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World Cruise Cruise with Vasco da Gama

Previous and upcoming departures of the Vasco da Gama

8 days Western Mediterranean (27/10/27-04/11/27)

General info about Vasco da Gama

4 Nov 2027–24 Apr 2028

Alternative dates and prices for this route

04/11/2027 - 24/04/2028

€ 26,625

172 Days

Early Booking Discount only until 31/10/2026

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	Date	Destination	To	From
	Thu 04/11/27	Lisbon, Portugal		20:00
	Fri 05/11/27	(at sea)
	Sat 06/11/27	(at sea)
1	Sun 07/11/27	Ponta Delgada (São Miguel, Azores), Portugal	07:00	20:00
2	Mon 08/11/27	Horta (Faial Island, Azores), Portugal	08:00	22:00
3	Tue 09/11/27	Praia da Victoria (Terceira, Azores), Portugal	07:00	20:00
	Wed 10/11/27	(at sea)
	Thu 11/11/27	(at sea)
4	Fri 12/11/27	San Sebastian (Gomera), Spain	08:00	21:00
5	Sat 13/11/27	Puerto de la Estaca (El Hierro), Spain	07:00	17:00
	Sun 14/11/27	(at sea)
6	Mon 15/11/27	Palmeira (Sal Island), Cape Verde Islands	14:00	22:00
7	Tue 16/11/27	Sal Rei (Boa Vista), Cape Verde Islands	07:00	17:00
	Wed 17/11/27	(at sea)
	Thu 18/11/27	(at sea)
	Fri 19/11/27	(at sea)
	Sat 20/11/27	(at sea)
	Sun 21/11/27	(at sea)
8	Mon 22/11/27	Bridgetown, Barbados	08:00	20:00
9	Tue 23/11/27	Fort de France, Martinique	08:00	22:00
10	Wed 24/11/27	Port Castries, Saint Lucia	07:00	21:00
11	Thu 25/11/27	Roseau, Dominica	07:00	20:00
12	Fri 26/11/27	* Gran-Bourg (Marie-Galante), Guadeloupe	07:00	22:00
13	Sat 27/11/27	Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe	07:00	20:00
14	Sun 28/11/27	Montserrat, British Virgin Islands	07:00	22:00
15	Mon 29/11/27	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	07:00	21:00
16	Tue 30/11/27	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	07:00	21:00
17	Wed 01/12/27	Marigot, Saint-Martin	07:00	21:00
18	Thu 02/12/27	Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda), British Virgin Islands	08:00	20:00
19	Fri 03/12/27	Roadtown (Tortola), British Virgin Islands	08:00	20:00
	Sat 04/12/27	(at sea)
20	Sun 05/12/27	* Cap Cana (Punta Cana), Dominican Republic	07:00	20:00
21	Mon 06/12/27	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	07:00
21	Tue 07/12/27	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		20:00
	Wed 08/12/27	(at sea)
22	Thu 09/12/27	Ocho Rios, Jamaica	07:00	20:00
23	Fri 10/12/27	Montego Bay, Jamaica	07:00	18:00
24	Sat 11/12/27	George Town (Grand Cayman), Cayman Islands	09:00	20:00
	Sun 12/12/27	(at sea)
25	Mon 13/12/27	Belize, Belize	07:00	18:00
26	Tue 14/12/27	Roatan, Honduras	07:00	20:00
27	Wed 15/12/27	Puerto Cortez, Honduras	07:00	19:00
	Thu 16/12/27	(at sea)
28	Fri 17/12/27	San Andres, Colombia	08:00	19:00
29	Sat 18/12/27	Puerto Limon, Costa Rica	08:00	18:00
30	Sun 19/12/27	Colon (Cristobal Pier), Panama	10:00	22:00
31	Mon 20/12/27	Panama Canal (Passage/Cruise), Panama
32	Tue 21/12/27	Panama City, Panama	08:00	23:00
	Wed 22/12/27	(at sea)
33	Thu 23/12/27	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	08:00	20:00
34	Fri 24/12/27	Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica	08:00	17:00
	Sat 25/12/27	(at sea)
35	Sun 26/12/27	Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala	07:00	17:00
	Mon 27/12/27	(at sea)
	Tue 28/12/27	(at sea)
36	Wed 29/12/27	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	10:00	19:00
37	Thu 30/12/27	Mazatlan, Mexico	08:30	18:00
38	Fri 31/12/27	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	08:30	23:30
	Sat 01/01/28	(at sea)
	Sun 02/01/28	(at sea)
	Mon 03/01/28	(at sea)
	Tue 04/01/28	(at sea)
	Wed 05/01/28	(at sea)
	Thu 06/01/28	(at sea)
	Fri 07/01/28	(at sea)
39	Sat 08/01/28	* Taiohae (Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands), French Polynesia	08:00	17:00
	Sun 09/01/28	(at sea)
40	Mon 10/01/28	* Rangiroa (Tuamotu Islands), French Polynesia	10:00	17:00
41	Tue 11/01/28	* Moorea, French Polynesia	12:00	22:00
42	Wed 12/01/28	Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia	08:00
42	Thu 13/01/28	Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia
42	Fri 14/01/28	Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia		20:00
43	Sat 15/01/28	* Moorea, French Polynesia	08:00	20:00
44	Sun 16/01/28	* Bora Bora, French Polynesia	08:00	20:00
	Mon 17/01/28	(at sea)
45	Tue 18/01/28	* Rarotonga, Cook Islands	09:00	18:00
	Wed 19/01/28	(at sea)
	Thu 20/01/28	(at sea)
45	Fri 21/01/28	Day lost (due to passing the dateline)
46	Sat 22/01/28	* Vava'u, Tonga	07:00	21:00
	Sun 23/01/28	(at sea)
47	Mon 24/01/28	* Levuka (Ovalau), Fiji	07:00	18:00
	Tue 25/01/28	(at sea)
48	Wed 26/01/28	* Mystery Island (Inyeug), Vanuatu	09:00	17:00
49	Thu 27/01/28	Nouméa, New Caledonia	11:30	20:00
	Fri 28/01/28	(at sea)
	Sat 29/01/28	(at sea)
	Sun 30/01/28	(at sea)
50	Mon 31/01/28	Sydney, Australia	08:00
50	Tue 01/02/28	Sydney, Australia		19:00
	Wed 02/02/28	(at sea)
51	Thu 03/02/28	Brisbane, Australia	08:00	19:00
	Fri 04/02/28	(at sea)
	Sat 05/02/28	(at sea)
52	Sun 06/02/28	Townsville, Australia	08:00	20:00
53	Mon 07/02/28	Cairns, Australia	15:30
53	Tue 08/02/28	Cairns, Australia		20:00
	Wed 09/02/28	(at sea)
	Thu 10/02/28	(at sea)
	Fri 11/02/28	(at sea)
54	Sat 12/02/28	Darwin, Australia	08:00	20:00
	Sun 13/02/28	(at sea)
55	Mon 14/02/28	Kupang (West Timor), Indonesia	07:00	16:00
56	Tue 15/02/28	* Komodo, Indonesia	10:00	18:00
57	Wed 16/02/28	Benoa (Bali), Indonesia	13:30	21:00
	Thu 17/02/28	(at sea)
58	Fri 18/02/28	Semarang, Indonesia	07:00	17:00
59	Sat 19/02/28	Jacarta (Java), Indonesia	10:00
59	Sun 20/02/28	Jacarta (Java), Indonesia		18:00
	Mon 21/02/28	(at sea)
60	Tue 22/02/28	Singapore, Singapore	09:00	19:00
61	Wed 23/02/28	Port Klang, Malaysia	10:30	22:00
	Thu 24/02/28	(at sea)
62	Fri 25/02/28	Phuket, Thailand	07:00	21:00
	Sat 26/02/28	(at sea)
	Sun 27/02/28	(at sea)
	Mon 28/02/28	(at sea)
	Tue 29/02/28	(at sea)
63	Wed 01/03/28	Male, Maledives	07:00	20:00
	Thu 02/03/28	(at sea)
64	Fri 03/03/28	Uligan, Maledives	07:00	20:00
	Sat 04/03/28	(at sea)
	Sun 05/03/28	(at sea)
	Mon 06/03/28	(at sea)
65	Tue 07/03/28	Praslin, Seychelles	07:00	21:00
66	Wed 08/03/28	La Digue, Seychelles	07:00	21:00
67	Thu 09/03/28	Victoria (Mahé), Seychelles	07:00	19:00
	Fri 10/03/28	(at sea)
	Sat 11/03/28	(at sea)
68	Sun 12/03/28	Zanzibar, Tanzania	13:00	21:00
69	Mon 13/03/28	Mombasa, Kenya	08:00	21:00
	Tue 14/03/28	(at sea)
70	Wed 15/03/28	Moroni (Grande Comore), Comore islands	08:00	20:00
71	Thu 16/03/28	Longoni (Mayotte), Comore islands
	Fri 17/03/28	(at sea)
72	Sat 18/03/28	Antsiranana, Madagascar	07:00	20:00
	Sun 19/03/28	(at sea)
73	Mon 20/03/28	Taomasina, Madagascar	08:00	20:00
	Tue 21/03/28	(at sea)
74	Wed 22/03/28	Port Louis, Mauritius	08:00	20:00
75	Thu 23/03/28	Le Port, La Reunion	07:00	19:00
	Fri 24/03/28	(at sea)
	Sat 25/03/28	(at sea)
	Sun 26/03/28	(at sea)
76	Mon 27/03/28	Richard's Bay, South Africa	11:00
76	Tue 28/03/28	Richard's Bay, South Africa		20:00
77	Wed 29/03/28	Durban, South Africa	07:00
77	Thu 30/03/28	Durban, South Africa		20:00
	Fri 31/03/28	(at sea)
78	Sat 01/04/28	Gqeberha (ex: Port Elizabeth), South Africa	07:00
78	Sun 02/04/28	Gqeberha (ex: Port Elizabeth), South Africa		18:00
79	Mon 03/04/28	Mossel Bay, South Africa	09:00	19:00
80	Tue 04/04/28	Cape Town, South Africa	15:00
80	Wed 05/04/28	Cape Town, South Africa		23:30
	Thu 06/04/28	(at sea)
	Fri 07/04/28	(at sea)
81	Sat 08/04/28	Walvis Bay, Namibia	07:00	20:00
	Sun 09/04/28	(at sea)
	Mon 10/04/28	(at sea)
82	Tue 11/04/28	Luanda, Angola	08:00	20:00
	Wed 12/04/28	(at sea)
	Thu 13/04/28	(at sea)
83	Fri 14/04/28	Ilhéu Bom Bom, São Tomé e Principe	07:00	16:00
	Sat 15/04/28	(at sea)
	Sun 16/04/28	(at sea)
	Mon 17/04/28	(at sea)
	Tue 18/04/28	(at sea)
	Wed 19/04/28	(at sea)
	Thu 20/04/28	(at sea)
84	Fri 21/04/28	Sta. Cruz (Tenerife), Spain	12:00	20:00
	Sat 22/04/28	(at sea)
	Sun 23/04/28	(at sea)
	Mon 24/04/28	Lisbon, Portugal	06:00

* Ship is anchored ("in roadstead"); disembarkation dependent on weather conditions

Subject to changes to the route and/or berthing times

About Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama is part of the nicko cruises fleet since 2021 and cruised prior that for TransOcean Cruises. On board the Vasco da Gama you travel comfortably and safely through the sea. You can easily reach your most desired destinations on the coasts of the world's oceans. There is space for up to 1,000 passengers on board the ship. The capacity promises enough space for an individual holiday experience.

About nicko cruises

nicko cruises is a German tour operator for ocean and river cruises. For over 30 years, nicko cruises' guests have been discovering a variety of European destinations as well as dream destinations worldwide. The exotic voyages include Myanmar and Vietnam. The comprehensive service and the relaxed, warm atmosphere are particularly popular with Best Agers who want to get to know the country and people of the regions they visit.

Vasco da Gama data

Year of construction: 1993
Renovation: 2021, 2024, 2025
Home port: Madeira
Length: 219 m
Width: 31 m
Tonnage: 55.820 GT
Speed: 16 Knoten
Decks: 9
Number of passengers: 1.000
Crew: ca. 550
Languages on board: German, English
Currency on board: €
Internet: for a fee

Sustainability Vasco da Gama

The Vasco da Gama underwent extensive technical modernization and significant investment to increase the ship's efficiency and sustainability. State-of-the-art technology was installed in terms of fuels, engines, wastewater systems, and digitalization:

The ship is equipped with a shore power system, which ensures low-emission energy supply during layovers in some ports.
Use of biofuels and low-sulfur fuels
Wastewater: Innovative wastewater system with membrane technology
Underwater coating: Environmentally friendly silicone-based coating that prevents fouling, protects the oceans, and saves 6% fuel
Engines with SCR catalytic converters reduce nitrogen oxides by up to 96%

Vasco da Gama staterooms

The Vasco da Gama has a large selection of different interior, oceanview, family and balcony staterooms as well as suites for you to offer.

The stylish and comfortably furnished staterooms all have a closet, shower or bathtub, WC, safe, satellite TV and hairdryer. The beds can be arranged as a double bed or separate.

Atmosphere on board of Vasco da Gama

As on all nicko cruises ships, the atmosphere on board the Vasco da Gama is cozy, warm and familiar. Whether you want to enjoy a quiet moment to immerse yourself in a good book or attend a social event on board: everything is taken care of on this ship. Starting with an elegant wellness and fitness area up to lounges, two pools and five restaurants. Of course there is a lot of entertainment on board for you. The ship offers an evening show in the "Hollywood’s show theatre" with an onboard show for first-class entertainment. The dress code on board is casual, but neat for dinner. During the shore excursions, German-speaking tour guides impart exciting knowledge about regional culture and nature.

Vasco da Gama restaurants, bars & lounges

Five restaurants await you on board Vasco da Gama to round off your journey with culinary delights.

The following restaurants are included in the price:

Waterfront Classic: Open for breakfast. Classic dishes and international delicacies, depending on the cruise destination.
Fusion and Waterfront Mediterranean: Try the European-Asian fusion cuisine.
Club Bistro: Buffet restaurant with live cooking stations, open from morning to evening.
Alfresco Grill: Located directly by the Lido pool, it offers a changing range of snacks (e.g. burgers).

You pay a surcharge for the following speciality restaurant:

The Grill: Delicious steakhouse treats await you here.

Seascanner Tip Chef's Table offer: Here, larger groups (up to 14 people) can meet for an extra charge and dine together on festive occasions.

Vasco da Gama also has various bars and lounges that are perfect for ending the day together with a delicious drink:

Ocean Bar: The stylish bar, open during the day until late in the evening.
Blue Room: Enjoy signature drinks & classic drinks while listening to live music. Particularly popular with night owls!
Captain's Club: cosy atmosphere, e.g. whisky sour, old fashioned or fine red wine available.
Lido Bar: Located directly by the Lido Pool, the path to soft drinks or coffee specialities from the pool lounger is particularly short.
The Dome and Nightclub: From 10 PM onwards, The Dome becomes a nightclub where you can round off the evening with music and drinks.

Vasco da Gama Entertainment, sport & wellness

The Vasco da Gama offers a large fitness area, sports areas and two pools. After a workout, you can enjoy in the elegant wellness and spa area. For the suite guests there is also the Neptune's Lounge where they can relax in a living room atmosphere with drinks and snacks. Comfortable seating options, first-class-service, high-class magazine and tv invite them to relax.

Vasco da Gama shore excursions

nicko cruises offers a wide range of optional shore excursions that are tailored to the respective layover time in port. An audio system is available on almost all excursions so that you can relax and follow the explanations of your knowledgeable local tour guide without missing any interesting highlights.

You can conveniently book your desired excursions via the nicko cruises customer portal and pay on board. If the available excursion places have not all been reserved in advance, places will also be available for booking on board.

Our summary

If you want to travel comfortably through the oceans, then you have come to the right place on board of the Vasco da Gama. The entertainment options and a large selection of restaurants and freshly prepared dishes offer you an unforgettable holiday experience. In addition, the warm atmosphere on board ensures the perfect holiday mood!

Price Overview

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Services

Included Basic Services

All meals on board

coffee & tea in the afternoon

Coffee, tea, juices during breakfast

Table drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks) during lunch and dinner

Audio set at all shore excursions

Entertainment program on board

Baggage transport on embarkation and disembarkation

Taxes and port charges

Use of most onboard facilities

Described selected excursions

Not Included

On cruise ships, it is customary to give gratuities to the crew. Different cruise lines handle this issue very differently. You can find more information about the gratuity procedures of nicko cruises here. Seascanner expressly does not adopt the information contained under this link as its own and does not endorse it. Please note that the information is solely under the control of the cruise line.

Special Services

Beverage packages per trip

Beverage Package Classic (Ocean)

€ 2,907 per Person

Included in the beverage package: Mineral water and water, all non-alcoholic beverages, all speciality non-alcoholic coffees, hot chocolate, tea, all non-alcoholic cocktails and non-alcoholic beer. In addition, the package includes house wine by the glass, house sparkling wine by the glass, wine by the glass, Port Wine, Madeira Wine, Sherry and draft and bottled beer (excluding Guinness and Somersby Cider). Booking of the package only for all persons in the stateroom older than 18 years and for the entire length of the cruise.

Beverage Package Premium (Ocean)

€ 6,327 per Person

The beverage package includes all drinks of the Beverage Package Classic and Crémant by the glass, Guinness and Somersby Cider (bottled beer), all alcoholic cocktails, San Pellegrino Sparkling, Premium Mixer, various types of Scotches, Whiskies, Gin, Vodka, Rum, Tequilas, Brandies and Cognac, various spirits, liqueurs, Bitter, Vermouth and Aquavit. Booking of the package only for all persons in the stateroom older than 18 years and for the entire length of the cruise.

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World Cruise Cruise with Vasco da Gama

Your Route

Arrival & Departure Options

About Vasco da Gama

About nicko cruises

Vasco da Gama data

Sustainability Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama staterooms

Atmosphere on board of Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama restaurants, bars & lounges

Vasco da Gama Entertainment, sport & wellness

Vasco da Gama shore excursions

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World Cruise Cruise with Vasco da Gama

Your Route

Arrival & Departure Options

About Vasco da Gama

About nicko cruises

Vasco da Gama data

Sustainability Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama staterooms

Atmosphere on board of Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama restaurants, bars & lounges

Vasco da Gama Entertainment, sport & wellness

Vasco da Gama shore excursions

Our summary

Tipps & Infos

Categories 13 and 14

Category 15

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Ratings

Our Expert Rating

Customer Ratings by Category

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