The luxury cruise ship Seabourn Sojourn has called port in Dar-es-salaam with nearly 620 passengers on board, among them 309 leisure travellers out for marine and territorial adventures.
The ship which sailed from the Barcelona coast of Spain last November arrived in Tanzania this January, being the first cruiser to dock at the country’s harbor this year.
Seabourn Sojourn has sailed into Tanzanian waters with 309 tourists and 310 other passengers including members of the cruiser crew
With the luxury cruiser anchoring along the country shoreline, the tourists are getting off their cabins for a breather by sampling a variety of attractions in Dar-es-salaam City, including the National Museum, Tinga Tinga Arts gallery and Mwenge Craft Market.
Other visitors aboard the Sojourn, according to the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) will be taking the Dar-es-salaam break much further inland by flying to the Serengeti and Nyerere National parks for wildlife viewing jungle adventures.
Having departed from Spain last November 2024, the 450-passenger cruiser, Seabourn Sojourn is currently hitting waters circumnavigating the African Continent and taking guests to 44 ports in 26 countries, including Tanzania, over the course of three months.
The voyage hooted off in Barcelona, and then crossed the Mediterranean Sea, stopping in a few North Africa and Middle East destinations, including Egypt and Israel, then traversing the Suez Canal and heading to Seychelles on the Indian Ocean.
Seabourn Sojourn then took course south towards the East African coast that includes the Mombasa harbor of Kenya, sailed south before arriving at the Dar-es-salaam Port on the Tanzanian shoreline on the 8th of January 2025.
In Tanzania the visitors will have a taste of the country’s coastal offerings and highlands treat in the parks.
From Tanzania the ship cruises to Madagascar before returning to the coast and sailing onto South Africa.
Sojourn then heads northward along West Africa’s coast, which includes a detour to the islands of Cabo Verde, before the ship’s final leg through the Strait of Gibraltar taking the guests back to Barcelona.
Another Cruiser sails into Dar in February
Meanwhile another Luxury Cruise ship, the MS Europa, carrying 408 passengers in its 204 cabins for the 2025 voyage, is on the way coming to Tanzania and expected to arrive in Dar-es-salaam on the day after Valentines’ Day, which is 15th of February 2025.