Royal Caribbean International is into the second week of its four-month Dubai program with the Brilliance of the Seas and, according to the Dubai Department of Tourism, the ship is expected to bring an additional 32,000 passengers. Dubai has forecasted a 30 percent increase in cruise traffic this winter over last year.
The Brilliance of the Seas is sailing seven-day cruises calling at Muscat, Fujairah, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Royal Caribbean has already announced the Brilliance will be returning next winter