KashmirMyst

So sorry about your accidents. I'm sure you coped as well as anyone could - will continue reading your wonderful descriptions. Your review of Boca de Valeria was right on: absolutely a show for the tourists, and the way they treat animals is deplorabe. However, this show is a source of real income for the "villagers." The guide on one of our tours (maybe Santarem) told us that the mininum wage in Brazil is about $3000/yr. If each of us took only one or two $1 photos, that would be over $1000 for just our visit. Multiply by the number of cruise ships that go there . . .

Thanks for posting about this cruise - I'm really enjoying your reports. Fwiw, my husband always asks what the price would be if we arranged our own transportation to the port. For this cruise, he saved us several thousand $$ (much more than even first class fares from SC to Miami via Atlanta!). Depending on the logistics, this might be worth checking.