Yes, transfers are included. For example, we're on the Wind from Capetown-Las Palmas next Mar. Air and transfers are included. They bring you into Capetown a day prior and you leave a day after the cruise ends in Las Palmas. The pre and post-cruise packages are at good hotels in Capetown and Las Palmas for a total cost of $598/per. That is different than Regent used to be in that Regent always footed the hotel bill if it was their air scheduling issue. But then, SS has always done that as I understand it. You might want to take another look at SS.