A factoid for you Pagoda. The official name of Buenos Aires is: Puerto Nuestra Senora Santa Maria del Buen Aire. That translates to: Port of our Lady Saint Mary of the Fair Winds. Isn't that a lovely name for a port to either sail from (as we are) or sail to (as you are)?
To me, all of South America has a kind of romantic feel to it, especially around Cape Horn, where so many people sailed in tallships...and those who never went home. The whole area tween Valparaiso and BA is such an amazing mix of cultures, wildlife and scenery.
I cannot wait to board the first of the 3 planes on Dec. 15th at 1510 GMT.
This will be the trip of a lifetime for me in more ways than one.
JC -you have excellent company. I am a bad human too, but I do answer questions.
MC
Ya-Ya Princess Smart-as-a-Whip
Royal Caribbean Guide for CLF!
Eastern Mediterranean on the Rotterdam in
327days 19hours 39minutes
FUTURE: Ladies Cruise 4/09, Rotterdam Eastern Mediterranean 10/17/09; PAST:*Sunward II 9/90,
*Adventure OTS 9/03,
*Rhapsody OTS 12/04
*Sovereign OTS Rita Evacuation 9/05
*Serenade OTS thru the Canal 10/05
*Poetry on the Eastern Danube 6/06
*"Paradise" Ladies Cruise 3/07
*Discovery on the Black Sea 10/07 *Prinsendam around the UK and Ireland 7/08
Radiance of the Seas 6-2003
Brilliance of the Seas 11-2004
Jewel of the Seas 3-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 12-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 5-2007
Freedom of the Seas 11-2007
Radiance of the Seas 5-2008
It depends where in SA you are going. For cruises around the Cape between Argentina and Chile, it's best to go in their summer, Dec- Feb. Where were you thinking of going?
Ya-Ya Princess Smart-as-a-Whip
Royal Caribbean Guide for CLF!
Eastern Mediterranean on the Rotterdam in
327days 19hours 39minutes
FUTURE: Ladies Cruise 4/09, Rotterdam Eastern Mediterranean 10/17/09; PAST:*Sunward II 9/90,
*Adventure OTS 9/03,
*Rhapsody OTS 12/04
*Sovereign OTS Rita Evacuation 9/05
*Serenade OTS thru the Canal 10/05
*Poetry on the Eastern Danube 6/06
*"Paradise" Ladies Cruise 3/07
*Discovery on the Black Sea 10/07 *Prinsendam around the UK and Ireland 7/08
I have no idea Mindy. I need to book a cruise and SA sounds fabulous.
hanna
in
Radiance of the Seas 6-2003
Brilliance of the Seas 11-2004
Jewel of the Seas 3-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 12-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 5-2007
Freedom of the Seas 11-2007
Radiance of the Seas 5-2008