Cruising South Africa with MSC Starlight Cruises
We do not act on behalf of or with Starlight Cruises in any association or joint venture and all bookings made through us are for our own account.
Are you looking for a sea cruise around the South African and Mocambique coasts? If so, you have certainly come to the right place! Cruising South Africa is an accredited travel agent with MSC Starlight Cruises and other cruise lines.
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Cruises are our passion, and with more than 30 years experience in the South African Travel Industry your holiday and travel plans are placed in the care of people who have excellent knowledge and dedication in making your dream cruise holiday come true.
N.B. We do not act on behalf of or with MSC Starlight Cruises in any association or joint venture and all bookings made through us are for our own account. We are however the official airport shuttle operator under contract to MSC Starlight Cruises and have been since 1997!
Have a look at what some of our past Clients have to say about us in our Cruise Guest Book.
Various Cruise Specials and Discounts are also available and will make any wallet smile!
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 MSC Sinfonia "the finest floating resort that South Africa has ever seen!" |
During the 2011/2012 cruise season, the MSC Sinfonia will be operating cruises out of Durban with 2 cruises between Cape Town and Durban. |
 MSC Melody "an old favorite of many a South African Cruiser" |
During the 2011/2012 cruise season, the MSC Melody will be operating cruises out of both Cape Town and Durban with 2 cruises between Cape Town and Durban and 2 cruises between Durban and Cape Town. Mauritius and Madagascar are also on the itinerary ex Durban! Cruise Dates - Melody | Ship Info |
10 good reasons why you should join a sea cruise!
1. The price on a MSC Starlight Cruise is almost fully inclusive. The cost of your cruise includes your accommodation, all meals, entertainment, port fees, travel insurance and service fees on board. This takes away the stress of paying for surprise expenses like extra meals, room service, incidentals etc. You only need to pay for drinks, tips, shore excursions and items of a personal nature.
2. The MSC Starlight Cruises Cruise Director offers you a different destination/activity each day. Every morning you wake up with a new country or island waiting to be explored, or simply watching the dolphins play as you cruise past them. The ship offers optional organized excursions or you may go out on your own.
3. You enjoy some of the best dining and entertainment in the world on a MSC Starlight Cruise. Every day on board ship is different. Different theme days, menus and shows offer you a unique experience every night. You never have to do the same thing twice.
4. You only unpack and pack once! You can visit different destinations without living out of a suitcase, or spending most of your holiday rushing from one flight to the next.
5. On board ship the whole family can enjoy a proper holiday. Married or single, with or without children, the modern passenger vessels offer facilities and entertainment for different people of different backgrounds and with different needs or tastes.
6. Modern MSC Starlight cruise ships offer a very safe environment. There are no incidents of crime on board!
7. On many cruise lines you can visit the most exotic places without sacrificing any of the conveniences you are accustomed to. You can visit the Far East, Mocambique, Mauritius, Madagascar, Alaska, Russia, Chile, Argentina, the Caribbean, The Mediterranean, Amazon and the rain forests but every evening you will come home to your modern and comfortable cruise ship and exchange experiences with your fellow guests over a "sundowner" followed by a lavish 5 course dinner and a Broadway / Sun City style show!
8. Cruising is not only for the rich. It is cheaper to enjoy a cruise holiday than a similar land based one. With prices starting from as little as ZAR1940 per person, cruising offers unbeatable value for money!
9. Cruising is not only for the old. No matter what lifestyle you lead, passenger liners offer you so many different activities and entertainment that it is certain you will be offered to do what you enjoy doing. No matter how active or inactive you want your holiday to be, MSC Cruises and MSC Starlight Cruises will offer you exactly that!
Tennis, mini golf, video arcade, basket ball, skid shooting, libraries, video libraries, card games, aerobics, fully equipped gyms, health spas, massage, casino, facials and much more are on offer daily.
10. Cruising is supposed to be the most relaxed and enjoyable holiday of your life.
So what are you waiting for? Come on in and join us on a sea cruise!
Cruise News
MSC Cruises announces the acquisition of Starlight Cruises in South Africa
MSC Cruises, the fourth largest cruise company in the world and market leader in the Mediterranean, South African and Brazilian markets, has announced the acquisition of Starlight Cruises, their sales agents in South Africa of almost 20 years. The new company will trade as MSC Starlight Cruises with effect from 1 May 2011. The agreement gives MSC Cruises overall control of Starlight Cruises. It also allows for the continued management by former owners, the Foggitt family, who have operated as sales agents for cruise liners in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands for over 30 years.
Mr Pierfrancesco Vago, who as CEO of MSC Cruises oversees an ultra-modern fleet of 11 cruise ships and 43 offices around the globe from headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, welcomed the formalisation of the company's first office in the sub-Saharan Africa.
"This is an important acquisition that affirms the close relationship we've shared with Starlight Cruises since 1991. It also endorses our commitment to the future success of South Africa and continued growth of cruise tourism in the region," said Mr Vago.
Mrs Daphne Osborne (nee Foggitt) who becomes managing director of MSC Starlight Cruises said the two companies had enjoyed an excellent business and personal 'engagement' for almost two decades. "It has been a marriage on the cards for years now, and in the wake of two successive record breaking seasons, and sure signs of a continuation of this trend, it would seem the time is right."
Mr Allan Foggitt remains marketing director of MSC Starlight Cruises. Mr Stefano Vigoriti, who has headed up MSC Cruises in South Africa until now, becomes Operations Manager for the new company.
The relationship between Starlight Cruises and the larger Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, the largest privately owned and second largest container shipping company in the world, began soon after the company's first venture into cruise shipping in the late 1980's and subsequent deployment of the Achille Lauro and MSC Monterey to South Africa.
When MSC Cruises was established as a subsidiary of the MSC Group in 2003 after several years of unprecedented growth and a 5.5 billion euro investment programme, the popular cruise liners MSC Rhapsody and MSC Melody were added to the local line-up.
The deployment of the luxurious 2 100 passenger liner MSC Sinfonia to Southern Africa in 2009 proved a turning point for local cruising and established a new trend where cruising has become an increasingly popular vacation of choice for local holidaymakers. Referred to as the "finest floating hotel" ever to operate out of South Africa, MSC Sinfonia returned for a second bumper season in November 2010 when she operated in conjunction with MSC Melody.
Both MSC Sinfonia and MSC Melody return to South Africa later this year for the 2011/2012 summer cruise season which will again feature a full schedule of exciting cruise destinations in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans out of Durban and Cape Town.
*Info courtesy of MSC Starlight Cruises.
