BA to Santiago or reverse? Feb or March?

[soccermom4]

Trying to decide on dates etc. for a 2023 South America cruise around the Horn.  Considering Oosterdam or Sapphire Princess in Feb. or March 2023.  Are there any advantages to one month over the other?  Also - any real reason to go one way (BA to Santiago) v. the other way?  We plan to spend a couple of days at each end.

[TayanaLorna]

33 minutes ago, soccermom4 said:

Trying to decide on dates etc. for a 2023 South America cruise around the Horn.  Considering Oosterdam or Sapphire Princess in Feb. or March 2023.  Are there any advantages to one month over the other?  Also - any real reason to go one way (BA to Santiago) v. the other way?  We plan to spend a couple of days at each end.

Go in February if you want to see penguins.  They will still have their chicks and will not yet have left for the open sea.  We traveled Santiago to BA for a better chance of having following seas on the Pacific and around the southern tip of SA on the way to the Falklands.  We actually did but then we had seas so big on one of our sea days to Puerto Montt that all pools and outside decks wers closed to passengers.  Ah the best laid plans...

[AnnieBelle]

I’m planning on doing the trip November 2023. Any thoughts on weather during that time?