It takes even more than the better part of the day, it takes ALL day. We were told to arrive between 8 and 9 am and when the port offices closed for the day around 3 PM our carnets had still not been processed completely. Although this is a car ferry, vehicles are carried as FREIGHT, with all the paperwork and fees that involves on both sides (bill of lading, etc.).
A young customs agent did most of the running around for us and he didn't even want money for it. He even fed us! I did give him some money, though.
It might be a good idea to get some UAE Dirhams before leaving to avoid having to change money privately with customs people at a bad rate.
The ferry itself is not bad, despite its age and condition. We got comfy benches to sleep on.
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