Oh Ship Cruise | 3 nights | Durban to Portuguese Island (Mozambique) and back (19 - 22 Feb 2021) and ( 26 Feb - 1 Mar 2021)

Picture yourself in one of the trendiest Party Cruise in South Africa, alongside your closest friends surrounded by the Mzantsi’s hottest people, sipping your favourite drink and dancing under the sun.

Join DJ Fresh and Euphonik for the 8th Oh Ship Cruise onboard the MSC Orchestra and kick off your December holidays with this 3 nights of non-stop party while enjoying the hottest tunes from some of SA's most talented DJ's. 

Prepare for the best time of your life with top house music artists performing onboard just steps away from your own private accommodations with full service amenities!

Get onboard and immerse yourself in a community unlike any other in the scene, where you can participate in artist-hosted activities, theme nights, and a private island beach party in paradise.

The ship departs from South Africa, Durban harbour on Friday the 19th of February 2021 and cruises to Portuguese Island in Mozambique. It then makes its way back to Durban arriving on Monday the 22nd of February 2021. Along the way enjoy a day on the beach, filled with activities and a beach party that promises to be one you won’t easily forget.

For the first time in South African waters let’s welcome MSC Orchestra.

In the end, a holiday – whether it's a cruise holiday or not – it about getting away from the everyday. And cruise companies are recognising that for many of their guests, getting away from it all often means partying it up. Cheers to that. 

Highlights include:
  • All meals onboard (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner & midnight snack) a range of 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
  • Island beach excursions to Portuguese Island (weather permitting), with beach activities and beach bar-b-que

Entertainment Line-up: To Be Conformed

NB: 2019 Oh Ship Cruise was sold out so don't delay! BOOK NOW before it is too late!
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CRUISE DETAILS
Itinerary
Day
Date
Port
Arrival
​Departure
1
Fri, 19 Feb
Durban, South Africa
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15h00
2
Sat, 20 Feb
Portuguese Island [Overnight] ​
08h00
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3
Sun, 21 Feb
​Portuguese Island
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07h00
4
​Mon, 22 Feb
Durban, South Africa
07h00
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​*Information subject to change as a consequence of final berth or anchorage effective availability
​Portuguese Island
Set between the African coast and the Indian Ocean, Portuguese Island is a small, uninhabited island. It is located at the external limit of Maputo Bay, host to the capital of Mozambique, under the cover of Inhaca Island, the chosen location for some of the most luxurious resorts of the entire continent.

During your holiday, take some time between dips in the warm, crystalline ocean waters to stroll around this island. It is six kilometres long, about an hour walk on sand that caresses the soles of your feet (during the central hours of the day, it is best to wear open sandals because the sand becomes very hot), with only the blue of the water and the green of the low vegetation for company.
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The mild effort involved will be repaid in kiosks serving refreshing beverages and local food. If you like rum, try the Tipo Tinto, which is distilled from local sugar cane. There is also no lack of beach activities: in addition to all the services available for those who just want to lay in the sun undisturbed, such as beach umbrellas, deckchairs and sunbeds, there is equipment for playing beach volleyball and beach tennis.

However, a piece of advice for all: don’t stop as soon as you get off the tender t that brings you to the island, look for a more secluded bay; they are just a short, pleasant stroll away. For those who wish it, it is also possible to circumnavigate the island and admire the coast and the bay of Maputo in a traditional dhow: boats with a triangular sail of Middle-Eastern origins that have sailed the waters of the Indian Ocean for centuries.
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From Portuguese Island, it is possible to reach the nearby main island of Inhaca, where, in addition to fantastic beaches, there are restaurants, bars, a market and even a Marine Museum and old lighthouse.
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:
  • 3 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 Portuguese Island (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
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Child policy: 
Children under 18 years are not allowed on this cruise.
​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: 
ZAR5,335 per person sharing

​Price based on 2 adults sharing a 2-sleeper cabin. Single supplement applies.
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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 R1,207 per person), Miscellaneous entertainment fee of R2,000 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.