newish2cruises

Good to know, thanks. In my case the ship goes from Dubai to India. It comes to Dubai from Rome so it goes through the pirate area before, from there it sails to India and I did not hear about danger of pirates in the gulf between Oman and Iran. Dubai is interesting but I've been there twice and don't look at anything but going between the airport and the cruise terminal (and maybe hotel if the flight arrives in the previous evening).

Interesting point about Dubai. After Celebrity canceled most port calls on the cruise Athens-Israel-Egypt-Turkey and allowed me to cancel the cruise for free I have been thinking about booking a cruise that starts in 15 days from Dubai (and goes to Singapore through India/Sri Lanka/Thailand). It seems that flying to Dubai airport and boarding the ship the same day is quite safe but who knows what happens if the events escalate. I guess in the worst case the cruise company will cancel it beforehand. I wonder what do other people feel about the safety of a short trip through Dubai?