IFR 412
Northern Europe – Namibia – South Africa
Route
Hamburg – Antwerp – Leixoes / Portugal – Walvisbay / Namibia – Cape Town – (Port Elizabeth) – Durban – Richards Bay – Durban – Cape Town / all South Africa – Walvisbay – Vigo – Rotterdam – Hamburg or similar (Port in brackets is not called at on a regular basis.)
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
Comments
This beautiful voyage is now operated with four ships. The carriage also of bulk and general cargo leads partly to good port lay times, but also to a not quite regular schedule.
In the long term, only the month of departure can be booked, narrowing down the dates is possible only about 6 weeks before the planned departure.
For one-way trips to Namibia or South Africa, passengers must present a valid return flight or return ticket.
Vehicle transportation possible. Onboard language English, onboard currency Euro.
Age limit 78 years.
For bookings from/to Hamburg, in rare cases embarkation may not take place until Antwerp or disembarkation already in Rotterdam, if a crew change takes place in Hamburg. This change may only be announced at short notice, the cancelled travel days will be refunded.
A negative self-test must be presented at embarkation (to be done before the ship, under supervision).
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
Vaccinations
Covid 19 (3/3)
Yellow fever, only required for the outward-trip and the round-trip
Passage prices
€ 8,600.00 per person in the double cabin
€ 9,890.00 single use of the double cabin
Starting at € 2,600.00 Hamburg – Walvisbay
Starting at € 3,100.00 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
