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Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Cruise ships Costa Classica and Costa Atlantica seventh year chose Dubai port to send weekly flights to the Gulf from entering the bay of Muscat, Fujairah, Korfakkana and Abu Dhabi. "Competent marketing policy, combined with the developed infrastructure led many operators to choose Dubai as the coordinator of their routes in the region," - said Khalid bin Sulayem, Director General of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai. Since 2006, in the port of Dubai oshvartovyvayutsya liners companies AIDA and Costa Cruises, in 2010, they were joined by the operator Royal Caribbean, and this season started TUI Cruises. Also negotiating with other cruise companies. "Cruise tourism plays a key role in the development of the industry of hospitality and DTCM pays special attention to this sector with the opening of the passenger terminal at the Port Rashid in 2001," - added Khalid bin Sulayem. It should be noted that the liner Costa Atlantica can accommodate 2600, and Costa Classica - 1680 passengers. Costa Cruises company also announced that it will continue operations in the Persian Gulf, and in 2013-2014, when the region will also visit another ship Costa Fortuna. It will be recalled that last year the Dubai Cruise Terminal has 390,000 passengers and 102 ship, this year the number will increase to 115 ships and passengers - up to 410 thousand.
