DESTINATIONS & SAIL DATES
Like the inquisitive explorers of old, who sailed new routes to reveal the world’s undiscovered wonders, Nautica takes an unusual course this season. She begins with two, never before offered voyages of 30 and 35 days that encompass the very best of the African coast. The number of new ports along the way is stunning. Take in the French colonial architecture in Dakar. Spend an evening in magnificent Cape Town, which lies in the shadow of iconic Table Mountain. Purchase exotic tinga-tingas, the local Tanzanian paintings, in Dar es Salaam. Both journeys are amazing.
Enchanted Africa
30-day Cruise from Istanbul to Cape Town onboard Nautica
This adventurous voyage follows a brand-new route down Africa's exotic western coast, but not without first presenting the Mediterranean's highlights. Behold the astounding Baroque palaces on Malta. Walk in the footsteps of Hannibal in the remains of ancient Carthage, near La Goulette. Browse the Gothic trading hall in Valencia's old Silk Exchange, a UNESC O World Heritage Site. Soon, eight new ports beckon, beginning with Dakar, where you may tour the historic, yet ignominious Gorée Island slave house. See Abidjan's landmark St. Paul's Cathedral, consecrated by the Pope, and watch fishermen push their boats out to sea in Togo's capital of Lomé. This voyage crescendos with two overnight stays: the first in Walvis Bay, where you might ride a camel in the vast Namib Desert, and the second in Cape Town,South Africa's precious jewel in the shadow of Table Mountain.
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Safaris, Sands and Splendors
35-day Cruise from Cape Town to Singapore onboard Nautica
Distinguished as the season's longest sailing, this amazing voyage also tantalizes by visiting more new ports than any other- an unrivaled 15 destinations that our ships have never called on before. Ride a rickshaw along Durban's delightfulGolden Mile beachfront. Take in the architectural splendor of the Gustave Eiffel-designed railway station in Maputo.Gaze over the water from the wraparound porches gracing Zanzibar's immaculate House of Wonders. And those merely touch upon the treats in Africa alone. Farther east, during an evening in Mahé in the romantic Seychelles, you might savor a traditional Creole meal of grilled octopus with crushed chilies and ginger. Another evening spent in the edenic Maldives allows time for snorkeling and the leisurely enjoyment of its unspoiled beaches. A generous two nights in Rangoon encourages even deeper exploration of sites like the gold-plated, 76-carat diamond-topped Shwedagon pagoda.
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