Thousands of cruise line passengers are trapped in ports in the Gulf due to the war in the Middle East. The cruise ship passengers are just the latest holidaymakers to become stranded in the region, with other tourists also caught up in the escalating chaos. The magnitude of the standstill is currently affecting at least six large cruise ships that are immobilised in the ports of Dubai and Doha. But cruise passengers are not the only holidaymakers trapped by the spiralling conflict. 'The hotel told us that Emirates had told us to come here today and get on a flight to Heathrow.

Source: Daily Mail March 03, 2026 13:55 UTC