Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Some cruise and land photos from South America Glacier Romanche Glacier Italia And don't forget the Beagle Canal Our most intimate glacier experience was not in Antarctica but in Argentina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted August 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Nice pics. I hope to get the same great weather on my Feb 2021 Antarctica cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 18, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Crew News said: Nice pics. I hope to get the same great weather on my Feb 2021 Antarctica cruise. Thank you and we hope so too . The weather is very changeable there . We had sleet the day before we went through Glacier Alley and the port of Ushuaia was closed. The next morning it was 80% cloudy but it cleared after breakfast and stayed clear throughout the day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 18, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Tabular icebergs Antarctica from our balcony It was snowing when this penguin took the plunge The Hurtigruten MS Midnatsol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted August 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Antarctica is still on our bucket list, we made it as far as Ushuaia & had great weather for the sail through Glacier Alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 19, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, ski ww said: Antarctica is still on our bucket list, we made it as far as Ushuaia & had great weather for the sail through Glacier Alley. Super , we had foggy in Glacier Alley and windy that kept us from port in Ushuaia on Christmas Day last year so we showed some photos from our previous trip . We had a short visit around the Horn and left early to try to beat a storm to Antarctica which we mostly did . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 19, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted August 19, 2019 The turn to Route 40 in Argentina A Rhea beside the road The clouds shadow on the hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted August 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Envy makes it hard to compliment your pictures, but I will. 🙂 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 19, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, pierces said: Envy makes it hard to compliment your pictures, but I will. 🙂 Dave Thank you , coming from an accomplished photographer such as yourself that is quite a compliment . It's a great place to shoot some photos ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 19, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted August 19, 2019 We were thrilled to be going to El Chalten for the first time and we really prefer the open road driving to the scenery in cities Horses An Estancia and our first sighting of Mt. Fitz Roy in the center Getting closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 20, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted August 20, 2019 It was almost dark when we arrived and we hoped for better light in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 20, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Morning light comes early in this part of the world and we were out before breakfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 21, 2019 Author #13 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted August 22, 2019 #14 Share Posted August 22, 2019 20 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: Always wanted to take that cruise Rio/Buenas Aires to Chile. Many years ago we were on a Miami to Chile cruise. Your photos definitely has got me convinced that I got to do so! Great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 22, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, tommui987 said: Always wanted to take that cruise Rio/Buenas Aires to Chile. Many years ago we were on a Miami to Chile cruise. Your photos definitely has got me convinced that I got to do so! Great photos! If you are considering Antarctica there are only about 2 years left before the larger cruise ships will not be able to go there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted August 22, 2019 #16 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I know that there are upcoming restrictions on which ships can cruise the Norwegian fjords, but I can’t find any affecting Antarctic cruises other than that landings are only allowed from ships with 500 or less passengers. Can you give any further information on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 22, 2019 Author #17 Share Posted August 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Paul S said: I know that there are upcoming restrictions on which ships can cruise the Norwegian fjords, but I can’t find any affecting Antarctic cruises other than that landings are only allowed from ships with 500 or less passengers. Can you give any further information on this? chengkp75 10,000+ Club February 19, 2013 16,502 posts Maine or at sea Report post #51 Posted Tuesday at 04:57 AM (edited) On 8/19/2019 at 3:27 PM, Hawaiidan said: The have special built small expedition ships..... expect to pay $1000 a day pp. or more ALL the other lines without expedition ships under 400 PAx I think, will be prohibited . It will be supply and demand cutting the available cabins from thousands a month to a few hundred $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Your pockets will have to be pretty deep in 2020 However, since these "small expedition ships" were built in 2000, long before the new Polar Class was even being discussed by the IMO, they are not PC-6 classed, and therefore will not be allowed north of 60*n or south of 60*s. It does not matter the size of the ship, the ship must meet the new structural and operational requirements of the unified Polar Code. And, the ships are not "special built" as they were originally built for Renaissance cruises and then owned by Pullmantur before Azamara acquired them. Edited Tuesday at 05:00 AM by chengkp75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 23, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted August 23, 2019 14 hours ago, Paul S said: I know that there are upcoming restrictions on which ships can cruise the Norwegian fjords, but I can’t find any affecting Antarctic cruises other than that landings are only allowed from ships with 500 or less passengers. Can you give any further information on this? More information on the Polar Ice Code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 24, 2019 Author #19 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Leaving El Chalten for El Calafate Lago Argentino and our first iceberg sighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 25, 2019 Author #20 Share Posted August 25, 2019 This was our second time to El Calafate and we love the scenery Perito Moreno Glacier 240' tall , 2 - 1/2 miles wide and 19 miles long and increasing in size . We saw this Marine Ice Iceberg float up from beneath the glacier The different colors come from frozen sea water in addition to lighter colored frozen fresh water 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 26, 2019 Author #21 Share Posted August 26, 2019 The return trip to El Calafate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 27, 2019 Author #22 Share Posted August 27, 2019 A gourmet Glacier cruise The trip to Puerto Bandera is the same way as to Perito Moreno only you turn right instead of left . It takes about 40 minutes by car . The door to the smaller private area on the boat has a map of the trip . The door nob is where we begin our cruise . Eight of us sat at the dining table .You can see our camera bags at the bench where we sat . The first offering was the carb course . The first ice berg The black ice has it's color from the rocks and sand that it rubbed against sliding down the glacier . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 28, 2019 Author #23 Share Posted August 28, 2019 An ice cave Like people , icebergs come in many different sizes and shapes Gauge the iceberg by the trees growing on top of the hills More icebergs from this beautiful area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 29, 2019 Author #24 Share Posted August 29, 2019 We need to get closer for a selfie Selfie poles ready ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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