Diary of South America Voyage

Journey to Southern South America 

Having cruised for 30+ years, our cruise selections are driven primarily by destination and secondly by cruise ship. We love exploring new destinations from our bucket list as well as revisiting some of our favorites. Exploring new ships, including older ships we've never sailed on before, is also quite enjoyable. Of course, we love to share with our readers so that they can discover the world that awaits them.


 
Quest to see Penguins 

Those of you who have followed me here or on Twitter, know that I love Penguins. That's what this trip is all about - having the opportunity to see multitudes of penguins in their natural surroundings.

This trip wasn't only about penguins. We arrived in Santiago, Chile on January 18, 2017.  For the next 14 days, we explored South America including the countries of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.  We saw Amalia Glacier, Glacier Alley, Fjords, Cape Horn and many other magnificent sites along the way.

Having sailed the seas for more than 30 years, it's hard to narrow the list down to one trip as the "best", but this trip certainly is among the top contenders.

Come along with us as we provide a day by day diary of our voyage to South America - Cape Horn.

14 Day South America - Cape Horn

	Port	Blog Posts	Photo Albums
Jan 17	Travel Chicago - Santiago, Chile	Beginning Adventure to Chile Flying to Santiago Chile	ORD to JFK JFK to SCL
Jan 18	Transfer: Airport To Ship Santiago (Valparaiso) Check In 1:00pm-5:00pm	Crown Princess Embarkation Crown Princess Welcome Dinner Oh Happy Days	Transfer to Valparaiso Crown Princess Embarkation Welcome Dinner
Jan 19	At Sea	Chocolate Journeys
Jan 20	Puerto Montt, Chile Tender Required	3 Must See Sites in Puerto Montt	Puerto Montt Puerto Varas German Settlers Museum Frutillar
Jan 21	At Sea
Jan 22	Amalia Glacier  Scenic Cruising	Cruising Amalia Glacier	Amalia Glacier
Jan 23	Punta Arenas, Chile Tender Required	Penguins of Punta Arenas Punta Arenas City Tour	Punta Arenas Penguins Patagonia Institute Salesian Museum City Cemetery La Cruz Hill Plaza Munoz Gamero
Jan 24	Ushuaia, Argentina	Cruising Glacier Alley Beagle Channel Wildlife Cruise	Glacier Alley Beagle Channel
Jan 25	Cape Horn Scenic Cruising	Cruising Around Cape Horn	Cape Horn
Jan 26	Falkland Islands (Stanley) Tender Required	Penguins of Falkland Islands	Bluff Cove Rookery
Jan 27	At Sea	Experience The Salty Dog	Salty Dog Gastropub
Jan 28	Puerto Madryn, Argentina Tender Required	Penguins at Punta Tombo	Punta Tombo
Jan 29	At Sea
Jan 30	Montevideo. Uruguay	3 Prominent Sites of Montevideo Montevideo Pier and Markets	Plaza Independencia Centenario Soccer Stadium Legislative Palace Montevideo City Tour Montevideo Harbor Montevideo Market
Jan 31	Buenos Aires, Argentina Overnight	Tigre Delta River Cruise	San Isidtro Tigre River Buenos Aires Port
Feb 1	Buenos Aires, Argentina Transfer: Ship To Airport	Explore City of Buenos Aires La Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral La Boca Shopping	Metropolitan Cathedral La Recoleta Cemetery Debark Tour
Feb 2	Travel Buenos Aires - Chicago	Argentine Precious Stone	Inca Rose Gems