Solidifying Dubai’s place as a major maritime tourism hub, Emirates and Aida Cruises have renewed their partnership for a further two seasons, reflecting Dubai’s ongoing efforts to significantly grow its cruise capacity.
Emirates will explore a number of opportunities with Aida Cruises for joint marketing, operational alignment and strategic planning around flight schedules from across its network, as well as enhancing transportation solutions between Dubai International Airport and Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal.
The partnership will continue to focus on sharing relevant data and insights to improve service delivery, providing dedicated support teams for cruise passengers, and facilitating a smooth check-in process at Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal. The airline will also dedicate capacity for the next two seasons to ensure continued momentum to meet the demand for cruise packages to Dubai.
Aida Cruises has a long-standing commitment to Dubai and was one of the first cruise liners to home port in 2006. The cruise ship AIDAprima has been operating to Dubai Harbour since 2021 and can accommodate up to 3,200 passengers.
The 12 Emirates check-in counters in Dubai Harbour allow passengers who are disembarking from their cruise ships to fully check-in up to 4 hours before flight departure with the convenience of exploring Dubai without their luggage before heading directly to the airport and breezing past most formalities before their flight.
Last year, Emirates transported around 400,000 cruise passengers using Dubai cruise terminals. The city welcomed over 166 ships during the last cruise season, making it the region’s biggest port of embarkation and the most popular call for cruise liners. Dubai expects a further increase of 23% in cruise passengers for the upcoming season.
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