Brilliance of the Seas to return to Dubai for second consecutive season

RCI has announced that its Brilliance of the Seas is to return to the Arabian Gulf for a second consecutive season in 2011, operating nine roundtrip sailings from Dubai from January through to March. The seven night cruises will visit some of the Gulf’s most intriguing destinations, with an overnight stay in Dubai at the beginning and end of each cruise. New for 2011 are sailings from Dubai also taking in the Indian destinations of Goa and Mumbai.

Passengers can also choose a four-night shore-based Arabian Explorer extension for an 11 night Arabian adventure, which will offer a more thorough exploration of Dubai and the other emirates of Ras al Khaimah and Fujairah. 

The seven night cruise aboard Brilliance of the Seas will include calls at Fujairah and Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates; the Kingdom of Bahrain; and Oman’s capital Muscat. New for the 2011 season are two 12-night Dubai and India roundtrip sailings, departing on 28 March and 9 April, which will include the ship’s maiden port calls at India’s Mumbai, Goa and Cochin.

Shore excursions for 2010 and 2011 itineraries, meanwhile, will provide equal doses of adventure and culture. In Dubai, passengers can opt for four-wheel drive excursions into the desert, ride Arabian horses at Bahrain’s royal Endurance village, snorkel under the Indian Ocean waters in Fujairah, revel in High Tea at an Abu Dhabi palace; and discover Muscat’s Souk, Sultan’s palace and Portuguese forts. 

Passengers can also choose the 14 or 16-night repositioning itineraries between Barcelona and Dubai. The 14-night cruise, departing 10 January 2011from Barcelona will include a Suez Canal transit and calls at the Egyptian ports of Alexandria and Safaga, and Jordan’s Aqaba. The 16-night cruise, leaving Dubai on 21 April 2011, will visit three Egyptian ports – Safaga, Sharm el Sheikh and Alexandria – as well as Muscat and Aqaba.  Sphere: Related Content