Day 1 – Cape Town, South Africa

Departs 10:00 pm.

Day 2 – At Sea

Day 3 – Luderitz, Namibia

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 05:00 pm.

Day 4 – Walvis Bay, Namibia

Arrives 12:00 pm.

Day 5 – Walvis Bay, Namibia

Departs 05:00 pm.

Day 6 – At Sea

Day 7 – At Sea

Day 8 – Luanda, Angola

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 9 – At Sea

Day 10 – At Sea

Day 11 – Sao Tome, Sao Tome & Principe

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 12 – At Sea

Day 13 – Cotonou, Benin

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 14 – Tema (Accra), Ghana

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 15 – Takoradi, Ghana

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 05:00 pm.

Day 16 – At Sea

Day 17 – At Sea

Day 18 – At Sea

Day 19 – Dakar, Senegal

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 20 – At Sea

Day 21 – Mindelo, Cabo Verde

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 22 – At Sea

Day 23 – At Sea

Day 24 – Gran Canaria (Las Palmas), Canary Islands

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

The Canary archipelago was sculpted by a period of intense volcanic activity; its islands possess a stark, near lunar beauty. Gran Canaria is the third-largest island in the group and is often described as the ‘Round Island’ for its near-circular shape. Las Palmas, its capital, is also the largest city in the Canaries numbering some 500,000 inhabitants. Despite the seemingly inhospitable landscape, farmers in Gran Canaria’s Angostura Valley cultivate abundant crops of tomatoes, onions, melons, and figs. Moreover the island’s climates, lack of rainfall, and fine beaches have long drawn Europeans seeking the winter sun.

Day 25 – Lanzarote (Arrecife), Canary Islands

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Lanzarote is the fourth-largest island in the Canary chain. The most easterly of the Canaries, the island lies some 70 miles off the shore of North Africa. Like its neighbours, Lanzarote was shaped by a period of intense volcanic activity. The resulting landscape possesses a stark, near-lunar beauty: Over 300 now-dormant volcanoes left behind petrified lava seas and deep layers of volcanic ash. Today, visitors to these “Mountains of Fire” ride camels through the lava beds and even enjoy a volcano-broiled steak at the park’s restaurant. (Subsurface temperatures still reach 800F in the park.) Despite the seemingly barren land scape, island farmers grow abundant crops of tomatoes, onions, melons, and figs in addition to Malvasia, a clear yellow wine produced from malmsey grapes. Lanzarote’s rugged landscape, its warm climate, its lack of rainfall, and its beaches have proved attracted to travellers: Tourism dominates the island economy with some 2 million visitors arriving annually.

Day 26 – At Sea

Day 27 – Casablanca, Morocco (for Marrakech)

Arrives 06:00 am, departs 08:00 pm.

For many, the word Casablanca conjures up Hollywood’s vision of an exotic city of intrigue. But the reality is far removed from film fantasy, more complex and fascinating. Casablanca is Morocco’s largest city, the busiest port in North Africa, and home to nearly four million people. An important trading center since the days of the Phoenicians, Casablanca is an evocative blend of more new than old, more familiar than exotic. It is a modern commercial city with an old heart that is home to narrow, cobbled alleys, bazaars and souks, minarets and medinas.Casablanca is a modern city with beaches bordering the Atlantic and broad, tree-lined avenues. The city is also your gateway to Morocco’s interior and the exotic “Imperial Cities” of Rabat and Marrakech.

Day 28 – Tangier, Morocco

Arrives 09:00 am, departs 07:00 pm.

Day 29 – Seville (Cadiz), Spain

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 11:00 pm.

Mention Spain and the images that inevitably spring to mind are images of Andalusia – shadows falling across the bullring, the staccato rhythms of flamenco, the waft of orange blossoms from a Moorish garden. Cadiz is your gateway to this storied land and the city of Seville. Visit Seville’s massive Alcazar fortress, modeled on the legendary Alhambra Palace of Granada. See the city’s cathedral, a 15th-century Gothic masterwork that boasts a Moorish patio, fountain and minaret. Seville is also the legendary home of Don Juan, Bizet’s Carmen and Rossini’s Barber of Seville.Cadiz is one’s of Europe’s oldest inhabited cities, dating from 1100 B.C., and your gateway to Seville and Andalusia.

Day 30 – At Sea

Day 31 – Lisbon, Portugal

Arrives 07:00 am.

Draped across seven hills, Lisbon was once the center of a vast maritime empire that stretched from the west coast of Africa to the Spice Islands of the East Indies. Then, on November 1, 1755, a violent earthquake destroyed two-thirds of the city in the space of 10 minutes. Only the Alfama, the old Moorish quarter, survived. Today, Lisbon is a stately city of Neoclassical buildings and wide plazas.