Coastal Haven – Portuguese Island

About this cruise

Some of the best trips are the ones you barely had to plan. 3 nights from Durban on March 20, 2026, visiting Portuguese Island, and you're home before the laundry piles up. In between port days, the 1 sea days are where cruise life actually happens: reading, eating, napping, repeat. Spice markets, baobab-lined coastline, and sunsets that turn the whole sky orange. Don't rush through Portuguese Island, which is known as A pristine sandbar in the Mozambique Channel. From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, MSC Opera has 4 dining spots on board, most of them included. And March is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. All told, 1 ports across 3 nights covers a lot.