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On 11/30/2022 at 5:18 AM, AussieBoyTX said:

 

We then decided to check out the pool — it was nicely heated and the restaurant manager said we were the first to use the pool this cruise.

 

Afraid I pipped you to this one - I've got photos of me in the pool on the 20th Nov 😉 John must've been on break for that one.

Signing in for a post cruise roll call here - I was one of the trio of Aussies across the hallway from you!  You still owe me an ice licking photo 😄

For those who asked the questions, I agree with the sentiment that South Georgia and Antarctica are just incomparable.  You just have to do them both!

And those worrying about dressing up for gala dinner, do not stress; for gala dinner we just went to buffet to avoid it all but saw plenty of others in relatively casual gear. For white night, I just wore black trekking pants and a white sun shirt and felt absolutely fine. 

On 12/23/2019 at 3:14 AM, TahoeTraveler said:

 I personally would not waste the space or weight to pack a ski jacket.

 

Have a great trip!!!  Round-the-world?  I am quite jealous!!!

Thank you for the reply!  As long as it's waterproof then it'll be fine, got plenty of layers on underneath. If not, then time to go shopping 😄

A question if I may

This cruise will be the first stop on our round-the-world trip.  We will be heading to the arctic afterwards and will be skiing in Finland.  How warm is the expedition parka? Is it a waterproof outer shell? Down?

Just wondering if we can get away with not packing our ski jackets!

You've convinced me, booked!

Thanks for the reply!  Oh I didn't think about the 'other' landings, I was more worried about only leaving the boat 3 times in 6 days!  No that sounds way better, you haven't put me off at all!

Now I have to choose cabin!  I can get 717 (or several around that), 528 or 533 all at a similar price. I know deck 7 is meant to be a step up in the brackets, but I very much like your reasons for staying on deck 5, and they look like they will be far enough from the theatre not to cause issues.

I created an account purely to say thank you for this amazing fly-on-the-wall review!

I'm tossing up going in 2021 - but it's looking like you actually only had really limited time on the continent?  Whereas I know many other ships will do their best to get you off the boat twice a day if they can.