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The world’s first liveaboard cruise ship Gemini, operated by Life at Sea Cruises, a new cruise company that is launching a three-year, around-the-world cruise, will feature Cape Town and a dozen other ports in Africa on its intensive itinerary.
The cruise line is offering the three-year World Cruise, a first for the in… read more
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced a World Cruise aboard Seven Seas Mariner for 2026 that will break all previous records in terms of cruise duration.
The 154-night voyage will visit 41 countries on 6 continents, with 431 free shore excursions offered for the full itinerary, including a tour to the UNESCO World He… read more
Virgin Voyages is upgrading its onboard entertainment fleet-wide ahead of its 2023 cruise from Dubai to Singapore aboard new ship Resilient Lady.
The cruise line is promising new shows, parties, additional live music acts and a festival stage of rotating performances, as well as the return of guests’ favorite shows such as th… read more
Fred Olsen Cruise Line has sent its flagship Bolette into dry-dock in the UK for routine maintenance and minor cosmetic updates ahead of her new season of cruise itineraries around Europe, and her upcoming World Cruise via South Africa.
Bolette has entered one of the drydocks of the A& P Falmouth shipyard and is th… read more
Explora Journeys second cruise ship, Explora II, will cruise from Mombasa in Kenya, as well as Durban and Cape Town in South Africa during 2025.
The four African cruises aboard Explora II will come directly after her series of Middle East itineraries out of Dubai, and form part of a globe-trotting program of cruises that take… read more
In 2025, Fred Olsen Cruise Line will bring its newish cruise ship, Bolette, to South Africa as part of its 106-night World Cruise from Southampton. Inspired by the first world circumnavigation by explorers Magellan and Elcano in the 16th century, the cruise will visit approximately 40 destinations worldwide.
Departing on Janu… read more
MSC Orchestra’s cruises from Durban in South Africa have not been impacted by Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the Mozambique Channel this week and made landfall Thursday near Maputo.
At the time of writing, MSC Orchestra was approaching Maputo, where she will anchor offshore so that passengers can be tendered ashore to Portuguese Isla… read more
Destinations outside of Europe are seeing an increased share of attention from river cruise lines developing new ships and itineraries, expanding their product offerings.
But no destination seems to be more popular right now than Egypt, where a number of river cruise companies continue to double down on new offerings in the region and deep… read more
With Africa having borne the brunt of the economic crisis that came with the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns put in place to protect public health, many up-and-coming cruise destinations on the continent are now looking to the resurgent cruise industry for post-pandemic growth.
The COVID-19 pandemic struck globally in March, 2020, lead… read more
Norwegian Cruise Line sailed a hugely successful debut cruise season out of Cape Town for the 2022/23 cruise season, offering a second mainstream cruise option for the local and international market, aboard a recently refurbished Norwegian Jade.
Cruise ships have been sailing roundtrip itineraries from Cape Town and Durban fo… read more
World’s longest cruise to visit Cape Town during three-year voyage
South Africa to feature on longest ever World Cruise for Regent Seven Seas
Virgin Voyages upgrades entertainment aboard Resilient Lady
Fred Olsen send Bolette into dry dock ahead of World Cruise via South Africa
MSC Orchestra Durban cruises unaffected by Cyclone Freddy
River cruise lines sail into Egypt with new ships and itineraries
Cruise Review: Norwegian Jade – 12-night roundtrip Cape Town cruise on South African coast
