Africa – 3 Months of it!
With longer voyages to more remote and exotic destinations now more popular than ever, Australian small ship specialist, Cruise Traveller, is offering a special, 95-night package centred on an epic and rarely offered circumnavigation of Africa featuring far-flung ports seldom visited by Australians.
Also starring idyllic tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, the grand journey in November, 2023, is with boutique British cruise line, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, whose smaller and more intimate ships showcase traditional seafaring heritage and the calming pleasures of classic cruising.
As the exclusive Australian representative for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Cruise Traveller is offering savings of A$3460 per couple, a free pre-cruise stay in London with a complimentary tour of the city or the surrounds, plus bonus onboard spending money if its unique ‘Grand Africa and Indian Ocean’ package is booked by November 30, 2022.
Cruise Traveller’s 95-night holiday package starts in London on November 17, 2023, with two free nights in deluxe hotel and a complimentary choice of a day tour. There’s also a free transfer to Southampton to board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ stylish, 1338-guest flagship, Bolette, for a three-month-plus voyage completely circling Africa and exploring remote destinations in the Indian and Atlantic oceans.
Able to access smaller ports bigger ships cannot reach, Bolette will take intrepid sea lovers to 43 ports in 24 countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, India, Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Madagascar, Reunion Island, Mayotte, Mozambique and South Africa, with plenty of opportunities to see Africa’s famous wildlife.
Bolette will then trace a route along Africa’s rare-in-itineraries west coast, with visits to Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Benin, Ghana, Senegal, Canary Islands and then Portugal before the cruise ends back in the UK on February 20, 2024. During the voyage, Christmas Day will be spent at sea in the Indian Ocean with traditional festivities and a New Year’s Eve party will celebrate the start of 2024 off the shores of Tanzania.
Snapshot of inclusions and features – Grand Africa and Indian Ocean’ package
* 95 nights, beginning in London, November 17, 2023
* Two free hotel nights and tour in London, pre-cruise
* 93-night cruise aboard Bolette, round-trip from Southampton, circling Africa
* Included onboard drinks package and onboard spending money of between 200 and 500 UK pounds, depending on cabin category
Including two complimentary nights with a tour in London, an onboard drinks package and onboard spending money of between 200 and 500 UK pounds, depending on cabin category, the 95-night ‘Grand Africa and Indian Ocean’ package is available from A$24,645 per person, twin-share, in an Inside Cabin – a saving of A$1730 per person. An upgrade to an Oceanview Cabin is A$4000 more, or just A$43 a day.
The savings and bonuses are for bookings made with Cruise Traveller by November 30, 2022. Flights from Australia are extra.