Coral Princess South America Antarctica 1/21/2020

[Skyline110]

We have cruised before, but this is our first South America cruise. We have a balcony cabin. Trying to anticipate what to pack and what to expect because we are cruising Antarctica for four days. It’s summer down there but Antarctica will be cold, obviously. We are also adding Machu Picchu at the end of the cruise, so lots of weather to plan for, ie, Buenos Aires down and around to Santiago. Anyone out there Who has done this cruise recently have advice? And, if you’re going on this same itinerary give us a shout! We’ll start socializing!

[Host Kat]

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[azbirdmom]

Will add my welcome!  In addition to checking your roll call as Host Kat has indicated, you may also want to check out this existing thread from someone who is on the ship in the Antarctic region right now:  

 

We are on the cruise just before your's and "erber" has provided a wealth of information on what we will encounter.  Suffice to say that layers will be needed but keep in mind that the cruise will start out and end in warm to hot weather.