--- type: cruise schema_type: TouristTrip id: 6cf4eb12-df87-4d0b-8dc8-3be372d4df92 slug: 2320353 voyage_code: 6816A cruise_line: Seabourn ship: Seabourn Quest departure_date: return_date: nights: 63 embarkation_port: Buenos Aires, Argentina disembarkation_port: Southampton, United Kingdom starting_price_usd: bookable: true last_updated: 2026-10-19T16:06:14Z --- # 63-Day West Coast of Africa, Iberia & France > Seabourn · Seabourn Quest · Mar 4 – May 6, 2028   (63 nights) ## Quick Facts | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Cruise Line** | Seabourn | | **Ship** | Seabourn Quest | | **Duration** | 63 nights | | **Departure Date** | N/A | | **Return Date** | N/A | | **Embarkation Port** | Buenos Aires, Argentina | | **Disembarkation Port** | Southampton, United Kingdom | | **Starting Price** | N/A USD per person | | **Voyage Code** | 6816A | ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Buenos Aires, Argentina **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Founded in 1536, Buenos Aires was administered by a Spanish viceroy for nearly three centuries before winning its independence in 1816. A sleepy port town for most of that time, it wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that the city finally emerged as an important shipping center. Today, Argentina's democratically elected government has made it South America's safest (and most expensive) country. This cosmopolitan city is characterized by broad boulevards with huge shade trees, beautiful res... ### Day 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM Founded in 1536, Buenos Aires was administered by a Spanish viceroy for nearly three centuries before winning its independence in 1816. A sleepy port town for most of that time, it wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that the city finally emerged as an important shipping center. Today, Argentina's democratically elected government has made it South America's safest (and most expensive) country. This cosmopolitan city is characterized by broad boulevards with huge shade trees, beautiful res... ### Day 3: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 4: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 5: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 6: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 7: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 8: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 9: Scenic Cruising Inaccessible Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 9: Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. ### Day 10: Nightingale Island, St Helena **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM Nightingale Island is an active volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 3 square kilometres in area, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands. They are administered by the United Kingdom as part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ### Day 11: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 12: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 13: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 14: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 15: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 16: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 17: Richards Bay, South Africa **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM Richards Bay is in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the traditional homeland of the Zulu people on the Indian Ocean coast. Not surprisingly, most visitors are attracted here by interest in the Zulu culture and the indigenous wildlife of the region. Richards Bay offers Seabourn guests opportunities to experience both. The Zulu Nyala Private Game Reserve is one option, for an evening including a game drive and a dinner on the reserve. The Dumazulu is a fascinating living museum of traditional Zulu l... ### Day 18: Maputo, Mozambique **Arrives:** 12:00 PM · **Departs:** 09:00 PM The interests of the Portuguese in Africa were the earliest of any European power. And the independence of Africa’s Lusophone colonies was invariably the most bitterly disputed during the revolutions of the mid-20th century. As elsewhere, the departing colonials took much of the value and the skills with them when they fled. Maputo has been slowly rebuilding itself into a city worthy of its setting along the Indian Ocean coast, and you will be among only a few travelers to see the architectural ... ### Day 19: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 20: Durban, South Africa **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 09:00 PM At its founding in 1835, the city was named in honor of the then Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D'Urban. Sugar cane transformed Durban into a vital port city, and its attractive parks and meticulously groomed gardens continue to testify to the land's richness. Today, the city sprawls along the coast, its golden beaches hugging the ice-blue Indian Ocean. ### Day 21: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 22: Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa **Arrives:** 06:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM ### Day 23: Mossel Bay, South Africa **Arrives:** 09:00 AM · **Departs:** 08:00 PM South Africa’s Garden Route is among the world’s most attractive destinations, and Mossel Bay will welcome Seabourn guests to the heart of it. Those interested in wildlife will be thrilled with a visit to the Botlierskop Private Game Reserve for the chance to spot a rare white rhino and interact with huge, gentle African elephants at a feeding. The Diaz Museum Complex is named for Bartolomeu Diaz, the Portuguese explorer who was the first European to set foot in South Africa right here. It conta... ### Day 24: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 25: Cape Town, South Africa **Arrives:** 06:45 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nestled at the foot of Table Mountain and flanked by Devil's Peak and Lion's Head, Cape Town is known by South Africans simply as 'the Cape,' an acknowledgment of its uniqueness and its status as the Mother City. The first area to be settled by Europeans in the 17th century, it is today a major seaport and the legislative capital of South Africa. The feeling here is not African but cosmopolitan, and a sense of history remains. ### Day 26: Cape Town, South Africa **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 10:00 PM Nestled at the foot of Table Mountain and flanked by Devil's Peak and Lion's Head, Cape Town is known by South Africans simply as 'the Cape,' an acknowledgment of its uniqueness and its status as the Mother City. The first area to be settled by Europeans in the 17th century, it is today a major seaport and the legislative capital of South Africa. The feeling here is not African but cosmopolitan, and a sense of history remains. ### Day 27: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 28: Luderitz, Namibia **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM In 1883, a German businessman, Adolf Luderitz, purchased a parcel of land enclosing a small bay for purposes of speculation. The so-called Skeleton Coast had limited potential in many ways, being largely made up of the shifting sands of the Namib Desert. Then, in 1906, a local railway worker noticed an oddly sparkly stone beside the tracks. It proved to be a diamond, and it became clear that there were many like it lying literally on the surface of the sands. By 1909 a diamond rush was in full s... ### Day 29: Walvis Bay, Namibia **Arrives:** 12:00 PM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Its name in Afrikaans means "Whale Bay," but those days are long gone. Today its dramatic setting is inseparable from any impression of this deep-water port on Namibia's desolate, but beautiful "Skeleton Coast." Here the undulating dunes of the Namib Desert meet the sea, and its lagoon is spangled with white pelicans, pink flamingos and other seabirds. Up the coast road is Dune Seven, the highest along Namibia's coast, and a great place to take off your shoes and feel some sand between your toes... ### Day 30: Walvis Bay, Namibia **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM Its name in Afrikaans means "Whale Bay," but those days are long gone. Today its dramatic setting is inseparable from any impression of this deep-water port on Namibia's desolate, but beautiful "Skeleton Coast." Here the undulating dunes of the Namib Desert meet the sea, and its lagoon is spangled with white pelicans, pink flamingos and other seabirds. Up the coast road is Dune Seven, the highest along Namibia's coast, and a great place to take off your shoes and feel some sand between your toes... ### Day 31: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 32: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 33: Luanda, Angola **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM Luanda looks to be booming. Development and construction is fueled by extractive industries such as petroleum and diamonds. However over half the city’s residents live in poverty. It has for several years dominated the chart of the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates, outstripping such notorious places as Hong Kong and London. Like the rest of Portugal’s African colonies, Angola won its independence under force of arms in the mid-1970s. But the country immediately descended into a... ### Day 34: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 35: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 36: Sao Tome, Sao Tome & Principe **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM ### Day 37: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 38: Cotonou **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM Cotonou is a large port city on the south coast of Benin, in West Africa. At the eastern end of central Boulevard St. Michel is the huge Dantokpa Market, which features religious items and spices alongside everyday objects. To the southwest, the 19th-century Cotonou Cathedral has a striking red-and-white striped facade. Nearby, in the Haie Vive district, the Fondation Zinsou museum shows contemporary African art. ### Day 39: Tema (Accra), Ghana **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM ### Day 40: Takoradi, Ghana **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM Takoradi is a very important and busy West African seaport on Ghana’s Cape Coast, a main transport depot for container ships and oil tankers. Two of the main tourist sites near Takoradi are the village of Nzulemo and the old Portuguese slave depots called “castles.” The village of Nzulezo, on Lake Tadane, is a stilt community inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique architectural and cultural characteristics. At Akatekyi, crocodiles play part in the activities of a fetish priest... ### Day 41: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 42: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 43: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 44: Dakar, Senegal **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM One of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan African cities, the Senegalese capital bears many visual reminders of its past as a French colonial outpost. Despite the Parisian-style boulevards and buildings, however, there is a distinctly African feel to the city. Bankers and executives can be seen going about their businesses dressed in the flamboyant traditional Grand Boubou costume, and women wear the feminine version with an equally striking headpiece. The common language is French, although many... ### Day 45: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 46: Mindelo, Cape Verde **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM The most important city on the Cape Verde island of São Vicente, Mindelo originally thrived as a coal depot for steamships plying the Atlantic. With the advent of diesel engines, its importance waned, although it is still an important port for the maritime trade. The island is volcanic, dry and mostly low. The town has replica of Lisbon’s Belem Tower, located near the fish market, in an interesting part of the city. The late Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora started her career singing in the tav... ### Day 47: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 48: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 49: Las Palmas, Spain **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM Las Palmas is a large Spanish city, which just happens to be on the island of Gran Canaria. That fact adds the exotic, slightly African and international flavor to the place. It played an important part in the early exploration and exploitation of Africa and the New World, some of which is recounted in the Casa de Colon Museum. Columbus may have slept there, but it was never his house. It was actually the mansion of early governors. Other museums of note are the Museo Canaria with a number of Cr... ### Day 50: Arrecife, Canary Islands **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 06:00 PM Lanzarote is the northernmost of the Canary Islands, often known as "volcano island." Its capital is Arrecife, a quiet town of about 30,000 inhabitants. Present day Lanzarote consists of two quite distinct massifs: Famara in the north, and Los Ajaches in the south, where centuries of erosion have sculpted abrupt cliffs and deep ravines, contrasting sharply with the smoothly rounded hills of the island's central region. ### Day 51: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 52: Casablanca, Morocco **Arrives:** 06:00 AM · **Departs:** 08:00 PM Casablanca, located on the Atlantic coast, is with 4 million inhabitants Morocco's largest city, and at the same time the largest port in Africa. Built on the site of ancient Phoenician Anfa, it remained a small fishing village for many centuries until the French arrived in 1912. Since then Casablanca has become a vast modern city, ever on the increase since Morocco's independence from France in 1956. A successful blend of oriental-style, white cubic dwellings with modern Moroccan quarters gives... ### Day 53: Tangier, Morocco **Arrives:** 09:00 AM · **Departs:** 07:00 PM Situated just across the narrow Strait of Gibraltar from Europe, Tangier has long comprised a hybrid culture that is nearly as European as it is African. Standing atop Cap Spartel, one can gaze down on the place where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean. The “Hollywood” district where the foreign embassies have traditionally been located reflects the European influence. But ascending the hill above the waterfront, one enters the narrow, winding alleys of the Kasbah, the city’s oldest, most Moro... ### Day 54: Cadiz (Seville), Spain **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 11:00 PM To taste the true flavor of this ancient port city, one should stroll its seaside promenade, pausing to rest beneath the huge banyan trees. The narrow, winding streets of the old town fan out from the port, leading you to sunny, palm-lined plazas. Visit the Catedral Nueva (New Cathedral), begun in the early 1800s but not completed for 116 years. Its dramatic, golden dome rises over a striking interior. For those who enjoy people-watching as much as sightseeing, the seafood restaurants along the ... ### Day 55: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 56: Lisbon, Portugal **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM The great period of "the Discoveries" accounted for phenomenal wealth brought back from India, Africa and Brazil by the great Portuguese navigators. Gold, jewels, ivory, porcelain and spices helped finance grand new buildings and impressive monuments in Lisbon, the country's capital city. As you sail up the Tagus River, be on deck to admire Lisbon's panorama and see some of the great monuments lining the river. Lisbon is one of Europe's smallest capital cities but considered by many visitors to ... ### Day 57: Leixoes (Porto), Portugal **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM The commercial center of northern Portugal and hub of the port wine trade, Porto is a gracious, cosmopolitan city noted for its 12th century cathedral and medieval churches, picturesque narrow streets and wine lodges at Vila Nova de Gaia. It is clustered on hills overlooking a river, and is a northern European style city with granite church towers, narrow streets and hidden Baroque treasures. ### Day 58: A Coruna, Spain **Arrives:** 10:00 AM · **Departs:** 07:00 PM A Coruna is the largest Galician city with a culture uniquely its own, a rich folkloric tradition and its own language. Of historically remote origin, A Coruna has preserved a considerable heritage of monuments and ancient buildings, among which are Romanesque churches and a Roman lighthouse. Its most beautiful and original feature is perhaps the characteristic façade of its houses, which are completely covered by mirador windows. ### Day 59: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 60: St Malo (Le Mont Saint Michel), France **Arrives:** 08:00 AM · **Departs:** 07:00 PM Saint-Malo is a port city in Brittany, in France's northwest. Tall granite walls surround the old town, which was once a stronghold for privateers (pirates approved by the king). The Saint-Malo Cathedral, in the center of the old town, is built in Romanesque and Gothic styles and features stained-glass windows depicting city history. Nearby is La Demeure de Corsaire, an 18th-century privateer’s house and museum. ### Day 61: Cherbourg (Normandy), France **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 05:00 PM The seaport and naval station of Cherbourg is situated along the English Channel northwest of Paris at the mouth of the Divette River. Believed to rest on the site of an ancient Roman station, Cherbourg has been occupied since ancient times and was frequently contested by the French and English in the Middle Ages because of its strategic location. Most recently passed to France in the late 18th century, the town was extensively fortified by Louis XVI. During WWII the Germans held Cherbourg until... ### Day 62: Rouen (Paris), France **Arrives:** 10:30 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The capital of upper Normandy and fifth largest port in France, picturesque and historic Rouen is renowned as a treasury of medieval architecture. With a large part of the city destroyed during World War II resulting in massive postwar reconstruction, Rouen today appears as an interesting blend of ancient and modern. Fortunately, it has kept its medieval character with still-inhabited houses dating from the 15th century, which line its narrow cobblestone streets. Among the city's most noteworthy... ### Day 63: Rouen (Paris), France **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 01:30 PM The capital of upper Normandy and fifth largest port in France, picturesque and historic Rouen is renowned as a treasury of medieval architecture. With a large part of the city destroyed during World War II resulting in massive postwar reconstruction, Rouen today appears as an interesting blend of ancient and modern. Fortunately, it has kept its medieval character with still-inhabited houses dating from the 15th century, which line its narrow cobblestone streets. Among the city's most noteworthy... ### Day 63: Scenic Cruising Seine River **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 64: Southampton, United Kingdom **Arrives:** 07:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The south of England boasts a dramatic coastline which encloses some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. The landscape of hills and heaths, downland and forests, valleys and dales, is without rival. Southampton, the United Kingdom's premier passenger ship port, and home for many years to the great transatlantic liners of yesteryear, has a rich and varied heritage. The remains of the medieval town walls are among the best preserved in the country and fascinating monuments can be found a... ## Pricing Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy in USD. | Cabin Type | Starting Price | |------------|----------------| | Ocean View | $43,643 | | Balcony | $54,658 | | Suite | $90,343 | ## Cabin Options ### Balcony Cabins **Veranda Suite Guarantee** (Code: RB) Veranda Suite Guarantee ### Suite Cabins **Owner's Suite** (Code: O1) Approximately 526 & 593 square feet (49 to 55 square meters) of inside space, plus one veranda of 133 & 354 square feet (12 to 33 square meters) Owner's Suites feature: Expansive ocean views Forward-facing windows Dining for four to six Bathroom with whirlpool bathtub Guest bath Pantry with wet ba... **Penthouse Suite** (Code: PH) Penthouse Suite Approximately 436 square feet (41 square meters) of inside space, plus one veranda of 98 square feet (9 square meters) All Penthouse Suite feature: Dining table for two to four Separate bedroom Glass door to veranda Two flat-screen TVs Fully stocked bar Spacious bathroom with tub,... **Grand Wintergarden Suite** (Code: GRWG) Approximately 1189 square feet (110 square meters) of inside space, plus two verandas totaling 214 square feet (20 square meters) Grand Wintergarden Suites feature Large windows Dining for six Glass-enclosed solarium with tub and day bed Two bedrooms Two bathrooms (one whirlpool) Guest bath Conver... **Penthouse Spa Suite** (Code: PS) Penthouse Spa Suite Approximately 536 to 539 square feet (50 square meters) of inside space, plus one veranda of 167 to 200 square feet (16 to 19 square meters) All Penthouse Spa Suite feature: Dining table for two to four Separate bedroom Glass door to veranda Two flat-screen TVs Fully stocked b... ## Ship Information ### Seabourn Quest Seabourn Quest is the third iteration of the vessel design that has been called “a game-changer for the luxury segment.” True to her Seabourn bloodlines, wherever she sails around the world, Seabourn Quest carries with her a bevy of award-winning dining venues that are comparable to the finest restaurants to be found anywhere. Seabourn Quest offers a variety of dining options to suit every taste and every mood, with never an extra charge. #### Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Passenger Capacity | 450 | | Crew | 330 | | Gross Tonnage | 32,000.0 | | Length | 650.0 ft | | Total Cabins | 225 | ## Onboard Amenities ### Entertainment - **Seabourn Square**: Whether you're looking for a place to enjoy your newspaper in the morning or want to socialize with your fellow passengers, Seabourn Square is what yo... - **Casino**: The Seabourn casino offers a handsome, well-appointed enclave for those attracted to games of chance and skill. Relax and test the odds on various mec... - **The Retreat**: A tranquil setting housed in a distinctive flower-shaped canopy that shields guests from sun and wind, The Retreat is ringed with 15 private cabanas d... - **Seabourn Conversations**: Enjoy fascinating Seabourn Conversations sessions with guest experts from the fields of arts, history, science, and more. - **Card Room**: Many veteran cruisers specifically choose cruises that provide at least a few days at sea. The Card Room is a great choice for the sea-loving cruiser ... ### Relaxation - **Spa & Wellness**: Seabourn’s spas offer a wide spectrum of massages, facials, and beauty treatments, blending traditional practices from around the world with the most ... - **The Patio**: Relaxed poolside dining offering luncheon buffets, salads, soups, grilled specialties and freshly baked pizza. Dinners feature a full menu in an alfre... - **Shops**: Whether you're buying souvenirs for your friends at home or want a memento of your vacation, our Shops will have what you need. Shop for fashion and c... - **Whirlpool**: A breathtaking ocean vista will dazzle your senses on the pool deck. Boasting a prime location, this picturesque area presents you with the opportunit... - **Spa & Wellness**: Seabourn’s spas offer a wide spectrum of massages, facials, and beauty treatments, blending traditional practices from around the world with the most ... ### Technology - **Submarines**: Discover the Wonders that Wait Under the Waterline in Seabourn’s Luxurious New Expedition Submarines - **Discovery Center**: The Discovery Center, which is adjacent to the Expedition Lounge on Deck 4, acts as the teaching & academic center for natural history and cultural pr... ### Food and Drink - **Sky Bar**: The Sky Bar on our expedition ships is a place to enjoy a refreshing tropical beverage during the day, or an evening cocktail under the stars. Two sma... - **Coffee Bar**: Enjoy a specialty crafted espresso just the way you like it. - **In-Suite Dining**: Seabourn is pleased to offer a varied menu available around the clock for service in your suite. You may also order dinner from The Restaurant menu an... - **The Restaurant**: Before Seabourn, open-seating dining on a cruise ship was unheard of. Come when you like, with whom you please, and be seated as you wish. The room is... - **Sushi**: Seabourn researched the best ingredients and developed a menu that is a perfect blend of authenticity to maintain the root of the cuisine, and a twist... ### Fitness - **Fitness Center**: Our Fitness Center features high performance Technogym equipment for cardio and strength training. We also offer a series of complimentary classes inc... ### Recreational - **Shopping With The Chef**: Shopping with the Chef — at local food markets. Shop a bustling Sicilian market, gather spices in Istanbul or explore the local wines of Tuscany and P... - **Grand Salon**: The ship’s main showroom can accommodate all guests, though it seldom does because of the variety available. Lectures, cooking demonstrations, movies ... ### Other - **Chef Tony**: Chef Tony is a long-time Seabourn partner whose remarkable run with us began in 1998 as an Executive Chef. His time with you, our extra-ordinary guest... ## Ports of Call ### Buenos Aires, Argentina *Coordinates: -34.6118, -58.4173* Founded in 1536, Buenos Aires was administered by a Spanish viceroy for nearly three centuries before winning its independence in 1816. A sleepy port town for most of that time, it wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that the city finally emerged as an important shipping center. Today, Argentina's democratically elected government has made it South America's safest (and most expensive) count... ### Scenic Cruising Inaccessible Island ### Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena *Coordinates: -37.1052, -12.2777* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. ### Nightingale Island, St Helena *Coordinates: -37.4184, -12.4811* Nightingale Island is an active volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 3 square kilometres in area, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands. They are administered by the United Kingdom as part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ### Richards Bay, South Africa *Coordinates: -28.788, 32.0997* Richards Bay is in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the traditional homeland of the Zulu people on the Indian Ocean coast. Not surprisingly, most visitors are attracted here by interest in the Zulu culture and the indigenous wildlife of the region. Richards Bay offers Seabourn guests opportunities to experience both. The Zulu Nyala Private Game Reserve is one option, for an evening including a game ... ### Maputo, Mozambique *Coordinates: -25.9692, 32.5732* The interests of the Portuguese in Africa were the earliest of any European power. And the independence of Africa’s Lusophone colonies was invariably the most bitterly disputed during the revolutions of the mid-20th century. As elsewhere, the departing colonials took much of the value and the skills with them when they fled. Maputo has been slowly rebuilding itself into a city worthy of its settin... ### Durban, South Africa *Coordinates: -29.853, 31.0164* At its founding in 1835, the city was named in honor of the then Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D'Urban. Sugar cane transformed Durban into a vital port city, and its attractive parks and meticulously groomed gardens continue to testify to the land's richness. Today, the city sprawls along the coast, its golden beaches hugging the ice-blue Indian Ocean. ### Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa ### Mossel Bay, South Africa *Coordinates: -34.1833, 22.1333* South Africa’s Garden Route is among the world’s most attractive destinations, and Mossel Bay will welcome Seabourn guests to the heart of it. Those interested in wildlife will be thrilled with a visit to the Botlierskop Private Game Reserve for the chance to spot a rare white rhino and interact with huge, gentle African elephants at a feeding. The Diaz Museum Complex is named for Bartolomeu Diaz,... ### Cape Town, South Africa *Coordinates: -33.916, 18.4222* Nestled at the foot of Table Mountain and flanked by Devil's Peak and Lion's Head, Cape Town is known by South Africans simply as 'the Cape,' an acknowledgment of its uniqueness and its status as the Mother City. The first area to be settled by Europeans in the 17th century, it is today a major seaport and the legislative capital of South Africa. The feeling here is not African but cosmopolitan, a... ### Luderitz, Namibia *Coordinates: -26.6458, 15.1539* In 1883, a German businessman, Adolf Luderitz, purchased a parcel of land enclosing a small bay for purposes of speculation. The so-called Skeleton Coast had limited potential in many ways, being largely made up of the shifting sands of the Namib Desert. Then, in 1906, a local railway worker noticed an oddly sparkly stone beside the tracks. It proved to be a diamond, and it became clear that there... ### Walvis Bay, Namibia *Coordinates: -22.9551, 14.5203* Its name in Afrikaans means "Whale Bay," but those days are long gone. Today its dramatic setting is inseparable from any impression of this deep-water port on Namibia's desolate, but beautiful "Skeleton Coast." Here the undulating dunes of the Namib Desert meet the sea, and its lagoon is spangled with white pelicans, pink flamingos and other seabirds. Up the coast road is Dune Seven, the highest ... ### Luanda, Angola *Coordinates: -8.83833, 13.2344* Luanda looks to be booming. Development and construction is fueled by extractive industries such as petroleum and diamonds. However over half the city’s residents live in poverty. It has for several years dominated the chart of the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates, outstripping such notorious places as Hong Kong and London. Like the rest of Portugal’s African colonies, Angola won... ### Sao Tome, Sao Tome & Principe *Coordinates: 0.336767, 6.7278* ### Cotonou *Coordinates: 6.3505, 2.4332* Cotonou is a large port city on the south coast of Benin, in West Africa. At the eastern end of central Boulevard St. Michel is the huge Dantokpa Market, which features religious items and spices alongside everyday objects. To the southwest, the 19th-century Cotonou Cathedral has a striking red-and-white striped facade. Nearby, in the Haie Vive district, the Fondation Zinsou museum shows contempor... ### Tema (Accra), Ghana ### Takoradi, Ghana *Coordinates: 4.88773, -1.75222* Takoradi is a very important and busy West African seaport on Ghana’s Cape Coast, a main transport depot for container ships and oil tankers. Two of the main tourist sites near Takoradi are the village of Nzulemo and the old Portuguese slave depots called “castles.” The village of Nzulezo, on Lake Tadane, is a stilt community inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique architectural a... ### Dakar, Senegal *Coordinates: 14.6953, -17.4439* One of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan African cities, the Senegalese capital bears many visual reminders of its past as a French colonial outpost. Despite the Parisian-style boulevards and buildings, however, there is a distinctly African feel to the city. Bankers and executives can be seen going about their businesses dressed in the flamboyant traditional Grand Boubou costume, and women wear t... ### Mindelo, Cape Verde The most important city on the Cape Verde island of São Vicente, Mindelo originally thrived as a coal depot for steamships plying the Atlantic. With the advent of diesel engines, its importance waned, although it is still an important port for the maritime trade. The island is volcanic, dry and mostly low. The town has replica of Lisbon’s Belem Tower, located near the fish market, in an interestin... ### Las Palmas, Spain *Coordinates: 28.1235, -15.4363* Las Palmas is a large Spanish city, which just happens to be on the island of Gran Canaria. That fact adds the exotic, slightly African and international flavor to the place. It played an important part in the early exploration and exploitation of Africa and the New World, some of which is recounted in the Casa de Colon Museum. Columbus may have slept there, but it was never his house. It was actu... ### Arrecife, Canary Islands *Coordinates: 28.9652, -13.555* Lanzarote is the northernmost of the Canary Islands, often known as "volcano island." Its capital is Arrecife, a quiet town of about 30,000 inhabitants. Present day Lanzarote consists of two quite distinct massifs: Famara in the north, and Los Ajaches in the south, where centuries of erosion have sculpted abrupt cliffs and deep ravines, contrasting sharply with the smoothly rounded hills of the is... ### Casablanca, Morocco *Coordinates: 33.5889, -7.6089* Casablanca, located on the Atlantic coast, is with 4 million inhabitants Morocco's largest city, and at the same time the largest port in Africa. Built on the site of ancient Phoenician Anfa, it remained a small fishing village for many centuries until the French arrived in 1912. Since then Casablanca has become a vast modern city, ever on the increase since Morocco's independence from France in 1... ### Tangier, Morocco Situated just across the narrow Strait of Gibraltar from Europe, Tangier has long comprised a hybrid culture that is nearly as European as it is African. Standing atop Cap Spartel, one can gaze down on the place where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean. The “Hollywood” district where the foreign embassies have traditionally been located reflects the European influence. But ascending the hill abo... ### Cadiz (Seville), Spain *Coordinates: 36.5299, -6.29241* To taste the true flavor of this ancient port city, one should stroll its seaside promenade, pausing to rest beneath the huge banyan trees. The narrow, winding streets of the old town fan out from the port, leading you to sunny, palm-lined plazas. Visit the Catedral Nueva (New Cathedral), begun in the early 1800s but not completed for 116 years. Its dramatic, golden dome rises over a striking inte... ### Lisbon, Portugal *Coordinates: 38.7223, -9.13934* The great period of "the Discoveries" accounted for phenomenal wealth brought back from India, Africa and Brazil by the great Portuguese navigators. Gold, jewels, ivory, porcelain and spices helped finance grand new buildings and impressive monuments in Lisbon, the country's capital city. As you sail up the Tagus River, be on deck to admire Lisbon's panorama and see some of the great monuments lin... ### Leixoes (Porto), Portugal *Coordinates: 41.1833, -8.7* The commercial center of northern Portugal and hub of the port wine trade, Porto is a gracious, cosmopolitan city noted for its 12th century cathedral and medieval churches, picturesque narrow streets and wine lodges at Vila Nova de Gaia. It is clustered on hills overlooking a river, and is a northern European style city with granite church towers, narrow streets and hidden Baroque treasures. ### A Coruna, Spain *Coordinates: 43.3715, -8.39597* A Coruna is the largest Galician city with a culture uniquely its own, a rich folkloric tradition and its own language. Of historically remote origin, A Coruna has preserved a considerable heritage of monuments and ancient buildings, among which are Romanesque churches and a Roman lighthouse. Its most beautiful and original feature is perhaps the characteristic façade of its houses, which are comp... ### St Malo (Le Mont Saint Michel), France *Coordinates: 48.6482, -2.02609* Saint-Malo is a port city in Brittany, in France's northwest. Tall granite walls surround the old town, which was once a stronghold for privateers (pirates approved by the king). The Saint-Malo Cathedral, in the center of the old town, is built in Romanesque and Gothic styles and features stained-glass windows depicting city history. Nearby is La Demeure de Corsaire, an 18th-century privateer’s ho... ### Cherbourg (Normandy), France *Coordinates: 49.6387, -1.61424* The seaport and naval station of Cherbourg is situated along the English Channel northwest of Paris at the mouth of the Divette River. Believed to rest on the site of an ancient Roman station, Cherbourg has been occupied since ancient times and was frequently contested by the French and English in the Middle Ages because of its strategic location. Most recently passed to France in the late 18th ce... ### Rouen (Paris), France *Coordinates: 49.4432, 1.09997* The capital of upper Normandy and fifth largest port in France, picturesque and historic Rouen is renowned as a treasury of medieval architecture. With a large part of the city destroyed during World War II resulting in massive postwar reconstruction, Rouen today appears as an interesting blend of ancient and modern. Fortunately, it has kept its medieval character with still-inhabited houses datin... ### Scenic Cruising Seine River ### Southampton, United Kingdom *Coordinates: 50.8862, -1.3957* The south of England boasts a dramatic coastline which encloses some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. The landscape of hills and heaths, downland and forests, valleys and dales, is without rival. Southampton, the United Kingdom's premier passenger ship port, and home for many years to the great transatlantic liners of yesteryear, has a rich and varied heritage. 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