Cruises from Cape Town: 22 compared, balcony from $163/night

22 lines, 30,603 sailings, every price checked nightly.

Cruises from Cape Town

22 cruises leave Cape Town on 11 lines between November 2026 and May 2028. They sail to other destinations (10), Mediterranean (7), repositioning crossings (3). Most sailings: MSC Cruises (7), Regent (3), Cunard (3). For a balcony cabin the cheapest month to sail is January 2028 (typically $186 per person a night) and the dearest March 2027 ($209). Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 4, 2026.

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Typical balcony price, per person, per night (taxes & port fees included). green = cheaper than usual that month   red = pricier than usual   gray = about usual. Tap a month to see the sailings.

Region Nov2026 Feb2027 Mar2027 Apr2027 Jan2028 Feb2028 Mar2028 Apr2028 May2028
Mediterranean Historic cities, food and islands 7 sailings · fly to the ship none $633/night 1 sailing ▲ 28% above usual $163/night 1 sailing ▼ 24% below usual none none none $917/night 1 sailing about usual none $362/night 1 sailing ▼ 20% below usual
Northern Europe Fjords, capital cities and the Baltic 1 sailing · fly to the ship none none none $222/night 1 sailing about usual none none none none none
Asia Japan and Asia's port cities 1 sailing · fly to the ship none none none none none $234/night 1 sailing about usual none none none
Repositioning One-way ocean crossings between seasons, many days at sea 3 sailings · fly to the ship none none none none none $417/night 1 sailing ▲ 10% above usual none $224/night 1 sailing about usual none
More places Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Antarctica and beyond 10 sailings · fly to the ship $527/night 1 sailing no history yet none $214/night 4 sailings about usual $953/night 1 sailing no history yet $186/night 3 sailings about usual none none none none

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Prices are per person, per night, taxes and port fees included: the middle sailing in each cell, so a cell compares like with like across regions whatever the trip length. Regions are the cruise lines’ own, with river and repositioning sailings counted once, in their own rows.

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