New cruise terminals for the Gulf

The boom in cruise business in the Arabian Gulf has resulted in two new purpose-built cruise terminals being built in Bahrain and Oman. Bahrain’s newly opened Khalifa Bin Salman Port features a dedicated cruise/ferry terminal. During 2007/08 Bahrain handled 60,000 passengers and will double this figure over the winter 2008/09 period.

Meanwhile, a new cruise terminal is set to open this year in the Old Town of Oman’s capital Muscat, offering five multi-user berths. Oman is also looking at a base port proposal to link Musandam, in the north, with other Omani ports in Sphere: Related Content