I took my daughter, her husband and their two daughters on a wonderful two week cruise. We went round trip in and out of Cape Town. The ship was in great shape, the crew was fantastic, intuitive and always helpful. The excursions were all very good, with the exception of Port Elizabeth. It was complimentary...a good thing as the place is boring, dirty and easily skip-able...if that's a word.
The excursions to visit three game reserves were extraordinary. We saw lions, a big family of giraffes, rhinos, zebras, elephants and many more smaller animals..including some cute little monkeys which delighted the children. My favorite excursion was to a big lake which was filled with "herds" of Hippos. My son in law referred to the lake as a hippo soup.
Because it was both a Christmas and a New Year's cruise, the Cloud was very festive..lovely decorations. We all...ages 9 to 75, had a terrific time.
Cabin was spotless. Both the butler and the suite attendant were wonderful...very responsive. My only tiny complaint was that there weren't enough electrical outlets...hardly a big deal.
This was the jump off place for our "Hippo Day". We had a great morning on a boat tour on a big lake filled with hippos. Our boat captain, a young woman was very knowledgeable and she gave an excellent running commentary as she navigated the lake.
Dirty, boring place..looked like progress and industry had come and gone.