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As her name suggests, MSC World America will be deployed in the United States when she is delivered in 2025, and like her sister ship MSC World Europa, she will be powered by LNG.
Also this week, Chantiers de l’Atlantique officially delivered MSC World Europa to MSC Cruises ahead of her deployment next month to the Middl… read more
South Africa’s cruise sector will see a threefold increase in cruise calls during the current 2022/23 cruise season compared to last year. There are 239 cruise ship calls expected between October 2022 and April 2023, compared to 71 cruise ship calls during the 2021/22 season, which was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Beginning October 21, Princess Cruises is lifting its Covid-19 protocols, meaning there are no longer vaccination or testing requirements on most voyages. Guests sailing with Princess Cruises will no longer have to provide a negative test result, regardless of their vaccination status.
The cruise line already changed its prot… read more
Royal Caribbean International has revealed the first details about its upcoming cruise ship Icon of the Seas, the first in a new series called the Icon class, which will be the largest in the world. Icon of the Seas and her two planned sister ships will be the largest class of ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet at 250,000-gro… read more
Oceania Cruises will sail a 64-night grand voyage from Cape Town to Yokohama in Japan during the 2022/23 cruise season, with Nautica departing January 18th, 2023 from the ‘Mother City’. The full 64-night cruise is a mammoth 36-port itinerary calling in more than a dozen countries, with 34 shore excursions included free in the price of the… read more
The German cruise line Phoenix Reisen will cruise a grand voyage up the coast of West Africa from Cape Town in 2023. The vintage cruise liner Artania will depart Cape Town on February 26th, 2023 bound for Dakar, the bustling capital of Senegal.
The nearly-30-year old cruise ship offers a relaxed, laid-back cruise exper… read more
Holland America Line is joining the line-up of cruise lines sailing from Cape Town, South Africa in 2023, with Zuiderdam set to cruise up the West African coast. The 85,000 gross ton, 1,964-passenger Zuiderdam will depart Cape Town on March 14th, 2023 bound for Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
The 35-night grand voyage will v… read more
Costa Cruises will homeport its new cruise ship Costa Toscana in Dubai for the 2022/23 cruise season, replacing Costa Firenze which was previously scheduled to cruise from the city. Costa Toscana will arrive in Dubai on December 17th, 2022, sailing roundtrip 7-night cruises in the Arabian Gulf to various ports in the UAE and Oman u… read more
Seabourn will be sending Seabourn Sojourn to South Africa in 2023 to sail a one-off 30-night cruise from the ‘Mother City’ to Barcelona in Spain. Seabourn Sojourn will depart Cape Town on April 27th, 2023, bound initially for the West Coast of Africa, before heading out into the Atlantic to visit the islands of Cape Verde and the C… read more
Princess Cruises recently revealed a stunning new and bespoke ship platform that is the brand's largest ship ever that will accommodate over 4,000 guests. The new Sun Princess boasts stunning views, expansive venues, innovative entertainment venues, multi-story dining rooms and next level stateroom accommodations while remaining tr… read more
MSC names new ship MSC World America, takes delivery of MSC World Europa
South Africa sees surge in scheduled cruise calls as sector rebounds post-COVID
Princess Cruises lifts Covid-19 protocols for most voyages
Royal Caribbean reveals first details on largest ship Icon of the Seas
Oceania Cruises to offer grand voyage to Japan from South Africa in 2023
Phoenix Reisen to cruise West Africa voyage from Cape Town in 2023
Holland America offering 35-night grand voyage to Amsterdam from SA in 2023
Costa Cruises switches Firenze with Toscana for 2022/23 Dubai season
Seabourn Sojourn to hopscotch up Atlantic on 2023 Cape Town cruise
