The Travel Feature with Relebogile Mabotja
Oct 6, 2026 · 10 min · 8 segments
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Gaynor Neil, Owner and MD of Cruise Vacations, about South Africa’s cruise season and why cruising is not just a Northern Hemisphere experience. Think cruising means the…
Relebogile MabotjaHostWhich are some of the underrated cruise, um, locations? I think there are some of the common ones when people leave from, from Durban that everybody's aware of.
But what are the ones that aren't that popular that you think are so underrated that people should consider?
And it's not inexpensive, but if it's within your means, um, and you're a avid traveler, I think it's something that should be experienced in your lifetime.
And what's nice about the smaller vessels, because over tourism is becoming a thing, and some of those big islands are very crowded during the peak season.
And to go with a smaller vessel is one of the yacht style ships or one of the clipper ships, you're going into ports of call that are inaccessible to the large-
So even something like the Greek Islands, which is quite, a lot of people have traveled, you're getting another experience of it entirely if you do it from a smaller, a smaller ship.
Which are some of the underrated cruise, um, locations? I think there are some of the common ones when people leave from, from Durban that everybody's aware of.
But what are the ones that aren't that popular that you think are so underrated that people should consider?
And it's not inexpensive, but if it's within your means, um, and you're a avid traveler, I think it's something that should be experienced in your lifetime.
And what's nice about the smaller vessels, because over tourism is becoming a thing, and some of those big islands are very crowded during the peak season.
And to go with a smaller vessel is one of the yacht style ships or one of the clipper ships, you're going into ports of call that are inaccessible to the large-
So even something like the Greek Islands, which is quite, a lot of people have traveled, you're getting another experience of it entirely if you do it from a smaller, a smaller ship.
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