Where to Book Luxury Dinner Cruises in the UAE: Our 7 Favourites

1.Luxury Canal Dinner Cruise with Optional Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,076 reviews · 2 hours · from $59Our pick

Board the Al Faris glass-enclosed dhow near Dubai Festival City Mall for an evening on Dubai Water Canal. You’ll receive Arabic coffee and dates, enjoy an international buffet with live stations, and pass the Burj Khalifa, Business Bay, and the canal waterfall bridge. Optional transfers and house drinks are available.

“Amazing experience Perfect hositality Delicious food beautiful sailing Worth the value”

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2.Dubai Luxury Canal Dinner Cruise with Optional Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 382 reviews · from $69

Board a traditional dhow at Dubai Festival City for a 2.5-hour evening cruise through Dubai’s canal districts. Expect a buffet dinner, soft drinks, live music, city lights, and views of the Burj Khalifa and waterfall bridge. Transfers, alcohol, and upper-deck seating cost extra.

“A stunning, relaxing evening with great service and wonderful views. The live saxophonist was a lovely added touch.”

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3.Marina Premium Dinner Cruise with Unlimited Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 254 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $59

Cruise Dubai Marina for 1.5 hours with a fresh onboard BBQ buffet, unlimited soft drinks, music, live entertainment, and views of JBR, Ain Dubai, and Palm Jumeirah. Hotel pickup is optional. Alcohol is available to purchase for visitors aged 21 and over.

“It was a variety of food and the staff was very attentive.”

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4.Dubai Marina: Luxury Dhow Dinner Cruise with Hotel Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 170 reviews · from $91

Board a traditional dhow at Dubai Harbour at 8:30 pm for a two-hour dinner cruise past Cayan Tower, Marina Mall, Address Hotel, and Bluewaters Island. Expect an Emirati welcome, international buffet, soft drinks, Arabic music, and optional beer and wine. Shared hotel transfers are included from select hotels.

“We very happy and enjoy our trip and we will recommend our friends who will come to visit Dubai. Thanks”

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5.Dubai Marina: Luxury Dinner Cruise, Live Show, Open Bar & DJ

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 129 reviews · from $48

Spend two hours aboard a modern catamaran sailing from Dubai Marina past Ain Dubai, Bluewaters Island, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Harbor, and JBR. Enjoy a Copthorne Hotel buffet, live singer Psyche, Tanura dancing, DJ music, and optional unlimited alcohol.

“It was amazing, well worth the money! Food selection was great, with a lot of different dishes and salads. The cruise staff/ crew were absolutely amazing from the beginning until the end, special thanks to Sai, Raksha and Psyche for their lovely professional hospitality. I 100% recommend and will come back… thank You all .”

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6.Luxury 7 Star Mega Yacht Dinner Cruise With international Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 42 reviews · from $110

Cruise Dubai Marina, JBR, Bluewaters, Palm Jumeirah, and Atlantis aboard a large dinner yacht. You get welcome drinks, soft drinks, Arabic tea and coffee, an international buffet with BBQ and live cooking, music, and shows. Hotel pickup and drop-off are optional.

“No way was this a 7* trip. The Yacht was impressive but that’s where it stopped. Massive queue for food which wouldn’t look out of place in a school dinner hall. Staff were asking people to wear masks and if they refused staff let them carry on . No social distancing what so ever. No air conditioning downstairs. Managed to find a small table on the top deck by the stairs . When staff started to lower the roof so the yacht could get under the bridges people were standing on the stairs breathing over us and watching us eating our dinner. Was not expecting it to be like a…”

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7.5-Star Marina Dhow Dinner Cruise With Live Entertainment

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 9 reviews · from $22Best value

Board the Jack Sparrow Floating Restaurant at Dubai Harbor for a dhow cruise through Dubai Marina. You’ll see lit skyscrapers and hotels, eat from an international buffet, and watch live music, dance, or cultural shows. The cruise returns to the same berth.

“Stuck in the trafic, 5 min to late… They cant wait for us”

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