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Noble Caledonia flagship liner MS Island Sky to visit two Sharjah ports within one month

Highlighting Sharjah's status as a major worldwide cruise tourism location in the area, Noble Caledonia's MS Island Sky cruise liner will get in touch with two essential ports of the emirate within a period of one month. The ship, bring travelers mainly from the UK, will visit Sharjah's Khalid Port on November 15 before proceeding to Sir Baniyas in the UAE. It will then contact Khorfakkan Port on Sharjah's east coast on November 22. This is the second time in 4 years that Sharjah has actually included in MS Island Sky's travel plan.

MS Island Sky is one of Noble Caledonia's 2 flagships and among the finest little ships on the planet. With a maximum storage capacity of only 114 travelers, a vessel of her size can bring more people however rather the MS Island Sky has the advantage of unusually large suites, luxuriously appointed public locations and large outside decks. The vessel was built in 1992 and went through substantial refurbishments in both 2010 and 2013.

Talking about the MS Island Sky check out, His Excellency Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), said: "Sharjah has become a perfect destination for international cruise-liners. With its strategic place and world-class facilities for cruise liners, Sharjah is the only emirate that has access to the coasts of the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The emirate offers guaranteed winter sun and an extensive variety of tourism tourist attractions to cruise tourists.".

H.E. Al Midfa included: "Sharjah has been witnessing considerably hectic cruise tourist activity with as many as 35 international cruise calls in the 2014-15 season bringing around 80,000 visitors to the world-class Khorfakkan Port on the emirate's East Coast. The development of cruise tourist is considerable for Sharjah thinking about that as part of the Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021 launched just recently by SCTDA, the emirate is aiming to attract more than 10 million visitors, and cruise tourists will make an important chunk of these visitors.".

Sharjah gets the majority of its cruise employs Khorfakkan, where visitors enjoy a genuine Arabian environment. Visitors also head to Kalba and Dibba Al Hisn, both within Sharjah, to experience the emirate's natural appeal and participate in outdoor activities at the mangroves, mountains and wadis.

Cultural heritage places are also major attractions for cruise tourists, and while in Sharjah City, their most popular destinations are the old brought back city centre called the 'Heart of Sharjah', the Museum of Islamic Civilization and the conventional markets.

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