Blue Cat

http://www.albawaba.com/business/dub...payment-534830

Kix

Not really though BC, Palm Utilities (owned by Istithmar - Dubai Government) is being sold to DEWA (Dubai Government), Atlantis (owned by Istithmar - Dubai Government) is being sold to Investment Corporation of Dubai which is owned by Dubai Government.

All they are doing is shuffling their debt around, getting the richer branches (DEWA and EK) to bail out the Government through transfer of assets.

It just looks better to them this way i guess.

Meow

I've still never been there. I think it is one fugly building.

scrubbedexpat141

I hate the fact it's not even close to being symmetrical, but not so different on both sides that it looks good.

Meow

Even for Dubai it's crass.

They still aren't forgiven for Sammy the whale shark and will remain on my boycott list. There are a few names on there and I stick with my principles.

scrubbedexpat141

Who was Sammy?

I hope I don't have to boycott them, Atlantis waterpark, despite being full of obnoxious box-head Russians is still better than Wild Wadi.

Meow

A young whale shark that they illegally caught which then died. They claim he was released but there were no pictures of this, a very un-Dubai way of doing things.

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=sammy+th...shark+atlantis

britexpat76

Atlantis in the Bahamas is amazing. Would rather grate my ball sack than go to the one in DXB.

Ethos83

The Bahamas Atlantis is identical to the Dubai Atlantis, overpriced tackiness for the hordes. So what's the difference?

britexpat76

Its in the Bahamas.

Ethos83

And right next to freakin' Nassau. Worst part of the Bahamas.

britexpat76

Find me someone that would rather spend an afternoon in Sharjah than Nassau and you win.

Ethos83

Uh, actually I can see why some people would prefer a trip to Dubai than the Bahamas.

Atlantis is in Dubai, btw. Not Sharjah.

britexpat76

Really??..............

I have to make this easier for you obviously. Atlantis Bahamas is right next to 'Freakin Nassau' (you're words) Using the same thought process I could say Atlantis Dubai is next to an industrial estate/Sharjah blah blah blah.....

Ethos83

Well, you're right. Nassau isn't Sharjah. Nonetheless it's still the least attractive part of the Bahamas and for the real island magic, not overdeveloped mass tourism, you're better off heading for the outer islands like the Abacos.

I'll grant you that the water is probably 'nicer' at the Bahamas Atlantis but the Dubai Atlantis probably gives you a greater range of non-water activities and a city to explore, which one can't say about Nassau.