Monsoon to Meridian – Walvis Bay & Mindelo

About this cruise

17 nights starts to feel like a proper adventure. You leave Cape Town on March 24, 2027 and the route takes you through Walvis Bay, Mindelo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Barcelona at a pace where there's never any need to rush. You get off in Barcelona, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. You ease into this one, with a few sea days up front to find your rhythm before the 4 port calls start. The route threads through 3 countries along the Africa coast: Namibia, Cape Verde and Spain. Don't rush through Walvis Bay, which is known as Gateway to the desert coast. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Costa Deliziosa has 2,260 guests. Big enough for variety, not so big it feels anonymous. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Cape Town itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. All told, 4 ports across 17 nights covers a lot.