Dubai is staking its own claim as a capital of cruising.
The Emirate's Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal is already the most popular in the Middle East, attracting around 850,000 visitors in the 2018/19 season.
The target for this winter -- stretching from October to March/April -- is to break one million visitors for the first time.
With reliable winter sunshine and easy access from European airports, Dubai is becoming a popular travel retreat for cruisers seeking to escape the cold.