Cape Town looks set to make a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2021/22 cruise season, with 32 cruise ships calls expected.
Cape Town set to make strong recovery in 2021/22 following pandemic shut down
MSC Cruises South Africa confirms Durban Cruise Terminal almost complete
MSC Cruises South Africa, the local subsidiary of MSC Cruises, has confirmed that the Durban Cruise Terminal is in the final stages of completion.
MSC Cruises to resume South African itineraries in December 2021
MSC Cruises has secured government approval to resume cruising from South Africa and will restart its cruise itineraries in the country on December 6th.
Oceania Cruises releases 2023 itineraries featuring Africa and Arabia
Oceania Cruises‘ European and North American voyages for 2023 aboard its seven-ship fleet will sail to 260 cruise destinations on 179 itineraries, including a Dubai departure and two Cape Town cruises.
MSC awaiting clarity on cruise rules before reconfirming 2021/22 SA season
MSC Cruises says it is awaiting further information from the South African government on specific guidelines for visitors before reconfirming its 2021/22 cruise schedules for Cape Town and Durban, according to Seatrade […]
Azamara Pursuit confirmed for coming South African cruise season
Azamara has confirmed it will be returning to Cape Town for the coming 2021/22 summer cruise season, just days after South African authorities reopened the country’s cruise tourism sector.
South Africa 2021/22 cruise season gets the go-ahead from authorities
South Africa has moved to adjusted Alert Level 1 ahead of the 2021/22 summer cruise season, meaning that cruise ships will be allowed to cruise to and from Cape Town and Durban.
Crystal Cruises new expedition ship to sail South Africa cruise
Crystal Cruises new expedition cruise ship Crystal Endeavor has completed her maiden cruise season in Iceland ahead of her repositioning to the South Atlantic for a Cape Town itinerary.
South African cruise season cancelled into January 2022
Upcoming cruises from Cape Town for the 2021/22 cruise season have been cancelled into January in a possible repeat of the cancellation of the entire season last year due to the COVID-19 […]
Cape Town Tourism launches Cruise Cape Town partnership to boost tourism
Cape Town is looking to support the recovery of its cruise sector with a new partnership between key government departments and businesses.
Luxury cruise ship Europa 2 to cruise from Cape Town to Mauritius in 2022
Hapag-Lloyd’s luxury cruise ship Europa 2 has been confirmed for the Cape Town 2022 cruise line-up, with a scheduled 13-night voyage to Mauritius.
Norwegian Jade to return to Cape Town for 2023 summer season
Norwegian Cruise Line is returning Norwegian Jade to Cape Town again in 2023, marking its second South African cruise season from the Mother City if the 2022 plans go ahead.
South Africans ‘eager to cruise’ says MSC ahead of planned 2021/22 season
South African cruise passengers are eager to get back to sea after more than a year of no cruising, says Ross Volk, Managing Director of MSC Cruises South Africa.
Low rate of vaccination in South Africa a possible threat to 2021/22 season
MSC Cruises‘ focus on testing rather than vaccinations will help it resume cruises in South Africa, while Norwegian Cruise Line’s current vaccine mandate is due to expire just before the new SA […]
Arabian and African itineraries headline Silversea’s 2023/24 deployments
Silversea Cruises has put the focus on Arabian and Africa in its 2023/24 cruise itineraries, which were released this week.
South Africa’s international 2021 Cape Town cruises looking more unlikely
With South Africa facing an intense third wave of COVID-19 infections, and the country remaining firmly on the red list of most countries’ travel restrictions, the dozen international cruises scheduled from Cape […]
Cruise lines suspend hiring of crew from South Africa and other countries
Just a few days after it was reported Royal Caribbean have been forced to suspend the hiring of crew from India due to a surge in cases there, it’s become apparent that […]
MSC cancels 2020/21 South African cruise season after failing to secure approval
MSC Cruises SA, the local subsidiary of MSC Cruises in South Africa, has cancelled the current 2020/21 cruise season, after government officials failed to allow a resumption of voyages from Durban.
MSC pushes South African cruise season back to February amid new COVID strain
The emergence of two new strains of COVID-19, one originating in South Africa and the other in the UK, has prompted MSC Cruises to further postpone its 2020/21 cruise season out of […]
Current 2020/21 South African cruise season looking increasingly unlikely
The tightening of anti-COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa has all but cancelled the 2020/21 cruise season out of Cape Town and Durban, with President Ramaphosa warning against travelling over Christmas and New […]
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