Archive for the ‘Cruises Argentina’ Category
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Last week, an e-mail friend sent me the most awesome picture of the icebergs of the Antarctic. These massive chunks of ice looked as if they had been created during a chef-gone-mad reality show.
If you can imagine the most perfectly created wedding cake — all white and stunning — but ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
As the war of words between Argentina and Britain continues, it's business as usual for the cruise ships naviagating the South Atlantic waters.
Her decks boast sun loungers and golf simulators rather than machine guns and torpedoes, while those on board are more likely to be sipping G&Ts than rehearsing military ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Puerto Madryn in Argentine Patagonia expects a considerable fall in the number of cruise calls following Norwegian Cruise Lines decision to stop operating in the Valparaíso/Buenos Aires tour in the next 2010/2011 season.
Local authorities believe this could mean ten cruise calls less and the absence of 20.000 visitors, which means ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
What does it mean to travel to the ends of the earth? Is it a matter of distance, difficulty, or something more? Who will be one's fellow travelers? What is there to discover? I only knew I was headed for terra incognita.
No one contemplates a trip to Antarctica lightly. It ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
With the departure last week of icebreaker “Kapitan Khlebnikov” (*), Ushuaia marked the beginning of the Antarctica cruise season. Located in the extreme south of Argentina Ushuaia has become the gateway for Antarctic cruises virtually monopolizing 92% of the traffic.
“Of the 46 cruise vessels which operate in summer months from ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Buenos Aires City is looking forward to what it considers a “very good cruise season” with the number of visitors increasing 11% and the number of calls 15%, according to Hernán Lombardi Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Argentine capital.
This last weekend M/S “Fram” arrived in Buenos Aires and ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Luxury Antarctica
Abercrombie & Kent has chartered what it is claiming to be the most environmentally friendly ship for the 2010-11 Antarctic season.
Le Boreal will only be launched in May and in contrast to many ice-breakers that sail to the Antarctic it is luxury all the way, with an outdoor heated ...
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Cruises to Antarctica have recently become commonplace trips for more adventurous travelers. Titan Travel from the UK is currently offering a new twist to typical Antarctic excursions. In November 2009, as part of its “National Geographic Journeys by Sea” trips, Titan is offering a unique opportunity to experience Antarctica with ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Buenos Aires port cruise terminal expects 155 calls during the coming 2009/2010 season, which is 13 more than last summer according to the latest information from the Argentine Ports Administration Office. This represents an increase of 13 over the previous season.
The first cruise vessel of the season is “MSC Musica” ...
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Adventure cruises are becoming increasingly popular with younger people, as Neill Johnston discovered.
On a crystal clear morning among the icebergs with a piercing polar sun high in the cloudless sky, it is not difficult to see why mariners on the early whaling ships who visited Paradise Harbour in the heart ...
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