{"id":27526,"date":"2023-01-28T17:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T17:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/28\/norwegian-cruise-line-concludes-inaugural-season-from-cape-town-cruise-industry-news\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T17:27:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T17:27:58","slug":"norwegian-cruise-line-concludes-inaugural-season-from-cape-town-cruise-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/28\/norwegian-cruise-line-concludes-inaugural-season-from-cape-town-cruise-industry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Cruise Line Concludes Inaugural Season from Cape Town &#8211; Cruise Industry News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the completion of its inaugural season crusing from Cape Town, South Africa, in line with a press launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On December 21, 2022, the Norwegian Jade grew to become the primary ship within the cruise line\u2019s fleet to homeport from the South African port, providing 12-day voyages alongside the coast of South Africa and Namibia. The voyages embrace an in a single day keep in Cape Town, South Africa and visits to Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and Richard\u2019s Bay, South Africa; and Luderitz and Walvis Bay, Namibia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs part of our Guest First philosophy we are focused on enhancing our destination offerings, providing our guests with more immersive itineraries that are designed to create memories of a lifetime,\u201d mentioned Gary Anslow, head of UK enterprise at Norwegian Cruise Line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur new Africa voyages are a testament to that, combining bucket-list locations such as Cape Town and Mauritius with hidden gems like Pomene and Maputo in Mozambique or Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. With an average of almost 12 hours in each port, allowing more time to fully experience these unforgettable destinations, the new voyages are already amongst our fastest-selling cruises for 2024 and are attracting guests from almost 60 countries worldwide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the cruise line has lately introduced the deployment of the Norwegian Dawn to the area within the winter of 2024. Homeporting from Cape Town, South Africa and Port Louis, Mauritius, the ship will provide a collection of Extraordinary Journey sailings between January and March 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On February 1 and March 8, 2024, the Norwegian Dawn will full 12-day roundtrip voyages by means of South Africa and Namibia with calls to Mossel Bay and Durban in South Africa, and Luderitz and Walvis Bay in Namibia. This shall be adopted by a extra intensive itinerary departing on March 20 crusing from Cape Town, South Africa to Barcelona, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, mentioned: \u201cCruise tourism generates R300 million in economic impact for the Western Cape and supports thousands of jobs in the province. Positioning Cape Town as a homeport for international cruising and a gateway to Africa is a key growth opportunity for our region, and we welcome NCL\u2019s commitment to sailing from Cape Town.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the completion of its inaugural season crusing from Cape Town, South Africa, in line with a press launch. 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