfasts and dinners in the Blue Danube resturant were very good but the service at best was patchy. Read more