14-Night Africa Cruise from Rotterdam

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     Rotterdam

     Depart 15:00

     The Netherlands' great port city, rebuilt after wartime destruction into a showcase of bold modern architecture. The Erasmus Bridge spans the Maas, the cube houses tilt over the Oude Haven, and the covered Markthal anchors a skyline unlike anywhere else in the country.

     • Erasmus Bridge
     • Cube houses
     • Markthal
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   At sea
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   At sea
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   At sea
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     Casablanca

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00

     Morocco's largest city and main port on the Atlantic coast, a mix of art-deco boulevards and Moorish design. The vast Hassan II Mosque rises beside the ocean, and the imperial city of Marrakech lies inland by road or rail.

     • Hassan II Mosque
     • Old Medina
     • Gateway to Marrakech
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     Agadir

     Arrive 12:00 · Depart 18:00

     A modern resort city on Morocco's Atlantic coast, rebuilt after a 1960 earthquake around a long crescent of beach. The hillside kasbah ruins overlook the bay, and the port is a base for trips to the Souss valley's argan groves and the foothills of the Anti-Atlas.

     • Agadir Beach
     • Kasbah ruins
     • argan groves
7. Day

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     Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura

     Arrive 10:00 · Depart 21:00

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     Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00

     The largest city of the Canary Islands, on Gran Canaria off the African coast. A long city beach curves beside the port, and the historic Vegueta quarter holds the cathedral and the house where Columbus is said to have stayed.

     • Las Canteras Beach
     • Vegueta quarter
     • Columbus House
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     Santa Cruz de La Palma

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00

     The capital of the Canary island of La Palma, built around a sheltered harbour on the Atlantic. Its old town keeps colourful balconied houses and cobbled streets, while the island beyond rises to volcanic ridges and the observatories of the Roque de los Muchachos.

     • Old town balconies
     • Plaza de España
     • Volcanic ridges
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      Tenerife

      Arrive 07:00 · Depart 15:00

      The largest of Spain's Canary Islands, off the coast of northwest Africa, crowned by Mount Teide, the country's highest peak. Black-sand beaches, the colonial streets of La Laguna and the laurel forests of Anaga draw visitors year-round.

      • Mount Teide
      • La Laguna
      • Anaga forests
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    At sea
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      Cádiz

      Arrive 10:00 · Depart 20:00

      One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, set on a narrow spit almost surrounded by the Atlantic in Spain's Andalusia. A gold-domed cathedral rises over the old town's tight lanes, sea walls and the long sands of La Caleta.

      • Cádiz Cathedral
      • La Caleta beach
      • Old town lanes
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      Málaga

      Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00

      A port city on Spain's Costa del Sol and the birthplace of Picasso. Cruise ships berth near the centre, where a hilltop Moorish fortress, the cathedral and the Picasso Museum sit close to broad city beaches and fried-fish chiringuitos.

      • Alcazaba fortress
      • Picasso Museum
      • Costa del Sol beaches
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    At sea
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      Barcelona

      Arrive 07:00

      Catalonia's seafront capital and one of the Mediterranean's busiest cruise homeports. Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell crown the city, while the tree-lined Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter's medieval lanes lie a short ride from the terminal.

      • Sagrada Família
      • La Rambla
      • Gothic Quarter

• 2 Jan 2028

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