| Nine exclusive ports for SH

EXPEDITION line Swan Hellenic will introduce cruise travellers to nine global ports never before visited by any other cruise line as it wraps up its 2025-26 season.

The line has released itineraries for a series of cultural expedition cruises, with the new ports featuring among a list of off-the-beaten-track destinations.

One such port is Hermanus (pictured), a small town southeast of Cape Town in South Africa, which has never been visited by any other cruise line.

Guests onboard SH Diana will call into the small town in Nov 2025 and again in 2026 to explore the old fishing village, with off-ship excursions including a visit to the Fernkloof Nature Reserve in the Kleinrivier Mountains.

Five more ports will welcome their first Swan Hellenic ship, with Elmina, Ghana and Ilha Baia Dos Tigres, Angola both featuring along with three Gabonese ports in Baie des Tortues, Loango National Park and Mayumba.

Across the southern Atlantic ocean to South America, Swan Hellenic will venture deep into Brazil, exploring towns such as Trancoso, Itacare, Morro de Sao Paulo, and the Abrolhos Archipelago for the first time.

Elsewhere, the season will feature new ports including Vaeroy, Norway, and Donana National Park in Spain. ML