In terms of cruising, you’ve been there, done that; roll your eyes at the mention of the Caribbean and have sailed to most ports  in the Mediterranean.  Royal Caribbean has just announced an itinerary with your name on it:  the Middle East!

From January through April, 2010, RCI’s Brilliance of the Seas will home port in Dubai and make seven night round-trip voyages to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman with port stops in Oman’s capital of Muscat, and maiden ports of call at Mina Sulman, Bahrain; and Fujairah and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. And, included in the price of a cruise is a pre- and post-cruise stay in Dubai.

Two 14-day repositioning cruises include the January 4, 2010 sailing from Barcelona visiting Aqaba, Jordan and three Egyptian ports: Alexandria, Safaga, and Sharm El Sheikh. The April 19 return voyage will call at Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria and Muscat.

Reservations for bookings open Nov. 3, 2008. 

Now this is exciting news, at least for this cruiser!