Abu Dhabi to expect 450,000 cruise passengers

Abu Dhabi’s cruise tourism sector is expected to attract 450,000 cruise passengers by 2020 and over 808,000 passengers in 2025, according to Gulf News.

The latest numbers indicate a rise from the 250,000 cruise passengers expected in Abu Dhabi during this season through to June 2017.

On source markets, Abu Dhabi TCA cruise development and city tour manager Saeed Al Daheri said: “We’re heading to China and India, and those two are our priorities for the coming years. We’ve already started conducting roadshows there to promote Abu Dhabi, so we’ve been to three cities in India, and three cities in China, and we plan to take part in events there for further promotional campaigns.”

Al Daheri added Europe accounts for 39% of passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi’s ports, with Germany topping the list in Europe.