cruisr Posted January 8, 2023 #26 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Can you tell us which charter company Seabourn used for the flight please. What type of aircraft 737 or similar? How was seating assigned and did some get stuck in middle seats? No business class I presume. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 8, 2023 Author #27 Share Posted January 8, 2023 The airline was Jet Smart. I don't know the aircraft type. My husband thinks it was Airbus A320, but not sure. Whatever it was, it was old, and some of the seats were broken... The seats were pre-assigned and we didn't get to choose. Economy class only. The plane had two rows of three seats. I don't know if anyone got stuck in the middle seats, but I think most rows had only two people. And here are our "window" seats. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted January 8, 2023 #28 Share Posted January 8, 2023 ;Your husband may be correct as they started with 11 A320S but, currently have an additional neo's which were brand new. You have to remember, the interior of all commercial airlines are specified and bought by the airline not provided by Boeing or Airbus, simply installed at the factory so while most people complain about the manufacturer putting in substandard seating, it is not their fault. This is similar to the fact that airlines buy planes without engines and the airlines like the interiors specify the engines and Boeing/Air bus simply install the customer supplied engines. Airbus A320-200 11 — 186 Airbus A320neo 6 30 186 Deliveries began in October 2019.[19] Airbus A321neo 2 48 244 First delivery (CC-AWT) in July 2022.[20][21] Airbus A321XLR — 14[22] TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toseaornottosea Posted January 9, 2023 #29 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Any Covid on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 9, 2023 Author #30 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Not that I know of. I haven't seen any sign of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 10, 2023 Author #31 Share Posted January 10, 2023 We had our second landing this afternoon on D'Hainaut Island in Mikkelsen Harbor. Lots of penguins! Submarines and kayaks were also out today. I think this is the first day the sub/kayak tours didn't get canceled and actually went out. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fletcher Posted January 10, 2023 #32 Share Posted January 10, 2023 The penguins live in conditions of some squalor, don't they? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.w.voyager Posted January 10, 2023 #33 Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 9:46 PM, crunchii said: The airline was Jet Smart. I don't know the aircraft type. My husband thinks it was Airbus A320, but not sure. Whatever it was, it was old, and some of the seats were broken... The seats were pre-assigned and we didn't get to choose. Economy class only. The plane had two rows of three seats. I don't know if anyone got stuck in the middle seats, but I think most rows had only two people. And here are our "window" seats. LOL LV-IVN JetSMART Argentina Airbus A320-200 Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN 8730 Aircraft Type Airbus A320-200 Age 3.9 Years Test Registration D-AXAD Production Site Hamburg (XFW Delivered Feb 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 11, 2023 Author #34 Share Posted January 11, 2023 In the morning, we were supposed to do a Zodiac tour in Hidden Bay, but it got canceled due to high wind. We were able to do a landing at Petermann Island in the afternoon. It was similar to D'Hainaut Island. Some old huts and more penguins. Then there was a surprise Zodiac tour through icebergs in Pleneau Bay in the evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toseaornottosea Posted January 11, 2023 #35 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Can you provide photos of both pieces of the parka? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 12, 2023 Author #36 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Here you go! Sorry, the hood is cut off. My husband takes lousy pictures 😝 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 12, 2023 Author #37 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Zodiac ride through snow and thin ice this morning in Börgen Bay. It was fascinating. After that we watched some crazy people do the polar plunge. 😱 Then we had another landing in the late afternoon to Damoy Point. It was another little island with old huts and penguins, except that we could actually go inside one of the huts this time. Earlier this afternoon, they said we'd have to leave Antarctica one day early to avoid the bad weather. Then later in the evening, they said the weather report had changed and we'd stay two more days here as scheduled. Whew! (Of course, the weather can change again.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toseaornottosea Posted January 12, 2023 #38 Share Posted January 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, crunchii said: Here you go! Sorry, the hood is cut off. My husband takes lousy pictures 😝 Thanks. Is the dark inner layer like a “puffy” jacket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 12, 2023 Author #39 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, toseaornottosea said: Thanks. Is the dark inner layer like a “puffy” jacket? Yes, it is. It's pretty warm too. It comes in handy when I go out on deck/balcony to take quick photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toseaornottosea Posted January 12, 2023 #40 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Thanks for all the valuable info you have been providing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare frantic36 Posted January 12, 2023 #41 Share Posted January 12, 2023 11 hours ago, crunchii said: Here you go! Sorry, the hood is cut off. My husband takes lousy pictures 😝 Thanks for this picture. We are on Quest so I assume we will get the same jackets when we reach Antarctica. I agree about people doing the polar plunge. This little black duck likes warm water only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted January 12, 2023 #42 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) never mind Edited January 12, 2023 by rallydave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 13, 2023 Author #43 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Today's landing site was Telefon Bay in Deception Island. It was a very geologically interesting place. Abandoned whaling station: Massive chinstrap penguin colony: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 15, 2023 Author #44 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Sorry, I got a bit seasick last night and went to bed early, so I couldn't post. Yesterday, we made our last stop in Antarctica at Elephant Island. Due to the weather, the planned Zodiac tour was canceled, but we saw Cape Valentine and Point Wild from the ship. After that, we left Antarctica and started our way back to Ushuaia. Today was the Drake Passage crossing. It was pretty rough, but it was mostly pitching, so I don't think the stabilizers would've made much difference. This afternoon, they opened the bridge for tour. It's now the evening of Jan. 14. We are out of the Drake Passage now and expected to arrive Ushuaia tomorrow. They said they'd have tenders out to take us to Ushuaia to look around. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjs217 Posted January 15, 2023 #45 Share Posted January 15, 2023 13 hours ago, crunchii said: It's now the evening of Jan. 14. We are out of the Drake Passage now and expected to arrive Ushuaia tomorrow. They said they'd have tenders out to take us to Ushuaia to look around. A word of warning about Ushuaia. We were on the Holiday cruise previous to your cruise. The two days we were in Ushuaia, the authorities shut down the port both afternoons for a few hours. No one could get back on board, and no one could get off. Finally, they (who ever they are) opened a big catamaran for us to wait in until they could get the tenders running again. It was weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neophyte Posted January 15, 2023 #46 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Hi Crunchii, THANK YOU for these wonderful and informative updates as we are on the January 26 cruise. I am wondering: what are the temperatures there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 15, 2023 Author #47 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Yeah, one of the expedition staff mentioned that too. Thanks for the warning! We're anchored off Ushuaia now. We have to wait for the divers to finish the inspection before the tenders can be launched, so not sure when/if we can go ashore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crunchii Posted January 15, 2023 Author #48 Share Posted January 15, 2023 20 minutes ago, neophyte said: Hi Crunchii, THANK YOU for these wonderful and informative updates as we are on the January 26 cruise. I am wondering: what are the temperatures there? It wasn't that cold. Probably around 32F, though the wind chill can make it feel colder. The provided parka kept me warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toseaornottosea Posted January 15, 2023 #49 Share Posted January 15, 2023 56 minutes ago, crunchii said: We're anchored off Ushuaia now. We have to wait for the divers to finish the inspection before the tenders can be launched, so not sure when/if we can go ashore. Are the divers inspecting the stabilizers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppricenh Posted January 15, 2023 #50 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Thanks for the updates. We are on the January 26 sailing also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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