TUI Cruises has made a decision to cancel all cruises in South Africa for the following season, affecting scheduled voyages of the Mein Schiff 3. The first voyage affected by the cancelations is 11-Night cruise from Mallorca to Tenerife on October 23, 2022. These cancelations run through the entire season, until March 3, 2023, when Mein Schiff 3 was scheduled to start the repositioning cruise from Cape Town to Gran Canaria.
In a letter to guests, TUI Cruises said that there are two distinct reasons for the cancellations. On the one hand, interest in South Africa voyages has declined essentially, on the other hand, it isn't however conceivable to evaluate the extent to which the planned program for cruise ships of this size can be executed again.
‘’Unfortunately, the interest in our trips to South Africa has fallen sharply. In addition, we are currently unable to assess the extent to which our on-site program for cruise ships of this size - also taking into account the current corona situation in the country - can be carried out as planned. In order to give you security to plan in advance, we have decided to cancel these trips early.
We are pleased to be able to offer an attractive alternative: this year we have already offered long-term Caribbean cruises from/to Germany with success. In addition, we are heading to Norway for the first time at the end of February, and were able to experience the wonderful winter landscape and the impressive northern lights together with our guests. We will be offering these extraordinary voyages again in the coming winter season on Mein Schiff 3.’’
These Mein Schiff 3 voyages have been canceled with immediate effect:
- 23.10 2022 Mallorca to Tenerife
- 03.11.2022Tenerife to Cape Town
- 03.11.2022 Tenerife to Cape Town
- 23.11.2022 / 07.12.2022 / 21.12.2022 / 04.01.2023 / 18.01.2023 / 01.02.2023 / 15.02.2023 / 01.03.2023 South Africa with Namibia
- 30.11.2022 / 14.12.2022 / 28.12.2022 / 11.01.2023 / 25.01.2023 / 08.02.2023 / 22.02.2023 / 08.03.2023 South Africa with Namibia
- 03/15/2023 Cape Town to Gran Canaria
- 03/22/2023 Cape Town to Gran Canaria
The official program replacing Mein Schiff 3 itineraries has not been released.
