Cruise from Durban to Cape Town via Port Elizabeth (one way)

Enjoy an exciting luxury 4 nights cruise on the MSC Orchestra from Durban to Cape Town along South Africa's pristine coastline. An affordable and exciting cruise! 

​Discover this big cruise ship, which offers the very best in relaxing and in cruising comfort: steaming sauna, bubbling whirlpools, well-equipped gym as well as the elegant wine-tasting room, the original sushi bar and the tone is set on the welcoming atmosphere. Most of the cabins have balconies, ideal for relaxing and enjoying your memorable holiday.

Come and cruise at the very best time to sail as the seas are calm and the weather sunny, ensuring the best possible setting for the best possible experience.

Highlights include:

• All meals onboard (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner & midnight snack) 4 restaurants to choose from
• Pizza station, burger station and buffet open 20 hours a day
• Daily onboard activities to choose from
• World class live entertainment at various venues every night
• Shore excursions to Port Elizabeth (weather permitting)

CRUISE DETAILS
Cruise Ship: MSC Orchestra
Departing from: Durban
Ports of call: Port Elizabeth (weather permitting), Cape Town
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights

​ ​Itinerary

Day	Port	Arrival	Departure
1	Durban, South Africa​	----	18h00
2	At sea​​	----	----
3	Port Elizabeth, South Africa​	08h00	18h00
4	At sea	----	----
5	​​Cape Town, South Africa	09h00	---

​*Information subject to change as a consequence of final berth or anchorage effective availability

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​Port Elizabeth
At the western end of Algoa Bay (aka Nelson Mandela Bay), your cruise ship will await your return in Port Elizabeth, normally visited for the Addo Elephant Park. So it may come as a surprise as you sail on your MSC cruise this has long been a popular holiday destination for families – but then the town beachfront, stretching for several kilometres along Humewood Road, has some of the safest and cleanest city beaches in the country.

Holidaymakers head for the beachfront suburbs of Humewood and Summerstrand where there are places to stay plus bars and restaurants. There is little to draw you away from the beachfront, but further afield in New Brighton, you’ll find Port Elizabeth’s most important museum, the Red Location Museum of the People’s Struggle, housed in an award-winning building, and there are also some excellent tours around Port Elizabeth and into the townships.

A Big Five reserve, Addo Elephant National Park is just 73km north of Port Elizabeth, and should top your excursions list. Addo is currently undergoing an expansion programme that will see it become one of South Africa’s three largest wildlife reserves.  Elephants remain the park’s most obvious draw-card, but with the reintroduction in 2003 of a small number of lions, in two prides, as well as the presence of the rest of the Big Five – buffalo, rhino and leopards – it has become a wildlife reserve to be reckoned with.

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On Board | Combining spacious, elegant interiors with the variety for which our Musica Class is renowned, MSC Orchestra promises your dream cruise  includes spacious staterooms and suites; superb Body and Mind Spa, with pampering Turkish baths, saunas and a myriad of magical massages. Active types have a Sports Centre with Gym, 5 stunning pools and even a jogging track. MSC Orchestra also takes you on an exciting culinary journey, ranging from the Shanghai Chinese Restaurant with authentic Dim Sum specialties to the Four Seasons gourmet Italian dining experience and La Piazzetta, where you can discover the finest pizza outside Naples. The designer venues on this ecological ship make every moment a special occasion, whether dancing to the live music in the leopard-style Savannah Bar, tempting lady luck in the Palm Beach Casino or catching a spectacular show in the equally spectacular Covent Garden Theatre. Kids can go wild to their heart’s content in the Jungle Adventure playroom, while teens get their own Teen’s Club. Whatever your age and dreams, you can be sure they’ll come true for you, your friends and family on a cruise like no other with MSC Orchestra.

Cabins have the following amenities: a double bed that can be converted into two single beds (on request), spacious wardrobe, bathroom with shower, interactive TV, telephone, Internet connection (payable), mini bar, safe, air-conditioning.

CRUISE INCLUDES:

• 4 nights accommodation, MSC Orchestra Cruise Ship
• Inside cabin with a double bed that can be converted into two single beds (on request)
• All meals and snacks and activities
• The following drinks at the buffet restaurants only:
  - Ice, cold water; hot water; American coffee by dispenser; concentrated juices; instant coffee; decaffeinated coffee; tea; milk.
• 1-day stop-over in Port Elizabeth (weather permitting)
• Daily activities
• Onboard nightly entertainment - programme to be advised

EXCLUDED:

• Any International & local flight/s
• Transfers to the ship
• Anything of a personal nature i.e. telephone calls, laundry, etc
• Any services, tours, meals and drinks not mentioned above
• Shore excursions
• Any items not mentioned above

Child policy: 
Children are welcome. Up to 2 children under 18 sharing a cabin with their parents or responsible adults, cruise free but only pay for the applicable Port, Baggage and Service charges of R1,326 per child (12-17yrs) or R1,090 per child (2-11yrs). This offer is subject to the availability of 4 sleeper cabins.

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​Other Disclosures: 
CHANGES IN THE CRUISE, TRAVEL ROUTE OR PORTS:

1. The Cruise Ship is scheduled to travel the route (“Travel Route”) and stop at the ports of call (“Ports”) specified in the Cruise Booking which you have booked.
2. The Cruise and Travel Route shall be deemed to have commenced when you have boarded the Cruise Ship at the scheduled or substituted embarkation port, have cleared customs and immigration and have passed through the reception formalities to board the ship, notwithstanding when ocean navigation from the port commences. The Cruise and Travel Route shall be deemed to have been completed when you disembark at the final port of destination.
3. In the case of a repositioning or other international non-coastal voyage or cruise, or in the event of a package or multi-modal inclusive travel booking, then the Cruise Travel Route shall be deemed to have commenced when you have cleared through passport control and entered the international departure area in the country of your domicile or the departure point for your pre-cruise travel arrangements if covered in your booking, for the commencement of international travel by air, train or other means of conveyance in a multi-modal package booking.
4. The operation of the Cruise Ship is affected by weather and sea conditions, mechanical problems, duty to assist ships in distress, instructions of the Port and other authorities relating to departure and/or arrival and/or stoppages, the availability of Port facilities, and other factors which may be beyond MSC’s control. MSC cannot accept liability or pay compensation where performance (prompt or otherwise) of this agreement is prevented or affected by factors beyond MSC’s control.
5. For these reasons set out in clause 17.4, the date and/ or time at which the Cruise Ship is scheduled to sail and land are approximate only and may be delayed and subject to change.
6. MSC does not guarantee that the Cruise Ship will be able to depart the port of embarkation on or at the scheduled date or time, or at all; and/or call or stop at the Ports at which it is scheduled to call or stop; and/or that you will be able to go ashore on a planned shore excursion during the scheduled Travel Route; and/or that the Cruise Ship will travel along the scheduled Travel Route. MSC may change the Travel Route and/or Ports at which the Cruise Ship calls or stops if the master of the Cruise Ship (“the Master”) considers it necessary to do so for any of the reasons set out above.
7. If for any reason, the Cruise Ship is unable to sail the Travel Route, MSC may transfer you to another ship or to any other mode of transport bound for the destination of your Cruise. 17.8 If the Port from which you are scheduled to board the Cruise Ship is changed by MSC, MSC will at its cost arrange for you to be transported to the Port at which you are required to board the Cruise Ship.

PRICE FROM: 
ZAR4,100 per person sharing

​Price based on 2 adults sharing a 2-sleeper cabin. Single supplement applies.

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​On Request Booking (we will get back within 24 hours)

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BOOKING NOTES
THE PRICE LISTED WAS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING ON THIS WEBSITE, HOWEVER MAY CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. ONLY THE PRICING GIVEN TO YOU BY YOUR CONSULTANT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE FINAL CORRECT PRICING APPLICABLE TO YOUR BOOKING.
The above COST IS PER PERSON based on 2 adults sharing a cabin. Your cruise fare includes accommodation, all meals, snacks and activities onboard. Single supplement applies.
EXCLUDED: 
Port & Baggage Fees, Mandatory Insurance and Service Fees (Standard charges at R1,451 per person) & as well as currency adjustments. Subject to availability. Prices are quoted in South African Rands.

Please note that all prices are subject to currency fluctuations and fuel surcharges and may change without notice unless paid in full. Offer is subject to availability and and based on double occupancy.