P&O Cruises has announced it will base the Oceana in Dubai for an Arabian Gulf fly-cruise program.

Between January 10 and April 4, 2019, P&O will sail five 10-night cruises from Dubai on Oceana.

The Arabian Gulf fly-cruise program goes on sale to top tier Peninsular Club members from March 23, 2017 and on general sale from March 30, 2017. 

The ten-night Arabian Gulf cruises will be round trip from Dubai and will visit Sir Bani Yas Island, Manama, Khasab, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Salalah and Muscat.

P&O Cruises senior vice president Paul Ludlow said: “Although there have been P&O Cruises ships cruising in the Arabian Gulf for years, this is the first time that we will have cruised in that region for an entire season. This is exactly the kind of exotic mix that our guests love and they know they can trust us to deliver this fantastic experience in surroundings that are both comfortable and secure. We fully expect to fill these cruises in the first year enabling us to expand to many more after that – with guests either just taking the fly/cruise with our airline partner Emirates or including one of our add-on land packages.”