Oceania Cruises is offering guests a complimentary pre-cruise hotel stay on a range of sailings throughout late 2024 and 2025.
Oceania offers pre-cruise hotel stays on South African and other itineraries
Swan Hellenic announces South Africa and Antarctica cruises saw 90% occupancy
Swan Hellenic has ended its near sell-out Antarctic season with a 20-night voyage from Ushuaia to Cape Town aboard SH Vega, bringing the cultural expedition cruise pioneer’s 2023/24 Antarctic season to a […]
Teenage boy medically evacuated from MSC Splendida off Richard’s Bay
NSRI Richards Bay duty crew have evacuated an 18-year-old male passenger from MSC Splendida off the coast of Richards Bay following a medical emergency.
MSC Poesia to cancel Suez Canal and Red Sea transits for 2024 World Cruise
MSC Poesia, currently sailing its 121-day 2024 World Cruise program for MSC Cruises, will cancel planned port calls in the Middle East on the back of security concerns in Red Sea.
Idols SA winner Thapelo Molomo defends decision to work aboard cruise ships
Idols SA 2022 winner Thapelo Molomo has assured his fans his singing career is doing just fine while working on a cruise ship.
Royal Caribbean World Cruise passengers stick with Dubai following re-routing vote
Passengers sailing the Ultimate World Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas have opted to keep the port call in Dubai, after the cruise line gave them the unprecedented choice of […]
MSC Poesia calls in South Africa for first time on 2024 World Cruise
MSC Poesia was welcomed to the Mother City in style this week during her maiden call to South Africa on her 2024 World Cruise.
Norwegian Dawn allowed to dock in Mauritius following Cholera scare onboard
Norwegian Dawn, sailing the tail-end of her 12-night cruise from Cape Town, South Africa to Port Luis, Mauritius, has been allowed to dock after health authorities in the island nation determined there […]
Cunard Line passengers speak out against Queen Mary 2’s return to “unsafe” SA ports
Passengers sailing Cunard Line’s World Cruise aboard Queen Mary 2 have spoken out against the line’s decision to re-route the ship via South Africa, a destination already visited on the World Cruise, […]
Virgin Voyages cancels Dubai cruise, will reposition via Cape Town due to Red Sea crisis
Virgin Voyages is joining nine other cruise lines in cancelling or amending itineraries that were due to sail through the Red Sea in the coming weeks, on the back of an ongoing […]
Norwegian Cruise Line ‘thrilled’ to be back in African waters as 2023/24 season kicks off
Norwegian Cruise Line has expressed its joy at returning to South Africa for the tail-end of the 2023/24 cruise season, with Norwegian Dawn arriving in Cape Town from Mauritius on February 1st, […]
Cape Town looks set for even busier 2023/24 cruise season on the back of Red Sea crisis
With an ever-growing number of cruise lines cancelling itineraries transiting the Suez Canal and choosing to re-route ships around the southern coast of Africa instead, Cape Town is looking at an even […]
Princess Cruises and Cunard join P&O in confirming Red Sea itinerary changes
Princess Cruises and Cunard Line have confirmed they are altering cruse itineraries to avoid the Red Sea on the back of an ongoing security crisis that has disrupted global shipping.
Residential cruise ship The World set for extended South African visit in 2024
The World, a one-of-its-kind residential cruise ship, will be sailing to South Africa in 2024 for an extended visit to three ports in the country.
Silversea to sail Silver Moon around Africa for India cruise, avoiding Red Sea
The ongoing tensions in the Red Sea as a result of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Bab Al Mandeb Strait will see Silver Moon repositioning to Mumbai, India via South Africa […]
Norwegian Cruise Line celebrates start of longest African cruise season
Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated its return to Southern Africa for its second and longest season this week with Norwegian Dawn arriving in Port Louis, Mauritius on January 20th, 2024.
MSC cancels repositioning cruises from Dubai and South Africa amid Red Sea tensions
MSC Cruises has cancelled three repositioning voyages from the UAE and South Africa amid rising tensions in the Red Sea due to Yemen-based Houthi attacks on international shipping.
One of Cunard’s double world cruises for 2024 threatened by Red Sea security fears
Cunard Line’s two World Cruises for 2024 departed this week from Southampton in the UK, with Queen Mary 2 sailing an itinerary that is scheduled to take her through the Red Sea, […]
MSC Cruises confirms MSC Musica for 2024/25 South African cruise season
MSC Cruises is returning to South Africa for the 2024/25 cruise season with MSC Musica, replacing the larger MSC Splendida which homeported in Durban and Cape Town for the current 2023/24 season.
Oceania offering savings of up to 50% on select Dubai and South Africa sailings
Oceania Cruises is offering savings of up to 50% off per stateroom on a vast array of destination-immersive voyages, including voyages to and from South Africa and the Middle East.
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