The next big cruise ship destination is the desert
But the Persian Gulf isn't the Red Sea, and I'd stake money on the Gulf seeing many more cruise ships soon.
Gulf states are scrambling to diversify from fossil fuels and looking to tourism. Several nations have invested in cruise infrastructure and created the Cruise Arabia Alliance to promote cruising.
Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
The last decade has seen ultramodern cruise terminals mushroom in Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat in Oman, Doha in Qatar, and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Emirates.
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