IFR 412
Northern Europe – Namibia – South Africa
Route
Hamburg – Antwerp – (Immingham / Great Britain) – (Lisbon / Portugal) – Walvisbay / Namibia – Cape Town – Durban – (Richards Bay) – Cape Town / all South Africa – Rotterdam – Hamburg or similar
(Port in brackets is not called at on a regular basis.)
Embarkation and disembarkation only possible in the main ports.
Duration
About 86 days round-trip
About 26 days Hamburg – Walvisbay
About 31 days Hamburg – Cape Town
About 31 days Cape Town – Hamburg
More partial trips on request
Departures
1-2x per month
About the vessel
Bulk cargo / container vessels, built 2013, German shipping company, German or international ship command, 37,444 tons dead-weight, length 199 m, breadth 30 m, speed 16 kn, container capacity 2,200 TEU, swimming pool, air conditioning, TV/DVD
Cabins
1 owner double cabin, shower/WC, single beds, separate living room, large seating area, desk, fridge, TV/DVD/CD, captain’s deck – D-deck, view may be obstructed by cargo. The cabin is a non-smoking cabin.
Comments
This beautiful voyage is now operated with four ships. The transportation of bulk and general cargo also leads to good port lay times in some cases, but also to a less than regular timetable.
In the long term, only the month of departure can be booked, and dates can only be narrowed down approx. 6 weeks before the planned departure.
For one-way trips to Namibia or South Africa, passengers must present a valid return or onward ticket.
Vehicle transportation possible.
On-board language English, on-board currency Euro.
Age limit 78 years.
For bookings from/to Hamburg, in rare cases embarkation may not take place until Antwerp or disembarkation may take place in Rotterdam if there is a crew change in Hamburg. This change may only be announced at short notice and the lost travel days will be refunded.
From April 2025, an ETA will be required for entry into the UK, to be applied for via gov.uk or via the corresponding app.
Shore leave
Very long berthing times, 1-2 days are common, up to 4 days are also possible. For arrangements in South Africa and Namibia we provide the contact to a local agency we know personally, which also has German-speaking staff on site.
Documents
Passport, Onward travel ticket and ETA for Great Britain
Vaccinations
Covid 19 (2/3) and Yellow fever (only required for the outward-trip and the round-trip(
Passage prices
€ 9,400.00 per person in the double cabin
€ 11,180.00 single use of the double cabin
Starting at € 2,860.00 Hamburg – Walvisbay
Starting at € 3,410.00 Hamburg – Cape Town or Cape Town – Hamburg
More partial trips on request
Embarkation / Disembarkation fees
€ 148.00 per person
Deviation insurance
€ 174.00 per person (€ 219.00 from age of 75 years)
Travel insurance
Travel health and liability insurance
