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Ships Pitch in for 2010
Take the high seas to the FIFA World Cup in Cape Town in 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will see some visitors flocking to South Africa via air, car and others sailing in, courtesy of a deal between two travel companies in Germany and South Africa.
iKapa Tours & Travel in Cape Town and Munich-based Moltke Promotion GmbH have teamed up to bring two luxury cruise liners to the port cities of Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban during the soccer spectacular.
The magnificent MS Noordam and MS Westerdam will grace South Africa’s major ports for the full month of the 2010 World Cup, which kicks off on 11 June 2010.
With 1 617 crew between them and a passenger capacity of 1 918 and 1 916 respectively, the Noordam and Westerdam is expecting to bring between 15 000 and 20 000 soccer-mad travellers to experience not only the South African passion for the ‘Beautiful Game’, but the vibrant culture and traditions of our country.
The Westerdam will operate between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, while the Noordam will convey passengers between Durban and Port Elizabeth. The ships’ vast passenger capacity will also help alleviate any accommodation shortages in the three cities.
Although there is only one passenger terminal in Durban, promotion manager One Ocean Club - a Moltke subsidiary - has booked convenient locations in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town harbours, and will convert these areas into temporary passenger zones.
A number of half-day and full-day excursions have been planned to suit every cruise passenger’s taste. In Cape Town, half-day options include visits to Table Mountain and the city, Table Mountain and the Kirstenbosch botanical garden, a cultural tour, or a tour of the townships. Full-day choices range from trips around the breathtaking Cape peninsula, to the winelands, up the west coast, or to Hermanus on the south coast.
One Ocean Club has promised to make extensive use of local resources such as security and technical services, while using iKapa as the official transportation and excursion partner. It will also source fresh food supplies exclusively from local producers and will stock world-renowned South African wines.
The company is offering a variety of packages, ranging from between two and four nights and one group match, or five nights and a semi-final game, to two nights and the final.
The semi-finals will take place at Green Point stadium in Cape Town and Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban. Johannesburg’s spectacular Soccer City hosts the final, while the matches to decide third and fourth place take place at the Nelson Mandela stadium in Port Elizabeth.
For more exciting news and information on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa browse our FIFA 2010 Section.
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