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IN CONVERSATION
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With Resorts World Cruises the island. We are also enhancing the
overall experience with fun-filled onboard
making its debut in the Gulf activities that will be brought from ship to

region, Indian travellers shore. It will be a colourful and memorable
experience.
will have an added layer to
their overall experience in Q What are some of the ship
enhancements implemented to tap
the region. Brimming with HNIs from India?
excitement, Naresh Rawal, Dubai is already a popular tourist
Senior Vice President – destination for many HNIs from India.
The commencement of Resorts World
Sales & Marketing, Resorts One on November 1, also coincides with
World Cruises (South Asia Diwali, which will also attract a wider expat
demographic in the region and the inbound
and Middle East), Resorts fly- cruise segment to Dubai.
Aboard the Resorts World One, we
World Cruises, spoke to have specially curated performances and
Disha Shah Ghosh about unexpected entertainment, inspired by
this new opportunity to the Gulf and across Asia. With the first

bring the expansive Asian departure coinciding with the Diwali festive
celebrations, guests from the Gulf and across
hospitality to one of the Asia will get to personally experience the
global melting point of Dubai. Festival of Light on the Resorts World One,
as the ship will be colourfully decorated
and brightly lit with exciting Diwali inspired
activities, entertainment, “Gujarat food
‘We are familiar with entire week of celebration.
festival”, sweets and desserts during the

Catch the onboard day to night parties
for the best time of your life, starting with
pioneering new waters’ the high energy ‘Dazzling Departure Party’
packed with music and entertainers. Enjoy
the captivating ‘Twilight Soirée’ – featuring
a mesmerizing dinner show party that will
elevate your senses; or experience the
Q At the cusp of launching the Gulf Q With Dubai as home-port, you will magical Arabian culture, tradition, music
and colours with the ‘Enchanting Arabian
sailings, what are your sentiments for
be competing with larger ships
foraying into new waters? deployed by your contemporaries. What Nights Party’ or the ‘Sand & Oasis Party’
The feedback and demand on the ground is your strategy to establish a foothold under the starry nights. Continue to dance
from both the local and fly-cruise market, in this market, and the kind of passenger the night away to your favourite tunes at
be it from the trade, customers and overall count you are looking at in the first year of the ‘Bollywood Party’ and for more amazing
in general are very positive, as we are set to operations? experiences, don’t miss the bubble-licious
introduce a unique brand of cruising with For us here at Resorts World Cruises, we ‘Foam Party’; water-splashing ‘Rain Party’;
round trip cruises from Dubai to Sir Bani Yas, know Asia best. We are offering a unique ‘Family Pyjama Party under the Stars’ and
Doha, Khasab and Muscat. We are excited brand of Asian cruising experience, coupled more.
and highly optimistic of the strong prospect with our renowned Asian hospitality and The ship will also offer vegetarian and
and new opportunities that await us in the best in class services, which we feel will set Jain cuisine for the convenience of guests
Gulf region. us apart from other brands. Our goal is to from India.
ensure we deliver offerings that matter to
Q How challenging is this opportunity, the target market such as providing certified Q What activities have been chalked out
for travel trade engagement jointly
Halal cuisines, Muslim-friendly offerings and
considering your experience has
always been Asia centric, and even Resorts exciting customised entertainment for the with the tourism promotion agencies of
World has been a known brand in this region. Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Khasab and Muscat
region? since these destinations along with Dubai
We are up for the challenge as pioneering Q The ship will introduce lesser-known are actively working in India?
new waters is something we are very Sir Bani Yas Island. At a time when We are working hand-in-hand with the
familiar with. As a group, we have decades the Indian traveller is spoilt for choice, different tourism boards to promote the
of valuable experience and skillsets in the how do your plan to position such unique respective cruising destinations through
hospitality, entertainment and cruising sailing ports in India? various A&P platforms, media and key
sector, which enabled us to cater to different Resorts World Cruises is about introducing influencers. The support from the various
markets effectively. Our progression to the new destinations and creating new demand. Tourism bodies has been very positive in
Gulf is timely and we are looking forward to Sir Bani Yas island is truly a beautiful island India, and we will continue to collaborate on
delivering various customised offerings that with a wide variety of attractions and we joint promotions to develop the cruise sector
we have outlined for the upcoming homeport are constantly working very closely with the in the Gulf region.
deployment in Dubai. local authorities to highlight and promote disha.shah@saffronsynergies.in

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