A cruise setting off in 2026 promises passengers an epic 20-year day journey between two continents, ending up in a major South African city.
20 Nights – Mumbai To Cape Town, a cruise trip by Oceania Cruises, is launching on March 11. Customers will sail on a luxurious Sirena yacht, and enjoy a packaged itinerary between the days at sea.
The cruise will depart from the city on India’s west coast and spend the first couple of days on the waves, before arriving in Malé, the capital of the Maldives on March 14.
The city is famous for its beautiful mosques, markets, and private beaches.
On March 19, the cruise then drops anchor for the day at Mahe, a stunning island in the Seychelles archipelago, in the Indian Ocean off East Africa.
A couple of days later, passengers will have another day-time stop off in Nosy Be, Madagascar, a picturesque island with pretty beaches, before arriving in Sun Mayotte, French Comoros the following day.
On the 26th there’s a scheduled stop at Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, as well as Richards Bay, and Durban in South Africa on the 27th and 28th respectively.
The cruise then arrives in South African capital Cape Town on March 30, a city that boasts stunning landscapes and wealth of things to do and see.
Fares for the cruise start from £4,811 per guest, and rise as high as £12,049 for most expensive of its penthouse suites, as per the company’s website.
Cape Town is country’s second-largest city after Johannesburg and sits on the south coast of the continent of Africa, overlooking the South Atlantic Ocean.
Among the main pulls for tourists are Table Mountain, Cape Point, Groot Constantia vineyard, Robben Island, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden and the Victoria and Albert Waterfront.
Table Mountain, likely the most popular destination, is in a national park and provides stunning views of the city.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) currently advises against all travel to some areas of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique, and against all but essential travel to some areas of Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces, citing the risk of attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism.