cnd crsr Posted December 31, 2019 #201 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thank you so much. Super pictures and keeping everyone updated on a unique itinerary> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorri111 Posted December 31, 2019 #202 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Erber, stunning photos! Thank you again so much for this post! Only 3 weeks till ours now! BTW, are you on the land tour to Machu Picchu afterwards or do you finish up in Santiago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #203 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) We finish up in Santiago. Must go home and go back to work! You will love this cruise. It is amazing. Edited December 31, 2019 by erber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulagirl Posted December 31, 2019 #204 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Erber: Your pictures are amazing! I'm so incredibly impressed and can't wait to go now on our cruise in a couple years. Wish it wasn't so far off. Thank you for taking your time posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisedoctor Posted December 31, 2019 #205 Share Posted December 31, 2019 For those of you who may never have an opportunity to take this type of cruise, or are contemplating doing so, I produced an extensive two part phtoshow that you might want to view, based on my doing this itinerary back in 2008. One part covers the Antarctica portion of this itinerary, the other part covers the southern portion of South America and the Faulkland Islands (lots of penguins in this one). All the photography is "near professional" quality, most of it with captions and explanations of what you are seeing, and detailed information about the areas being visited. Viewing these is the closest thing to have actually taken the cruise. Of course, nothing replaces being there in person, seeing this most spectacular place on earth. Here is the link to the site where they reside. http://www.photodex.com/share/cruisedoctor (You may have to download the Photodex Plug-In to view them.) Viewing on a large screen monitor (in FULL SCREEN mode) is recommended, and don't forget to turn your speakers on. Then dim the room lights, have a big bowl of buttered popcorn ready, and your favorite adult beverage (or soda). Enjoy! Dr. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2travelfriends Posted December 31, 2019 #206 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thank you Erber for the beautiful photos and the great information. My sister & I with 2 friends will be doing this cruise in 3 weeks. You have made it very real and I am very excited to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenbunny Posted December 31, 2019 #207 Share Posted December 31, 2019 12 hours ago, cnd crsr said: Thank you so much. Super pictures and keeping everyone updated on a unique itinerary> Add me to the list of thank yous for all your pictures and comments to our questions. You did an incredible job! The biggest take away is the weather conditions will be our “guide” to where we will be able to cruise and what we will be able to see - but no matter what it will all be incredible and we are all fortunate to see this part of our incredible planet earth. God’s creation is truly amazing to behold. Happy New Year. We board 1/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vakamalua Posted December 31, 2019 #208 Share Posted December 31, 2019 We will be on the January 21 sailing and getting excited. Thank you for taking time out of your vacation to share it with us. Happy New Year to All! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #209 Share Posted December 31, 2019 It's formal night. Here is tonight's dinner menu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 31, 2019 #210 Share Posted December 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, erber said: It's formal night. Here is tonight's dinner menu! Is this your second or third formal night of the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgerunner51 Posted December 31, 2019 #211 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Is a dress shirt and tie OK for DH to wear to formal night dinner? We are hoping we do not need to pack a jacket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gottagocit Posted December 31, 2019 #212 Share Posted December 31, 2019 31 minutes ago, erber said: I can see paper coffee cups are back in use onboard. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #213 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Ushuaia! Beautiful weather today. Cool and clear. Happy New Year. As for formal night attire, we are not eating in the MDR for formal nights this trip so I don't know about the jacket issue. My husband does not bring a jacket on cruises any longer and we have gone to the MDR on occasion on many other cruises on Princess without a problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #214 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Tonight is the second formal night by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #215 Share Posted December 31, 2019 So for everyone trying to be efficient in packing, layers is the key. If the weather for you is similar to what we've experienced you need a packable down jacket, good warm socks, hat or ear warrmers, (scarf and gloves were really not used much but I did use them some)and a windbreaker. I never needed long underwear. I've worn long pants every day during the day. So far never have worn my capris as it was cold even at the start of the trip. Maybe when we dock in Santiago it will finally be warm! While I wore boots for my penguin tour, I could have easily done fine without them. Yes, you walk on dirt and peat and there are penguin droppings, but all was dry. Perhaps if it had been rainy boots would have been a good idea. As the cruise has gone on, the ship seems colder in common areas, so bring a sweater too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 31, 2019 #216 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, erber said: Tonight is the second formal night by the way. Thank you! I saw lobster on the menu and don't want to miss that. We skip formal night these days but we took an upsell to a suite and will order that from the MDR menu through room service. Our friends gave us a specialty restaurant dinner as a gift and we were planning on doing that on the second or third formal night so I think we will now make that reservation for the third formal night. By the way I bet it felt weird to be on land again after so many sea days! Edited December 31, 2019 by azbirdmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 31, 2019 #217 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, erber said: So for everyone trying to be efficient in packing, layers is the key. If the weather for you is similar to what we've experienced you need a packable down jacket, good warm socks, hat or ear warrmers, (scarf and gloves were really not used much but I did use them some)and a windbreaker. I never needed long underwear. I've worn long pants every day during the day. So far never have worn my capris as it was cold even at the start of the trip. Maybe when we dock in Santiago it will finally be warm! While I wore boots for my penguin tour, I could have easily done fine without them. Yes, you walk on dirt and peat and there are penguin droppings, but all was dry. Perhaps if it had been rainy boots would have been a good idea. As the cruise has gone on, the ship seems colder in common areas, so bring a sweater too. The packable down jacket was just needed for going out on deck, correct? The temperatures don't seem cold enough on land for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #218 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Ushuaia is very hilly so it was odd having "moving boat syndrome" on a steep incline. Packable down jacket was for on deck. Windbreaker was for Falklands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 31, 2019 #219 Share Posted December 31, 2019 15 minutes ago, erber said: Ushuaia is very hilly so it was odd having "moving boat syndrome" on a steep incline. Packable down jacket was for on deck. Windbreaker was for Falklands. Thank you again! You have been a tremendous help. We have been to Ushuaia before so I completely understand the hills, and the moving boat issues too! 🙂 I am planning on taking a larger fleece jacket which I think will do fine with layers underneath. I have most of what I want to take laid out. We leave Thursday for Santiago and I really am getting excited for this trip. And your info and pictures have helped to heighten that excitement - thank you so much for everything you have shared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaver John Posted December 31, 2019 #220 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I want to thank you so much for all this info. We are not going until March, but already getting excited and now I know a bit better on what to pack. Did you go to the falls, or are you going to? We booked a Princess Tour to the falls and hope the ship will be in port in time for this tour to take place. Thank you for all the patters, it was fun reading what we may be able to do each day. By the way, just curious did you hear how many days it took to be invited to the top 40 Most Traveled Passenger event? On the Sky in Nov you needed over 750 days, will be quite a while before we have anything close to that. We will only have about half the number of the most traveled folks you had on your cruise, but curious how many days it took ti be invited to the MTP event. Thank you for all this info, and Happy New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #221 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I have no idea about the MTP cut off. We are mere mortals with days in the low 200s. We have been invited to the MTP events on several Princess Alaksa cruises! Most Alaska cruisers are first timers! No we did not go to the falls and we have to go straight back to the U.S. I have to go back to work next week! Talk about anticlimactic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #222 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Leaving Ushuaia. Captain just told us we will be passing some gorgeous Chilean hanging glaciers in 3 hours or so. We will be on our balcony then as they will be on the starboard side! Yes... I'll post some photos! Happy New Year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone19 Posted December 31, 2019 #223 Share Posted December 31, 2019 3 hours ago, azbirdmom said: Thank you! I saw lobster on the menu and don't want to miss that. We skip formal night these days but we took an upsell to a suite and will order that from the MDR menu through room service. Our friends gave us a specialty restaurant dinner as a gift and we were planning on doing that on the second or third formal night so I think we will now make that reservation for the third formal night. With tonight being New Year's Eve, they may not be following the usual order for menus. Note that the menu he posted says New Year's Eve on it. I would not count on tonight's menu being the one you'll have for your second formal night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gottagocit Posted December 31, 2019 #224 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 hours ago, erber said: Tonight is the second formal night by the way. It surprises me a little that with all the seas days in the itinerary the second formal night is on a port day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erber Posted December 31, 2019 Author #225 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I assume they did it because it's New Year's Eve. We passed the lighthouse as we departed Ushuaia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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