Grimaldi Lines Announce Their Cargo-Passenger Line-Up For 2014

UPDATE 10.11.14: All South America service ships are now calling Montevideo and passenger bookings are being accepted – see our contact details below.

Grimaldi Lines have made a number of changes to their South Atlantic services over the past year, while the Mediterranean services have been less affected. One important change is that Grimaldi now accepts passengers once more for Brazil. Each Grimaldi ship carries twelve passengers in an array of Owners, outside and inside cabins. Here is a recap of the plans for 2014:

SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE Grimaldi’s South American itineraries are now divided into two loops and there have been changes in ships – basically the former Uruguayn ships will not serve Brazil and vice versa, meaning there will be more outside cabins available on the Uruguayan Loop:

Uruguay Loop (North Europe – Montevideo and vice versa) with the Grande Amburgo, Grande Nigeria and Grande San Paolo from Tilbury for Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Dakar, Santos, Zarate, Montevideo, Vitoria and Dakar, thence Tilbury. These ships are equipped with one Owners outside cabin, three standard outsides and two inside cabins. –Only for passengers travelling with a vehicle. –Departures every 15 days. –Round voyages are not available

Brazil Loop (North Europe – Brazil and vice versa) with the Grande Costa D’Avorio, Grande Senegal and Grande Cameroon from Tilbury for Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Dakar, Freetown, Vitoria, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua and Dakar, and return to Tilbury (53 days). These vessels have more inside cabins. –Only for passengers travelling without a vehicle –Departures every 15 days. Full round voyages are available

WEST AFRICA SERVICE –New itinerary from Tilbury to Antwerp, Cotonou, Lagos, Abidjan and return via Hamburg and Amsterdam to Tilbury (33 days). –At the moment Grimaldi is not accepting bookings to or from Dakar or between Africa and South America

EURO-MED & EURO-AEGEAN SERVICES –No changes here. Part voyages possible.

Euro-Med: Weekly sailings from Southampton to Salerno, Piraeus, Izmir, Alexandria, Limassol, Ashdod, Salerno (2nd call), Savona, Setubal, Bristol, Cork, Esbjerg, Wallhamn and Antwerp to Southampton (35 days).

Euro-Aegean: Frequent sailings from Southampton to Flushing, Antwerp, Bristol, Setubal, Valencia, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Salerno, Piraeus, Gemlik, Yenikoy, Salerno (2nd call), Valencia and Southampton (28 days).

EURO ADRIATIC –No Haifa call. Itinerary now Monfalcone, Piraeus, Ashdod, Izmir, Gemlik, Ravenna, Koper and Monfalcone (14 days).

For further details and bookings please call Miri Lopusna at The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail PassageEnquiry@aol.com.