South African Escape – Durban to Cape Town
About this cruise
This is the kind of trip that just works. 3 nights from Durban, visiting Cape Town, sailing March 8, 2027, and nothing about it feels forced. The trip wraps in Cape Town, so you won't retrace your steps. No ports on this one. It's 2 days of open ocean, the ship, and nothing else. That's the whole point. Africa from the water is different from Africa on land. The coastline tells its own story. As for the ship itself, There are 5 restaurants on MSC Armonia, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 3 nights. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 3-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.
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The price above matches MSC Cruises's USD site. MSC Cruises prices every country separately, so the others may show something different.
We added MSC Cruises's mandatory service charge to the prices above, so they show the real total. MSC Cruises bills it on board rather than in the fare, so their own site will quote you less.
- Cruise fare on MSC Cruises's site
- $360.69
- Service charge, paid on board
- +$51
- What you actually pay, per person
- $411.69
$17 per guest per night × 3 nights.
* If you book through a marked link, the cruise line pays us a small commission. Your price is exactly the same either way, and the commission is what pays for Cruisello.
What's included in this price
Your cabin with daily housekeeping, every meal on board, and the shows, pools and gym. All 5 of this ship's restaurants are included.
MSC bills this to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with MSC's site plus the charge.
Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Excursions.
Price History
Getting there: out to Durban, home from Cape Town
This cruise does not return to Durban. It ends in Cape Town, so your flight home leaves from there.
