Day 93 - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 Date: 4/7/2024       Day 93     Port: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Description: Located in the northeast United Arab Emirates, bustling Dubai attracts visitors with its international facilities and exotic, yet cosmopolitan lifestyle. Known as the Hong Kong of Arabia, Dubai’s modern duty-free shopping malls and traditional souks offer some of the best bargains in the world on such luxury items as gold jewelry and designer creations. For a more historic outing, visitors can explore the museum at Al Fahidi Fort or venture out into the Old Quarter of Bastakia.

Planned Excursion: DISCOVER DUBAI

4.0 Hours                           Light Activity                     # DXB-001: Free

Pause for photos at the modern Jumeirah Mosque and the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel.  See how Dubai still embraces its past in the 19th-century district of Al-Bastakiya.  Browse the artifacts in the Dubai Museum, particularly those from the pre-oil years.  Ride a water taxi across Dubai Creek to the spice and gold souks. Qaboos.

Morning Update: We get into Dubai at 12 noon today.  I am doing this quick update before the Internet might go out again.  

Days Later Update: As I write this update we are headed to Seychelles after 3 days in the United Arab Emirates.  While in the UAE StarLink was not permitted to broadcast to our ship leaving us with little or no access to the Internet.  This is the first of 4 sea days to the Seychelles and we have the Internet back.  I will be spending these sea days updating the time spent in the UAE with posts for those days.

This first day in Dubai we toured around this beautiful city.  It is an extremely clean and modern city with each building having unique architecture.  We mostly view iconic buildings from the bus with just a few photo stops.  Riding the water taxi across the Dubai Creek was fun after touring the Dubai Museum.  The taxi dropped us off at the Market.  The Market was very large and noisy with most of the vendors selling the same things.  The Dubai City of Gold street was most interesting. The largest Gold ring was showcased in one of the stores (see photos).    

Click here --> Dubai Day 1 photos