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Durban’s tourism revival has caught the attention of African travel agents, with the city recording hotel occupancy rates between 80% and 100% over the 2024/25 festive season. In a spirited comeback, the local cruise sector
also outshone last year’s numbers, suggesting that Durban’s sun-kissed
beaches and bu… read more
Cruising is rapidly becoming a preferred vacation choice for South Africans, particularly among families and couples, according to Sue Garrett, General Manager of Supply, Pricing, and Marketing at Flight Centre Travel Group South Africa. As the cruise industry gears up for the year ahead, 2025 i… read more
Norwegian Cruise Line has cancelled all 11 of the Cape Town cruise departures it had planned aboard Norwegian Dawn for the 2025/26 cruise season. The cancellation of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Cape Town programme comes along with the cancellation of 27 further cruise itineraries aboard Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Star in the Caribbe… read more
MSC Musica has arrived in Durban, signalling the start of the 2024/2025 cruise season, with her first departure of the season scheduled for Friday.
The three-night roundtrip cruise to Portuguese Island is a staple of the season, with the vast majority of these roundtrip itineraries from Durban visiting either Pomene Bay (f… read more
South Africa has a unique opportunity to capitalise on the surge in maritime traffic, particularly cruise ship traffic, along the Cape Sea Route, the shipping route connecting the Atlantic and Indian Oceans around the Cape of Good Hope. As more vessels avoid the Red Sea due to geopolitical instability, the Cape Route is emerging as a vital alter… read more
Costa Cruises will offer a voyage from Cape Town, South Africa for the first time aboard one of its newest vessels in 2024 when Costa Smeralda s ails for Dubai in the UAE in November.
Costa Cruises is sending its 182,000 gross ton mega-ship Costa Smeralda to Dubai for the 2024/25 Middle East cruise season but will be … read more
Oceania Cruises has unveiled the second portion of its 2026 Collection of Voyages which are now available to book and feature cruises to and from Cape Town, South Africa.
Guests can choose from more than 60 itineraries, including 17 Grand Voyages, across the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Mediterranean, and Northern Europe, aboard three o… read more
The luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has finalised an order with Italian shipyard Fincantieri for the construction of a new vessel as part of a two-ship order announced in July. The finalisation for the first ship in the deal comes after the cruise line and shipyard agreed on an option to expand the two-ship deal in future.
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MSC Cruises newest ship MSC Euribia has docked in Durban at the new Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal on her repositioning voyage from Europe to the Middle East, where she’ll spend the winter cruising in the Arabian Gulf.
MSC Euribia’s historic port call in Durban on Wednesday made her the largest cruise ship ever to dock… read more
Drawing on over 100 years of storytelling from Disney, Marvel and Pixar, the first Disney Cruise Line ship for guests in Asia, and the largest in the fleet, will be filled with epic experiences, endless adventures and something for everyone to delight in.
Disney Adventure, the largest ship ever built for Disney Cruise Line, promises a new … read more
Durban’s Festive Cruise Boom Lifts Occupancies & Infrastructure Renewals
Norwegian Cruise Line cancels 2025/26 Cape Town season among other itineraries
MSC Musica arrives in Durban, signalling start to 2024/25 cruise season
Costa Cruises to sail from Cape Town for first time in 2024 on Dubai repositioning
Oceania features Cape Town cruises in 2026 collection of itineraries
Crystal Cruises and Fincantieri finalise new cruise ship order in two-ship deal
Ship Preview: Disney Adventure
