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A few other questions (a bit off topic to original question about cabin choice, but still related to Antarctic cruise on Hurtigruten) : 1) Either on the way in or way out, do you get a tour of Ushuaia ? We are consider opting out of flight back to BA and spending some more time in Patagonia. If we did that, we are wondering if we should stay a night in Ushuaia before pushing on, likely to El Calafate or leave the evening of our retuen to Ushuaia ? 2) We will travel to Torres del Paine after the cruise, likely through El Calafate which is near the glacier Perito Moreno. Should we go see Perito Moreno or will it be underwhelming when we have just returned from Antarctica 3) What are laundary turn around times on the ship; wondering about how many change of clothes we need to pack ? We are booked on a suite, for what its worth. 4) Any thoughts on skipping the flight back to BA and setting out on our own ? Any complexities that perhaps I am not thinking of ? Or should we come back with Hurtigurten to BA and then continue on (we are headed for TDP in Chile, so we could go to Chile and then on to TDP from there).

Medical/Evacuation. The insurance that the cruise mandates you get. We are mid 50s, basically healthy ppl. But Antarctica seems out there.

By the way, what did you do about insurance ?

Are you saying that many of the ones that had the ear patch were not seen out of their cabins for 2 days ? Or a general statement that many were not seen for 2 days ?

OK; booked (have 24 hours to pay) a mid ship wide suite on the Amundsen. Its on Level 9; hope the Drake passage treats us kindly. We do not really have sea sickness; but the reputation of the Drake passage is a bit intimidating. The black friday deal and the ambassador discount on top made it a good deal; so sprung for the suite; I think the wide configuration will be better. Thanks for your advice.

So, it doesn’t look the wide cabins are available on the sailing I am looking at unless I go with a suite and it’s on deck 9. I can swing the extra money for the suite if I am getting additional value. In this case though the higher deck makes me wonder if in fact will be worse value. in fact the lowest priced Polar Outside rooms seem to be a bit more spacious and on a lower deck 4&5 than the Artic Superior 7&8. so I am thinking of going with the Polar Outside. is there a negative with a lower deck (more noise ?). Do the higher category rooms come with any additional privileges ?

Thank you. Absolutely amazing video by the way. Makes me want to go. We have traveled 6 continents but probably only 20 or so countries and our favorite so far was our trip to the Serengeti. It was so good that we cannot conceive of anything being potentially better 🙂.

Thank you for your reply. How do you find which cabins are wide ? By the way Amundsen and Nansen are new; released in 2019 and 2020 respectively but Fram is from 2007.

I am good now. Don’t think it was related to announcements. Seemed like some time had to elapse after starting a new account before yoh can post.

Thinking of an Antarctica cruise. Looking at a few options that we are equally interested in itinerary. So wondering how much the ship would make a difference (Frum vs Amundsen vs Nansen). And would love any tips or websites or posts that provide guidance on which cabins to choose. Primarily concerned about feeling stable, comfortable. Willing to pay up for a better room but have heard that fancier upper deck rooms can be kind of too “rocky” in Drake passage etc.

Test seems to work. But why do I keep getting told I need to verify email when I try to post in Hurtigruten board ?

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