South Africa cruises

South Africa Repositioning via Melbourne, Mossel Bay & Walvis Bay (Best Balance)

⚓ Melbourne · Adelaide · Fremantle · Port Louis · Port Elizabeth · Mossel Bay · Cape Town · Walvis Bay · Mindelo · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Gibraltar · Siracusa · Corfu (Kérkira) · Dubrovnik · Split · Kotor · Piraeus (Athens) · Kusadasi · Soúda · Salerno

Balanced itinerary with more sea time than port-packed variants. Covers Australia, Mauritius, South Africa, and Namibia and more.

☾54 nights Sydney South Africa 21 ports 33 sea days

Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

Typical pricing runs around $139/night. with most departures landing in the $119-$169/night band. across 1 tracked sailings.

Typical price

$139/night

$7,510 total

Normal range

$119-$169/night

$6,408-$9,128 total

Lowest recent fare

Building history

$10,458 total

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February 2028
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Median price/night
$194
1 sailing
Upcoming departures
40% above itinerary median
1 priced departures tracked

Route overview

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54 nights · 21 port calls · 33 sea days · 12 countries

21 port calls across Australia, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia · Leans more toward sea time than a port-packed 54-night route.

  1. 1

    Embark in Sydney

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Melbourne

    Australia · Australia

  3. 3

    Adelaide

    Australia · Australia

  4. 4

    Fremantle

    Australia · Australia

  5. 5

    Port Louis

    Mauritius · Indian Ocean Islands

  6. 6

    Port Elizabeth

    South Africa · South Africa

  7. 7

    Mossel Bay

    South Africa · South Africa

  8. 8

    Cape Town

    South Africa · South Africa

  9. 9

    Cape Town

    South Africa · South Africa

  10. 10

    Walvis Bay

    Namibia · South Africa

  11. 11

    Mindelo

    Cabo Verde · Cape Verde

  12. 12

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Spain · Canary Islands

  13. 13

    Gibraltar

    Gibraltar · Western Mediterranean

  14. 14

    Siracusa

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  15. 15

    Corfu (Kérkira)

    Greece · Eastern Mediterranean

  16. 16

    Dubrovnik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  17. 17

    Split

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  18. 18

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  19. 19

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  20. 20

    Kusadasi

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  21. 21

    Soúda

    Greece · Greek Isles

  22. 22

    Salerno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  23. 23

    Disembark in Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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