JandKsVistas

We will be on the Explorer in January. How was the ship?

Thanks for the info--do you know what the Quest's hull rating is? For example the Silversea Explorer is 1A.

the answer to your question is YES. They have replated and reinforced the haul of the quest just weeks ago in Genoa, Italy durring a 3 week comprehensive dry dock. As with everything, there are no guarrantees regarding the landings due to ever changing micro climate that can change on a dime's notice in Antarctica. Seabourn is limiting the number of guest on each sailing to no more than 330 paxs thus ensuring a smooth non packed to the rafters ship while in South America/Patagonia. We willl also be carrying some 70 naturalists, geologists, guest lectureurs and photographers with workshops onboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

;;xxxxx'

Does anyone know if a boat the size of the Quest can make it to Antarctica and South Georgia Island if the weather is bad? Heard ice could prevent landings

In Marseille we arranged for a driver to collect us at the ship and take us to Aix en Provence where we met Jennifer Dugdale, an American expatriate, who introduced us to the Taste of Provence (tasteofprovence.com), a delightful walking tour of the town. It was a culinary adventure as we were introduced to the fine food purveyors, sampled their specialties and heard stories of this aristocratic town.

 

Our driver, Donal Branigan (donal brannigan@hotmail.com), an Irish expatriate, picked us up again after our tour and drove us through the countryside to visit two vineyard before returning us to the ship just in time to set sail.

This sounds so wonderful. We will be a group of 8 who will be docking in Marseille on a Sunday (April15,2012) Is this something that 8 of us can do on a Sunday?? I think most markets are closed.