Disembarking in Dubai

[Catpow]

We're considering a Voyager Cruise next April which disembarks in Dubai on May 2 2016. We've never left the airport in Dubai before so we're not in familiar territory.

 

We have a number of flight options but the flight that's best for our arrival time in Australia departs Dubai at 10.10 am.

 

Based on previous traveller's experience (traffic, taxis etc.) is it possible to make this flight at this port comfortably? And as Regent does not arrange our flights, what's the best way of getting to the airport?

[DeepFreeze63]

No! it may be theoretically possible but surely not comfortably. The ship will probably arrive around 7 AM but may not get luggage off until about 7:30 or 8. There were lots of cabs for us outside the ship terminal (even large cabs that we needed). Traffic was light for us as it was a Friday morning. The airport was near our ship terminal. The airport was busy but we were on Business Class so were shuffled efficiently through. We opted to stay in town (the Gold Souk is very near the ship terminal) as our US flights left around midnight.

[Catpow]

Thanks, we thought as much. Our TA suggested this flight, we were nervous. I'll let her know we need to change tack...