Silversea has announced its world cruise for 2028, departing from Miami on January 5th aboard Silver Shadow for a 132-day journey calling at 58 destinations in 29 countries before concluding in Nice […]
TUI Cruises will sail its first-ever adults-only cruise in 2025, with Mein Schiff 6 departing Cape Town on November 17th for Singapore.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Group is looking to double its cruise bookings from South Africa, which it describes as a small, but highly profitable market.
A 56-year-old British cruise passenger was evacuated from a cruise ship off Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) on Monday following a medical emergency, according to a report by South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).
A British cruise tourists in South Africa has described how her dream cruise around the country turned into a nightmare due to a lack of accessibility equipment and infrastructure, and a lack […]
Swan Hellenic has opened bookings for its 2026/27 Antarctic cruise season, offering 24 voyages aboard its expedition ships SH Vega and SH Diana, including a 20-night grand voyage from Cape Town.
Crystal Cruises has announced its second annual Wellness Retreat Cruises, with one of the two voyages featuring Cape Town, South Africa as its final destination.
Costa Cruises has opened bookings for its 2027 World Cruise, a 139-day voyage aboard Costa Deliziosa, with several ports of call in South Africa on offer, including Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
MSC Musica’s recent 2,000 roundtrip nautical mile voyage from Durban to Marion Island almost halfway to Antarctica raised €500,000 (R9.5 million) for the nonprofit BirdLife South Africa, according to a press release.
Viking has announced the itinerary for its 2026/27 World Cruise aboard Viking Sky, visiting 41 countries and offering 81 guided shore excursions across the 170 day voyage.
While MSC Musica of MSC Cruises was enroute back to Durban from her historic cruise to the Antarctic Ocean at the time of writing, she will soon be setting off on another […]
MSC Cruises has confirmed that a passenger died aboard MSC Musica during her most recent cruise out of Durban, South Africa, to Portuguese Island, Mozambique, according to The Citizen.
AIDA Cruises has opened bookings for its 2026/27 world cruise aboard AIDAsol, featuring multiple calls in South Africa, reflecting the country’s growing global position as a key cruise destination.
Durban’s cruise sector and wider tourism industry experienced a resurgence during the 2024/25 festive season, with hotel occupancy rates between 80% and 100%, and cruise passengers numbers that exceeded last year.
Cape Town has been named Time Out’s Best City in the World for 2025, rising to the top spot from its second-place ranking last year, highlighting its appeal as a world-class destination for […]
South Africans are increasingly turning to cruising as a favoured holiday choice, especially families and couples, according to Sue Garrett, General Manager of Supply, Pricing, and Marketing at Flight Centre Travel Group […]
Bolette of Fred Olsen Cruise Line departed January 4th, 2025 from Liverpool on its first ever World Cruise for the cruise line, with a three day port call in Cape Town included […]
Amid a boom in the cruise sector and wider tourism industry, Cape Town is looking to continue growing its visitor numbers in 2025 by expanding flight access alongside other initiatives.
Cunard Line‘s newest cruise ship Queen Anne has departed Hamburg, Germany on her first World Cruise, with an 18-night Cape Town to Hamburg departure on offer as one of the legs.
Princess Cruises’ Island Princess has set sail on her 2025 World Cruise, departing earlier this week from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with an overnight stay and grand voyage departure from Cape Town also on offer.
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