On Board Le Lyrial — The Great Austral Loop — November 16-December 1, 2022
And here we are at the Sofitel on Buenos Aires’ beautiful Posada street, the staging area for our first Antarctic cruise. It seems there are around 140 of us divided into six groups, three French and three English (non-French). So far, we’ve met four French couples, three Australian couples and an American traveling solo. First time on Ponant for all of them. Unlike us, who arrived Tuesday morning after a particularly painful American Airlines flight (replete with unhappy screaming infants), and
Honestly, I wouldn’t stress about it. Tonight is the Gala Dinner and it sounds like you wouldn’t be out of place — yes, some women are wearing dresses, but there are plenty who are not. Most men are wearing blazers tonight, some with ties. A handful of us just have dress shirts — including me, due to some logistical issues (I forgot to pack a blazer). I’d rather have the blazer, but I don’t feel out of place.
And, yes, there is the obligatory tuxedo-wearing guy. He’s looking sharp (and