Dubai is the largest city of the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf's main cruise hub. Ships dock at Mina Rashid, DP World's cruise port close to the city's historic heart, which has repeatedly won the World Travel Awards' World's Leading… More about Dubai (Mina Rashid) →
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Cruise ships dock at Mina Rashid (Port Rashid), DP World's cruise port close to the historic heart of Dubai. Its 2.3 km quay wall can handle seven large cruise ships, or 25,000 passengers, in a day, and its flagship Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal is described as the world's largest single covered cruise terminal (Dubai Media Office, 2020). By car, Bur Dubai is about 14 minutes away and Dubai International Airport about 24 minutes.
Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal has no map position yet.
Bur Dubai, next to the port, is 17.6 km / 24 min from the airport by car.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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DP World's flagship terminal at Mina Rashid, opened in 2014, described as the world's largest single covered cruise terminal, with capacity for 14,000 passengers a day (Dubai Media Office, 2020).
The Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal was built with a 70,000 m2 car park for buses, taxis and private cars, but no passenger parking rate is published.
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Closest stay area to the port and the old souks.
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Mid-range hotels in historic Bur Dubai, close to Mina Rashid.
Value hotels near the creek and gold souk.
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Busy commercial district across Dubai Creek.
Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall.
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Modern district around the Burj Khalifa.
Beach stay close to the port.
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Beachside Jumeirah 1 and La Mer, south-west of the port.
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Cafes and Indian and Arabic restaurants in historic Bur Dubai.
Casual eateries around the souks across the creek.
Beachfront restaurants and cafes.
Dubai is the largest city of the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf's main cruise hub. Ships dock at Mina Rashid, DP World's cruise port close to the city's historic heart, which has repeatedly won the World Travel Awards' World's Leading Cruise Port title.
From the port, Bur Dubai's old quarter and souks, the Deira gold souk across Dubai Creek, Jumeirah's beaches and the Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai are all a short taxi ride away. Mina Rashid is both a turnaround port for winter Arabian Gulf cruises and a port of call.
Wind-tower houses, lanes, museums and galleries in Bur Dubai.
Abra crossing from Al Fahidi/Al Seef to the Deira Old Souk (RTA).
The former Cunard liner, now a hotel moored at Mina Rashid.