South Africa Dec 2026 10 nights Ponant Cruises Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay → Lüderitz → Port Elizabeth → Durban

via Cape Town, Mossel Bay

Le Dumont Durville

10 nights

December 7–17, 2026

Recommendation

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Moderate confidence

Prices are close to their usual levels across cabin categories.

  • Overall pricing is close to typical.

Why we're recommending this

Balcony pricing is $7,701, compared with a typical fare of $7,665.

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Le Dumont Durville • December 07, 2026 • departs in 3 months

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What should you book?

No cabin stands out on value right now.

The balcony is closest to its usual price, but no tracked cabin looks attractively priced.

Other cabin categories

Interior

Unavailable

Oceanview

Unavailable

Balcony

About average

$7,701

$770/night

Suite

About average

$12,906

$1,291/night

Prices were last updated about 5 hours ago.

What kind of trip is this?

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Port-heavy itinerary with stops in Namibia and South Africa

  • 10 nights
  • 6 ports
  • 3 sea days
  • Ponant Explorers (Ice Strengthened Expedition Mega Yacht)-class ship
  • One-way sailing
  • Walvis Bay → Durban

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Route

Walvis Bay → Lüderitz → Cape Town → Mossel Bay → Port Elizabeth + 1 more

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  1. 1

    Walvis Bay, Namibia

    Monday, Dec 7, 2026

  2. 2

    Walvis Bay, Namibia

    Tuesday, Dec 8, 2026

  3. 3

    Lüderitz, Namibia

    Wednesday, Dec 9, 2026

  4. 4

    At sea

    Thursday, Dec 10, 2026

  5. 5

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Friday, Dec 11, 2026

  6. 6

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Saturday, Dec 12, 2026

  7. 7

    At sea

    Sunday, Dec 13, 2026

  8. 8

    Mossel Bay, South Africa

    Monday, Dec 14, 2026

  9. 9

    Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Tuesday, Dec 15, 2026

  10. 10

    At sea

    Wednesday, Dec 16, 2026

  11. 11

    Durban, South Africa

    Thursday, Dec 17, 2026

Embarks in Walvis Bay, Namibia • ends in Durban, South Africa • 6 ports of call • 3 sea days

The ship

Le Dumont Durville is a PONANT EXPLORERS (ice-strengthened expedition mega-yacht) ship carrying about 184 guests.

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Le Dumont Durville

Cruise line
Ponant Cruises
Class
PONANT EXPLORERS (ice-strengthened expedition mega-yacht)
Capacity
184 guests
Built
2019

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Balcony · $7,701

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