Balanced pace
12 ports in 24 nights
A steady alternation between time onboard and time ashore.
West Africa cruises
West Africa Repositioning via Funchal, Madeira, Santa Cruz de La Palma & Walvis Bay
Funchal, Madeira · Santa Cruz de La Palma · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Mindelo · Dakar · Banjul · Abidjan · Takoradi · Lome · Sao Tome Island · Walvis Bay · Cape Town
Balanced route with a steady mix of port days and sea days. Covers Portugal, Spain, Cabo Verde, Senegal, and more.
24 nights
Lisboa
West Africa
12 ports
12 sea days
What this trip feels like
Balanced, varied and easy to pace
This route gives you a steady mix of ship time and 12 ports. It suits travelers who want meaningful days ashore without turning every day into an early start and a tightly planned port call.
Broad destination variety
Funchal, Madeira · Santa Cruz de La Palma · Santa Cruz de Tenerife + more
Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.
Route logistics
Sails from Lisboa
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Port experience
Funchal, Madeira · Pick your date carefully
Cruise traffic varies substantially by date, so your specific port day can feel very different depending on when you visit.
Best for · A mix of ship and shore time · First-time visitors · Travelers who like a steady pace
Think twice if · You want either an all-ports itinerary or a mostly ship-focused escape
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Itinerary pricing
What this itinerary usually costs
Typical pricing runs around $326/night, with most departures landing in the $300-$357/night band across 1 tracked sailing.
Typical price
$326/night
$7,827 total
Normal range
$300-$357/night
$7,198-$8,570 total
Lowest recent fare
$373/night
$8,949 total
Comparison set
1 sailings
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When should I go?
Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.
Route overview
How this route is built
24 nights · 12 port calls · 12 sea days · 11 countries
12 port calls across Portugal, Spain, Cabo Verde, Senegal · Neither especially port-heavy nor sea-day heavy for this trip length.
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0 nights · 15 ports · 0 sea days
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