MSC Cruises has issued special prices for its debut winter season of cruises in the Arabian Gulf.
Cruise-only rates lead in at £399 per person for an eight-day, seven-night cruise in 2011-12.
Flights to Abu Dhabi to join the ship MSC Lirica are available on request at a discounted price of £500 per person.
The early booking promotion will run from tomorrow until November 15.
MSC Cruises and Abu Dhabi will collaborate in a series of cross-marketing activities to promote the cruises on the 1,560-passenger ship.
They will be participating in 14 trade shows in 10 European and Asian countries, including World Travel Market in London next week.
MSC Lirica will be based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai running 19 weekly cruises between October, 2011 and March, 2012.