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Tourism & Travel

Cape Town cruise season opens with 1,397 passengers

12 hours

Logistics & Transport

Exporters warn Cape Town port delays risk missing shipping gains

5 May 2026

World Cruise Awards honours top cruise brands of 2025 in Bahrain

Travel

World Cruise Awards honours top cruise brands of 2025 in Bahrain

12 Dec 2025

Source: Transnet NPA

Tourism

Nelson Mandela Bay cruise season to boost economy by R120m

29 Oct 2025

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Tourism

Record cruise season injects R1.79bn into Western Cape economy

12 Sep 2025

Cape Town records strongest cruise season yet with 83 ship calls

Travel

Cape Town records strongest cruise season yet with 83 ship calls

9 Jul 2025

Source: stokpic via

Tourism

Unlocking the future of African tourism: Harnessing coastal potential for inclusive growth

Ross Volk 25 Jun 2025

MSC Musica: A journey of relaxation and adventure on the open seas

Travel

MSC Musica: A journey of relaxation and adventure on the open seas

Robin Fredericks 13 Mar 2025

Jordan Hollander, co-founder at Hotel Tech Report

Technology

How AI will revolutionise the hospitality industry in 2025

Jordan Hollander 28 Jan 2025

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Travel

5 key travel trends shaping the cruise industry in 2025

28 Jan 2025

Photo: Funchal Port, Madeira I ©Francisco Correia

Travel

Global cruise industry shines at 2024 World Cruise Awards

27 Nov 2024

MSC Musica arrives in Durban, ushering in 2024/2025 cruise season

Travel

MSC Musica arrives in Durban, ushering in 2024/2025 cruise season

22 Nov 2024

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Travel

Cruise tourism injects R1.32bn into WCape's economy for 2023-24

25 Oct 2024

‘Choose Cape Town’ campaign launched to boost tourism, job creation

Tourism

‘Choose Cape Town’ campaign launched to boost tourism, job creation

28 Aug 2024

Source: addesia via

Travel

Charting success: Sustainability anchored in expedition cruise ships

Wrenelle Stander 20 Feb 2024

Source: frimufilms via

Tourism

Cruise tourism injects R1.2bn into Western Cape economy

4 Oct 2023

Source: stokpic via

Travel

Cape Town achieves record high 2022/23 cruise tourism season

9 May 2023

Source: Supplied

Tourism

Cruise Cape Town expects strong recovery performance for 2022/23 season

24 May 2022

Travel and tourism revenues to reach only $385bn in 2021

Tourism & Travel

Travel and tourism revenues to reach only $385bn in 2021

18 Aug 2021

Tourism

Cape Town cruise economy gets boost with newly launched initiative

1 Jul 2021

Meet Monika Iuel, the new chief marketing officer at Wesgro

Marketing

Meet Monika Iuel, the new chief marketing officer at Wesgro

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Jan 2021

Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return - and will it be forever changed?

Tourism

Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return - and will it be forever changed?

Joseph M. Cheer, Colin Michael Hall, Jarkko Saarinen 29 Dec 2020

V&A's R63m food emporium and incubator space set to launch in December

Food & bev. services

V&A's R63m food emporium and incubator space set to launch in December

30 Jul 2020

Tourism & Travel

This could be the end of the line for cruise ships

16 Apr 2020

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Travel

Trends set to shape local travel in 2020

Chelsey Hale 3 Mar 2020

Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis

Travel

Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis

David Beirman 28 Feb 2020

Image Supplied.

Tourism

5 reasons why luxury local cruising should be your new favourite way to travel

20 Feb 2020

South African cruise season opens with a bang

Tourism

South African cruise season opens with a bang

Natalie Major 26 Nov 2019

Construction begins at new Durban cruise terminal

Logistics & Transport

Construction begins at new Durban cruise terminal

19 Nov 2019

Tourism

Cruising turns mainstream in Africa

Nick Wilkinson 24 Jun 2019

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Travel

MSC Cruises' 3rd Meraviglia generation ship to set sail in November 2019

15 Jan 2019

Overtourism: A growing global problem

Tourism

Overtourism: A growing global problem

23 Jul 2018

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Tourism

MSC Cruises takes delivery of new, innovative MSC Seaview

6 Jun 2018

Technology

Digital personal assistant Zoe the next step in MSC Cruises' evolution

29 May 2018

Shipping

New Durban cruise terminal confirmed

18 Apr 2018

MSC Cruises first cruise line to receive Bureau Veritas award for sustainable and environmental stewardship

Responsible Tourism

MSC Cruises first cruise line to receive Bureau Veritas award for sustainable and environmental stewardship

28 Mar 2018

Tourism & Travel

CNN Marketplace Africa to investigate growth of cruise ship tourism in SA

2 Mar 2018

James Vos and the captain of The Crystal Symphony (Image Supplied)

Tourism & Travel

Crystal Symphony sets bar for cruise tourism in Cape Town

25 Jan 2018

Tourism & Travel

MSC Cruises adds marine safari experience Pomene Bay to SA itineraries

27 Nov 2017

Tourism & Travel

MSC Cruises introduces new ship to SA shores, grows local industry

23 Nov 2017

Tourism & Travel

Arrival of MSC Sinfonia marks start of SA cruise season

31 Oct 2017

MSC Seaview floats out for the ultimate sun and sea cruise experience

Tourism & Travel

MSC Seaview floats out for the ultimate sun and sea cruise experience

28 Aug 2017

Tourism

Durban cruise terminal could be just what the African cruise industry needs

14 Aug 2017

Tourism & Travel

Embrace solo cruising

14 Feb 2017

Queen Mary 2: the ship of superlatives

Tourism & Travel

Queen Mary 2: the ship of superlatives

Cari Coetzee 1 Feb 2017

Tourism

Abu Dhabi evolving into a distinctive global destination

17 Jan 2017

Lavishly remastered Queen Mary 2 to dock in Cape Town

Tourism

Lavishly remastered Queen Mary 2 to dock in Cape Town

13 Jan 2017

Another R37m invested in V&A-operated cruise terminal

Tourism

Another R37m invested in V&A-operated cruise terminal

4 Nov 2016

Tourism

#THINCAfrica: dedicated cruise terminal at V&A to support maritime trade, cruise tourism

12 Sep 2016

Reducing emissions, waste in the cruise line industry

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Reducing emissions, waste in the cruise line industry

Sindy Peters 8 Jun 2016