Southwest Asia and Middle East Ports of Call
Cruise ships sailing from the Mediterranean to the Far East or on world cruises often include ports of call along the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. These ports are in the countries of Egypt (Sinai), Jordan, Oman, Bahrain, UAE, and Qatar.
Cruise destination maps of countries surrounding the Red Sea and in Southwest Asia
Description of Red Sea cruise itinerary and ports of call on a Silversea Silver Whisper cruise tour from Cairo to Luxor, Egypt via the Suez Canal, Sharm el-Sheikh, and Aqaba.
Pictures from Wadi Run, a desert valley in Jordan loved by Lawrence of Arabia
Pictures from Petra, the rose-red Nabatean city in the Jordan desert
Pictures of Aqaba, Jordan, gateway to Petra and Wadi Rum
Pictures of Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort on the edge of the Sinai Desert on the Red Sea
Sinai Desert pictures from driving across the Sinai Desert from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to St. Katherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai
Pictures of St. Catherine's Monastery, celebrated site of Moses' burning bush at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt
