Ship choice is vast, ranging from big liners with 2,500-plus passengers to something in the boutique class

Celebrity Constellation recently made her inaugural call in Dubai. The luxury liner sailed two nine-night cruises within the UAE and Oman, and from the UAE to Cochin, Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai.

The 91,000-tonne ship is scheduled to have four overnight and six day calls in Dubai until April 16, contributing over 15,000 cruise tourists towards the record number of 600,000 expected to visit the city in the 2016/2017 cruise season.