AFRICAN CRUISES 1. Cruise Trends 2. Coastal, Rivers, Lakes 3. Exotic Ports 4. Niger Cruise 5. Nile River Cruise 6. Tanzania -Seatrade 7. About CLIA Africa Cruise Map NEWS 1. Air Highways to Africa 2. Hot News and Cool Ideas 3. Headline News 4. Most Read Pages 5. Editorial- Technology 6. What's Hot? 7. More Story Links FEATURES 1. Africa by Rail 2. Paris of Africa 3. Berber Wedding Fair 4. Switzerland of Africa 5. Great Cities of Morocco 6. Angola Welcomes the World 7. Djerba, Tunisia's Isle of Forgetfulness BUSINESS 1. Business Links 2. Buy and Sell 3. Advertising 4. Real Estate 5. Financial 6. Associations 7. Investment Forums				"Life is but a journey - to travel is to live twice." African Coastal, River and Lake Cruises   During her career as a Travel Agent in Tahiti, Muguette Goufrani (our Associate Editor) worked for Matson Lines. Later, visiting West Africa on a cruise from Europe along the Gold Coast and Ivory Coast, she ended up working there for several years. Ms. Goufrani's views on Cruising Africa will appear in this section and in print. If you have items on a cruise experience e-mail: africa@dowco.com. Our Editor Jerry W. Bird wrote, "You've seen what the Cruise Industry has done for Alaska and the Caribbean, with their floating hotels and a vast armada of pocket cruise ships. Can you imagine what would happen if Africans built a profitable cruise industry around their most ancient means of travel? Just think of romantic adventure cruise opportunities on Africa's lakes, rivers and our historic, exotic coastline? The Gold Coast, the Ivory Coast, the Cape of Good Hope, the Indian Ocean Coast and its treasured islands, the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Yes, as Mr. Salia says about Africa, "Water transport is generally neglected and undervalued." Perhaps this sleeping giant will also awaken." Photo: Crystal Cruise Lines at Cape Town. Table Mountain in background. TANZANIA RAISES ITS PROFILE AT MIAMI SEATRADE CONVENTION Highlights Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar as Exotic Indian Ocean Ports of Call (Miami, March 3, 2003) Delegates to Seatrade Convention 2003 saw Tanzania Tourist Board raise its profile and presence with its first-time Coffee Break Sponsorship on Tuesday, March 4, 8:30-9:30 AM, prior to the State-of-the-Industry Address. Tanzania will highlight Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar as its exotic Indian Ocean ports of call, as well as shore excursions to some of Africa's most famous national parks and game reserves. Showcasing the diversity of Tanzania and Zanzibar's tourist attractions at booth # 1261, the six-person Tanzania delegation to Seatrade includes Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) of Directors, Mrs. Vicky Swai and Mrs. Scolastica Ponera; Koz Gamba, Chairman of the Tanzania Cruise Tourism Committee, Mr. James Lembeli, Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA); Mrs. Sabaah Ali, Zanzibar Tourist Corporation; Mr. Ali Haji, Zanzibar Port Corporation, and a representative from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Continued> We are currently compiling our editorial selection for the Africa Cruise Section. In the meantime, here are some popular cruise web sites: The CLIA Web site at http://www.cruising.org/ lists several groups of cruise destinations as follows: Rising popularity of cruising "Imagine a cruise around Africa, via the Suez Canal, stopping at exotic ports on the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Or if that's not enough, Africa's rivers and lakes offer an abundance of opportunity for everything from soft adventure to luxury. From what we've heard at this year's travel show circuit, travel agents can expect some new cruise programs involving Africa. Stay tuned for an update and progress on our Africa Cruise Supplement. Living three blocks from one of the world's top cruise ship terminals, we have a definite interest in this mode of travel. Editor. • Africa (North) and Canary Islands Canary Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia Port details to be provided later. • Africa (South) and Seychelles Islands Comoros Islands, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Seychelle Islands, South Africa, Tanzania Port details to be provided later. Some helpful Cruise Web Sites Africa Red Sea Cruises http://www.orientlines.com/Africa/redsea01.html Major cruise ship companies site http://www.leaderships.com ... Small Ship Cruise Lines http://www.smallshipcruises.com River Cruises, ec. http://www.prowsedge.com/ This site is sponsored by the Africa Travel Association Suite 610, New York, NY 10016, E-Mail: africatravelasso@aol.com . Tel: (212) 447-1926, Fax: (212) 725-8253