Getting around by boat and ferry Mauritius

Mauritius Pride leaves about four times a month in Port Louis. The date is announced by the press, but you can also call the company's seat. The journey lasts between 28 and 30 hours. Two classes are offered to passengers: class Leisure with seats (return price of around 3 500 Rs or 87 €) and class Excellence with cabins (round round price around 5 500 Rs or 137 €. Attention: nine double cabins only!). These rates include all meals on board during the crossing. It is not always easy to get places: the seats, reserved as a priority in Mauritius, are taken upon the announcement. This must be done in advance. The journey from Mauritius to Rodrigues in general lasts longer than in the opposite direction because of currents, and the sea is sometimes bad.

A cruise ship, MauritiusTrochetia, also operates between the Indian Ocean Islands, including the Reunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues. With a capacity of 112 passengers, it comprises about cabins, reading rooms, restaurants and cinemas. Navigation lasts several days.

Since 2014, the Mauritius Pride, whose weekly arrival was awaited like the messiah, no longer shuttles and links between Port-Louis and Port-Mathurin, which is not without serious supply problems. The only ship to link the two islands to date is the Mauritius Trochetia, a cargo and cruise ship that travels the islands of the Indian Ocean including Reunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues. With a capacity of 112 passengers, it has about fifty cabins, a reading room, restaurants and a cinema.