Arabic dhows were never meant to be luxurious or have dinner tables laid at the lower deck, but the credit for turning an ancestral dhow into a world famous floating restaurant sincerely goes to the tourism industry of UAE.
Dubai, U.A.E. April 1st, 2010. As the Arabic boat particularly known as the dhow has been in the Middle East for centuries, it stands as a reminder of the rudimentary past of Dubai city. All the heritage in the world is beautiful and so is the dhow. But though this Arabic boat is part of our past, people still construct it today and use it for trading and occupational purposes apart from using them as floating restaurants or dinner cruises in Dubai.
Dhows were generally made with few tools like the hammer, saw, and chisel. They were made with the help of the boat-builders imagination for pearl diving, fishing and were everything to Dubai‘s ancestors. The planks were laid edge to edge and secured by nails coated with oil fiber. These nails were driven by hand to avoid the splitting of wood. Building dhows the traditional way by hand is difficult to do in a modern and fast-paced world; therefore the practice of building dhows exactly according to the olden style has decreased.
Luckily, the boats used for dhow dinner cruises in Dubai are only slightly modified to suit the needs of the tourists. Modern amenities for the passengers like comfortable seating areas, elaborate interior decorations as well as everything included in the kitchen area has been installed in the Arabic dhows used for tourism today.
´Whoever doesn‘t remember their past doesn‘t have a future‘ is what was stated by Sheikh Zayed. Accordingly, the tourism industry in Dubai has succeeded in keeping the past alive through the magical dhow cruising experience provided to tourists. These boats were never meant to be luxurious or have dinner tables laid at the lower deck, but the credit for turning an ancestral dhow into a world famous floating restaurant sincerely goes to the tourism industry of the United Arab Emirates. By virtue of their dhow cruising experiences, they have also managed to keep up the zest and the spirit of culture and tradition in the hearts of the Emirities.
One World Travel and Tourism is a modern tour company in Dubai that provides business and leisure travelers with exciting discounts on their tour packages. They are best known for the experiences provided to passengers on dhow dinner cruises in UAE. They also offer budget hotel bookings that are much more affordable than the rates posed by other tour operators. One World Travels is a reputed tour company that aspires to become a pioneer in the international travel and tourism industry.
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