Massive expansion under way at the Mina Rashid terminal to facilitate a growth in cruise passenger arrivals.
Dubai will host one million cruise passengers by the year 2020, according to DP World and chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.
The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation has joined with all authorities present at the port, including Dubai Customs, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs and Dubai Police, to deliver expedited services to tourists arriving by cruise ship.
"Mina Rashid is the number one cruise terminal in the MENA region in terms of traffic and infrastructure, but we are set to go all out and make the passenger-friendly facility the best in the world," said Bin Sulayem.
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Bin Sulayem added they are committed to investing in the port of Mina Rashid in efforts to transform Dubai into a destination of choice for cruise liners.
"We want to increase the number of cruise ships calling at Dubai Cruise Terminals in order to meet our target of one million cruise passengers a year by 2020."
"Dubai has experienced a 22% growth in the number of cruise ships and a 33% increase in cruise passenger traffic between the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 cruise seasons, from 109 ships and 373,000 passengers to 134 ships and more than 500,000 passengers respectively."
He noted the ongoing Mina Rashid Development project will strengthen Dubai's position as a global city and the premier cruise hub in the world.
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