General thoughts on crown princess-los angeles to Rio de janeiro

[AndySandy]

Hello- anyone got any helpful tips about the crown princess.

Ports we are going to are :

Manzanillo-Mexico

Lima-Peru

Pisco-Peru

La Serena-Chile

Santiago-Chile

Punta arenas-Chile

Ushuaia-Argentina

Falkland island

Buenos Aires-Argentina

Monteviedo-Uruguay

Rio de janeiro-Brazil

[riclop]

Hope the ship stays away from noro.

[TracieABD]

duplicate post.

Edited June 6, 2016 by TracieABD

[TracieABD]

I did a live from in 2013 on some of those ports- we did all private excursions. Here is the link:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1779657

 

 

Happy planning!

[TracieABD]

another duplicate post. sorry.

[Working 2 Cruise]

Sounds like a fabulous cruise!

[azbirdmom]

We've done that trip in two separate legs and the best advice I can give you is to pack carefully. You will experience weather that is quite cold to warm to hot. It's a wonderful itinerary and we will do it again someday.

[AndySandy]

Hello- anyone got any helpful tips about the crown princess.

Ports we are going to are :

Manzanillo-Mexico

Lima-Peru

Pisco-Peru

La Serena-Chile

Santiago-Chile

Punta arenas-Chile

Ushuaia-Argentina

Falkland island

Buenos Aires-Argentina

Monteviedo-Uruguay

Rio de janeiro-Brazil

Any information on tour operators at any ports when you step off would be invaluable,to save money on princesses inflated excursion prices,particularly Lima including private tours etc etc thanks ;-)

[muggo11]

We did this last December on Star Princess. One of the most amazing cruises ever.

Best excursions--tour via Princess for strenuous 6-mile hike in Ushuaia

Private tour of street art in Valparaiso

4 hr dinner while overnight in Lima at Maido, one of the top restaurants in the world

We were lucky and only missed one port due to weather. The return cruisers weren't so lucky Just look at the threads and reviews of last year's SA cruises on Star!

 

Tips? Pack for temps from 40s to 90s! Layers!

5 formal nights--pack the gowns and tux

The section from LA to Valparaiso was sedate. And then the Argentinians and Brazilians on Xmas holiday boarded. Like a new ship!

Stay a few extra days in Rio. Amazing city and beach.

 

A super good value for 31 days.

 

 

 

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[Te Aroha]

Hello- anyone got any helpful tips about the crown princess.

Ports we are going to are :

Manzanillo-Mexico

Lima-Peru

Pisco-Peru

La Serena-Chile

Santiago-Chile

Punta arenas-Chile

Ushuaia-Argentina

Falkland island

Buenos Aires-Argentina

Monteviedo-Uruguay

Rio de janeiro-Brazil

Any information on tour operators at any ports when you step off would be invaluable,to save money on princesses inflated excursion prices,particularly Lima including private tours etc etc thanks ;-)

 

We did the circle of South America on the Grand Princess some years ago and we still consider it one of our best cruises to date. I have answered you in the Rio thread with a guide we recommend for Rio.

 

We did this cruise the other way around starting in Fort Lauderdale and getting off in San Francisco. We got off the ship in Santiago and did a private tour to Machu Picchu for 5 days and re joined the cruise in Lima. Not sure if this would work for you but let me know if you need any information on who we used. Again it was a well organised and amazing trip but not cheap, cheap compared to Princess yes of course about two thirds of the cost ours was 5 days, Princess runs a tour that is usually 3 days total and you have to be quick to book it is very limited in numbers.

 

Ushuaia-Argentina was one of our favorite places so pretty.... but cold.

 

TripAdvisor is a great place to search for reviews from other cruisers.

[skynight]

Have you joined your roll call which has more specific port activities. Except for Pisco we have been to all the ports you mention. They are all very interesting, but require lots of planning.