Cruise Around Cape Horn Highlights

                           Cruise Around Cape Horn Highlights 2013

I completed more bucket list items on a 13-day cruise sailing around Cape Horn with a 3-day stay in Buenos Aires.

 Here are some highlights of the magical journey:

• Walking among penguins in their natural habitat.  We even saw a single (lost) King penguin in a rookery of thousands of Magellenanics.

 

 

 

Solo King Penguin

              

 
See videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=zchkOSKJYCw&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJWvFcttKS4

• Rounding Cape Horn, the treacherous spot where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans collide.  (Actually, we had smooth sailing).  If you look closely (below), you can see the rock formation in the heavy fog.

 

• Spectacular scenery of emerald fjords, turquoise lakes, cascading waterfalls, colossal glaciers, snow-capped mountains, dazzling sunsets, Beagle Channel, Straights of Magellan, Cape Horn, exotic animals, and more.

 

watching scenary in penguin pajamas

 

• Traditional tango music and dance show in intimate San Telmo dinner club (El Viejo Almacen) in Buenos Aires

                   See video here:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dar7_z-vcE0

 

• Visiting colorful La Boca in Buenos Aires

 

 

• Visit of Petrahue Falls inside the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, with a backdrop of the snow-capped Osorno Volcano, near Puerto Montt, Chile.  The waterfall is supported by basaltic lava (andesite) stemming from the Osorno Volcano

 

• Visit to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world

• Life in a beautiful, spacious, ocean suite (275 sq. ft.) w. abundant living and storage space, whirlpool bathtub, double sinks, separate office/boudoir area, extended balcony (75 sq. ft.)and more

                 See videos here:

                 Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F2gxPJ-HiM

                  Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zyzbvqHY-M

 

 

• Visits to 3 countries: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

 

• Visiting Patagonia, southermost sections of Chile and Argentina

 

 

• Nice weather (except for rain in 1 port)

• 7 relaxing sea days

• Large balcony on the port side where all key viewing took place.  (Saw Beagle Channel glaciers at sunrise from comfort of private balcony).  Sunsets as we heading south and sunrises as we headed north.

                     

See videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1sfS91PPsQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VOl2sXN-uI

• Expert lecturer onboard: Mickey Live

 

• Volunteered to show our suite in cruise critic cabin crawl

• Changing $$$ “the non-traditional way” in Buenos Aires

 

• Taking the Metro in Buenos Aires

• Visiting the impressive Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires  http://www.buenosairescityguide.com/Museums-Culture/Recoleta-Cemetery/

Mausoleum of Evita's Family

 

• We never had to change our clock times

• The chocolate chip cookies, available daily

• The comedy club on board.  They flew in 2 new comedians every 3 days.  Saw 6 comedy acts.

• The staff flearned our names including the Maître D, Mr. V, and his assistant, Alexandra

• Helpful and friendly staff.  When you ask for directions, they take you there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Nice private tours with folks we met on Cruise Critic

 

 

• Being on a ship with  a group of 1700 travelers who stayed on for 48 days-LA to New York.

Yes, I would do it a second time!!!