Africa & Indian Ocean Cruise

If you drive along the Corniche road you will enjoy a spectacular view of the Red Sea. You will discover one of the world`s biggest collections of outdoor sculptures displayed along the promenade. This will bring you into the downtown area where you will enter into the beauty of the Old Jeddah with its unique Arabic architecture. Its souks with oriental scents, its mosques and minarts will enrich your senses and give you a glimpse of an unforgettable world.

Muscat (mùs´kàt´) or Maskat, city (1993 pop. 329,842), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It has a fine harbor, dominated by two 15th-16th-centtury Portuguese forts, and exports dates, fish, and mother-of-pearl. Portugal held it from 1508 to 1648, and Persian princes until 1741, when it became Oman’s capital.