2006 Cape Town to Fort Lauderdale

2006 Cape Town to Fort Lauderdale Cruise Only

Ship: ms Prinsendam Duration: 24 nights Departures:   08 November 2006

Explore two continents on this fabulous cruise departing from Cape Town, South Africa. Once dubbed the "Tavern of the Seas," Cape Town is now more sedately known as South Africa’s "Mother City." Here, a cable-car ride to the top of Table Mountain is in order, or a visit to the wineries and Cape Dutch buildings of Stellenbosch. If your African experience would be incomplete without a safari, head for Sabi Sabi Game Reserve

Visit the Namibia – the little coastal town of Luderitz, wiener schnitzel, beer and oompah bands lend a Germanic air to local festivals; and tribal Herero women wear missionary skirts along with their own towering cloth headdresses. Is this Africa, or is this Bavaria? Walvis Bay is your second Namibian stop. The apricot-colored sand dunes behind Walvis Bay are populated by gemsbok, springbok, ostrich, brown hyena, the rare, long-legged desert elephant, and sometimes even cheetah-amazing for such an apparently inhospitable environment. Inching ever closer is the relentless Namib Desert.

This cruise offers numerous ports in Brazil including Natal, Fortaleza, Belem and Santarem. A hub of industry and exports, Santarem offers a glimpse of modern life in the Amazon basin. The nearby Tapajos National Forest is a major source of tropical hardwoods, rubber and Brazil nut trees are everywhere. Tapioca is made locally and the Alter do Chao resort area attracts visitors to its lovely white sand beaches. Whatever else you do, don’t miss the chance to go swimming in the Amazon River system!