South African travellers are no longer choosing between local and international cruises—they’re increasingly doing both, according to Antoinette Turner, General Manager at Flight Centre South Africa.
Several major international cruise lines are preparing to conclude their 2024/25 sailings from Cape Town, with a series of repositioning voyages scheduled through May and early June.
Oceania Cruises will feature an extended Indian Ocean itinerary departing from Cape Town during the 2025 festive season, offering travellers a chance to celebrate Christmas and New Year while sailing along the […]
Holland America Line has opened bookings for its two Grand Voyages departing in January 2027, one of which features an extended port call in Cape Town, South Africa, following strong interest during […]
As instability persists in the Red Sea, cruise lines are absorbing losses by avoiding the Suez Canal and sailing without passengers via South Africa—raising questions about the long-term viability of rerouting and […]
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has launched its Sale Into Summer offer, with up to 50% savings applicable across 85 sailings, including two from Cape Town, South Africa and two from Doha, Qatar.
MSC Cruises has announced two additions to the upcoming 2025/26 South African cruise season out of Durban and Cape Town, with expanded itineraries and a new destination in Mayotte in the Mozambique […]
TUI Cruises has confirmed that three of its repositioning voyages in 2026 between the Middle East and Europe, and Asia and the Mediterranean, will continue to circumnavigate Africa, avoiding the Red Sea […]
Holland America Line has announced itineraries for its two 2027 Grand Voyages, offering guests the choice to embark on an ambitious 129-day circumnavigation of the globe or a 70-day, region-specific in-depth exploration of South […]
Oceania Cruises has included a Cape Town departure in its new 2025/26 Fleetwide Sale, offering up to 30% off more than 200 itineraries across its eight-ship fleet.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises will return to Cape Town in 2028 as part of its newly announced Grand Voyages collection.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has released the itinerary for its new 98-night World Cruise from Southampton in 2027 aboard Borealis, with Cape Town, South Africa featured as a key port of call.
Cunard Line’s newest vessel, Queen Anne, has made her maiden call to Cape Town, South Africa, just one week after she called in Durban at the new Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal, one […]
The cruise liner Queen Anne, the newest ship in the Cunard Line fleet, has called in Durban for the first time, marking her maiden call at any South African port.
Swan Hellenic is offering eight cruise itineraries in Africa for 2026, with two grand voyages aboard SH Diana that can be booked as shorter legs, one of which departs from Cape Town, […]
A guest entertainer aboard Crystal Symphony was robbed by a gang of youths during the ship’s first port call on a 15-night cruise from Mahe, Seychelles, to Cape Town, South Africa.
MSC Cruises has confirmed MSC Opera for the upcoming 2025/26 South African cruise season, sailing roundtrip itineraries from both Durban and Cape Town between November and March.
Queen Anne made headlines this week on her maiden world cruise, which includes a departure from Cape Town in April, when she sailed through waters in Southeast Asia notorious for piracy.
Cape Town’s transformation into a globally sought after cruise destination has been a boon for the local economy and cruise ship fans alike.
Cape Town is gearing up for the busiest month of the 2024/25 cruise season in March, with 24 cruise calls scheduled during a season that is expected to bring in R1.5 billion […]
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