What is the Vidanta World's Elegant cruise ship and when does it visit Gibraltar?
Short answer
Vidanta World's Elegant is a 216-guest luxury ship run by VidantaWorld Voyages, part of the Mexican resort group Grupo Vidanta, and rebuilt from a 1990 vessel before entering service in 2026. Its upcoming visits to Gibraltar, with times and expected passengers, are listed on this page.
Upcoming visits to Gibraltar
Sunday 26 September 2027, in port 07:00–20:00, about 540 passengers expected
Plan your shore day in Gibraltar
From the Port of Gibraltar schedule, last checked 6 November 2026.
Detailed answer
The ship was built at the Union Naval de Levante yard in Valencia and launched in 1990 as Crown Monarch. It later sailed under names including Nautican, Walrus, Alexander von Humboldt, Jules Verne and Voyager, the last for Voyages of Discovery. Grupo Vidanta bought it after the bankruptcy of All Leisure Group in 2017 and stripped it back to its steel structure in a rebuild that lasted until 2024, cutting the cabins from more than 270 to 108 and the capacity from about 550 guests to 216. Wikipedia gives a gross tonnage of 15,396 and a length of 152.6 metres. The line markets it as an ultra-yacht with a near one-to-one crew-to-guest ratio and butler service in about a third of the accommodation. There is no traditional main dining room: dinner is served in three restaurants, including Montelimar for Mediterranean food and Guō for Asian fusion, and there are eight bars and lounges, shows in the Amura Lounge, the Nel Vento Spa, a pool, four hot tubs and a marina deck. The port listing expects about 540 passengers, mainly British, well above the 216 guests the line now carries and close to the ship's capacity before the rebuild.
How busy will town be?
The upcoming visits listed on this page show the passengers expected on each call and any other ships in port the same day. Town is busiest when several ships are in at once or a large ship arrives at a weekend. A ship carrying a few hundred passengers makes little difference on its own.
Can you sail on it from nearby?
Yes, from Malaga or Barcelona. CruiseMapper places the call on Sunday 26 September 2027 at the start of a seven-night voyage from Malaga to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria leaving on Saturday 25 September 2027, and the ship reaches Malaga on a seven-night sailing from Barcelona that starts on Saturday 18 September 2027. VidantaWorld's 2027 programme of seven-night sailings includes a call at Cannes on Wednesday 12 May 2027 for the opening of the film festival and a solar eclipse voyage from Athens from Saturday 31 July 2027 to Saturday 7 August 2027, with western Mediterranean sailings in September. Bookings are made through travel advisors or the VidantaWorld website.