At Waterfront Charters, we spend a lot of time on the Atlantic Ocean. This may seem like a rather obvious statement – we have seven vessels in our fleet…
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Those Who Live in Glass Houses…
In our last blog we focussed on plastic pollution and headlined it with an epigraph from Peter Scott, founder of the World Wildlife Federation.
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Safaris at Sea
Our wildlife heritage is rich indeed: our unique and widely varying geography allows our country to support a extensively diverse population of plants and animals…
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Stifling a Whale’s Song
Sound is an amazing perception, to use the physiological term. As one of the five senses we humans have been blessed with, it’s presence in our lives is taken for granted most of the time.
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Keep the Blue Flag Flying
In a recent blog, we wrote in glowing terms about the Waterfront Charters home, the amazing V&A Waterfront; it’s not only home – it’s our harbour and long-time companion on our quest to remain the number one cruise company in the Cape.
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One Ocean, One Climate, One Future – Together
The heading of this week’s blog is the powerful motivation behind a very important initiative: World Ocean Day. This falls each year on June 8th…
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World Ocean Day: Celebration or Eulogy?
Last week we wrote on the sixth great extinction, the manmade eco-disaster that is currently plaguing the planet. It was a suitable introduction for the following thoughts, facts and commentary…
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Very Like a Whale
Guests aboard the Waterfront Charters boats are regularly sighting orcas on our various cruises. Obviously no sighting is guaranteed, but we know they are here, and the exclamations of delight from guests when the orcas make an appearance puts smiles on the faces…
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