Hombisa Mafuduka died onboard in an MSC Orchestra, her family believed it was natural death only for her body to reveal the total opposite.

The police are investigating the circumstances that led to a 29-year-old woman’s death aboard the MSC Orchestra in Durban.

South Africa’s cruise season has set sail again after the Omicron variant resulted in a failed attempt at a restart last year.

Two cruise liners intend to return to South African shores in November despite lockdown restrictions which ban all cruising activities.

MSC Cruises, a familiar operator in these waters, has confirmed it will not be any offering cruising to South Africans until 2022.