The Mariner of the Seas will double the capacity for travelers from a previous ship, Legend of the Seas, which has operated out of Singapore and Shanghai for the past three years and will return to Europe.

WSJ: Royal Caribbean Plans New China Launch

The plans are a twist on a more ambitious previous proposal to significantly overhaul the ship and convert it into a luxury hotel docked alongside one of the sheikdom's manmade palm-shaped islands.

MSN: Queen Elizabeth 2 now planned as floating hotel in Dubai

Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen acknowledged the Triumph's recent mechanical woes, explaining that there was an electrical problem with the ship's alternator on the previous voyage.

NPR: Carnival Cancels 12 More Cruises On Troubled Ship

Law firm Irwin Mitchell, representing 32 passengers, wants information on how the ship was cleaned following an outbreak on its previous voyage.

BBC: P&O Oriana

The bar is about a 15-minute drive from Port Rashid, where MacColl's ship, the HMS Westminster, had docked the previous day, the family said.

CNN: British sailor missing in Dubai

The cruise line said the ship was listing at 2 degrees, an improvement from a previous 4.5-degrees reading.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS