Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Cruise

The Pleasure Of Untamed Luxury

The United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi, where your MSC cruise ship awaits your return, offers an intriguing contrast to its freewheeling neighbor Dubai, a little over an hour’s drive down the coast.

Leading attractions on your Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sir Bani Yas cruises to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates include the extravagant Emirates Palace hotel and the even more spectacular Sheikh Zayed Mosque, while the various attractions of Yas Island, home to the vast Ferrari World theme park, lie just down the road. 
 
The blockbuster attraction at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island is a dream excursion for any F1 fans. The “world’s biggest indoor theme park”, it offers a wide range of Ferrari-themed rides and displays which will appeal both to kids and grown-ups, including the chance to drive an F1 simulator or to ride the Formula Rossa roller coaster (the world’s fastest) or to experience race-day acceleration in the G Force “tower of speed” – as well as numerous gentler family-oriented rides.
 
Dedicated motorsports enthusiasts will also enjoy the big display of classic and contemporary Ferraris, and the virtual tour of the firm’s famous Maranello factory. Some 15km from central Abu Dhabi, the mighty Sheikh Zayed Mosque dominates all landward approaches to the city, its snowy-white mass of domes and minarets visible for miles around and providing a spectacular symbol of Islamic pride at the entrance to the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
 
Completed in 2007, the mosque was commissioned by and named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, who lies buried in a modest white marble mausoleum close to the entrance. The mosque is one of the world’s biggest and certainly the most expensive, having taken twelve years to build at a cost of around US$500 million. It’s also unusual in being one of only two mosques in the UAE open to non-Muslims.

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TRAVEL TO THE Abu Dhabi CRUISE TERMINAL

Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates



From Abu Dhabi city center :Take Corniche Road or Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Highway (E12) towrds Zayed Port. Follow the signs for Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal.


The terminal is approximately 5 minutes by taxi from or by car from the city center, depending on traffic.

From Abu Dhabi International Airport : the cruise terminal is approximately 37 km (23 miles) from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Taxis take around 40 minutes to reach the cruise terminal.

From Dubai International Airport : the cruise terminal is approximateky 150 km (93 miles) around 1 hour and 30 min by coach or taxi from Dubai International Airport.

Intercity busses operate between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with stops at Abu Dhabi station, from where you can take a taxi to the cruise terminal.