The 2015-16 cruise season will be Abu Dhabi’s busiest to date, according to the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority.

The authority will be at World Travel Market London 2015 to spotlight the new Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal, which will welcome 220,000 passengers from 113 ship calls this winter.

MSC Cruises will be the first cruise line to make the terminal its home, offering 16 Arabian Gulf sailings between December 2015 and March 2016.

The decision to embark in Abu Dhabi will anchor the emirate as one of the world’s leading winter-sun cruise destinations.

Celebrity Cruises will homeport in Abu Dhabi in winter 2016-17.

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