AFRICAN
CRUISES NEWS FEATURES BUSINESS
"Life is but a journey - to
travel is to live twice." African
Coastal, River and Lake Cruises 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 •
Africa (North) and Canary Islands Some
helpful Cruise Web Sites Major
cruise ship companies
site Small
Ship Cruise Lines This
site is sponsored by the Africa Travel Association
1.
Cruise
Trends
2. Coastal,
Rivers, Lakes
3. Exotic
Ports
4. Niger
Cruise
5. Nile
River Cruise
6. Tanzania
-Seatrade
7.
About
CLIA
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
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
1. Business
Links
2. Buy
and Sell
3. Advertising
4. Real
Estate
5. Financial
6.
Associations
7. Investment
Forums
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.
"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.
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.
Africa Red Sea Cruises
http://www.orientlines.com/Africa/redsea01.html
http://www.leaderships.com
...
http://www.smallshipcruises.com
River
Cruises, ec.
http://www.prowsedge.com/
Suite 610, New York, NY 10016, E-Mail:
africatravelasso@aol.com .
Tel:
(212) 447-1926, Fax: (212) 725-8253
