
Category: 2013

Day 3 Antarctic Peninsula
Day 3 found us in the Gerlache straights to the Neumeyer Channel and on to the final destination of Palmer Island. Since we didn’t want Read More …

Day 2 Antarctic Peninsula
Wow does not describe sufficiently our emotions! The captain had said that IF there was not too much ice (he really is a bit of Read More …

Day 1 Antarctic Peninsula
Navigation Chart for Day 1 Antarctica: We made it! This morning we arrived at Elephant island in blowing snow, fog and winds so strong you Read More …

Falkland Islands
We arrived to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands at 6am. Joe went out on deck to photo our arrival. I was obliged to stay and guard Read More …
At sea – en route to the Falkland Islands
We have had 2 really nice dinners onboard in the main dining room. Christmas Day started with egg nogg and our iMovie digital filmmaking class, Read More …

There be penguins matey!
We started the day with breakfast in our cabin: Breakfast Puerto Madyrn It was so strange to think that we were going to a penguin Read More …

Montevideo and on to penguin land…Puerto Madyrn
So you all can picture where I am at the moment I’m sitting in the lounge area on deck where we had our first beer Read More …

Crystal Symphony Boarding
The 21st of December was finally here and we shared a cab from the Hilton with a Belgian fellow who had cruised on Crystal a Read More …

Buenos Aires
This entry could also be called “Killing Time” After a couple of days of luxuriating at the Hilton and the Executive Lounge, we decided to Read More …

Los Angeles to Buenos Aires
Ugh! The only flight that we’d probably get on from LA to Miami left at 5:00am!! Mr. Diamond Club Executive Michael gifted us our accommodations Read More …

San Francisco day trip
During our Thanksgiving holiday in the Bay Area, we took the ferry from Larkspur to the city for the day. We were leaving shortly after our return Read More …