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Thank you very much for taking the time to do such a complete and interesting blog. We are on this cruise in two weeks time, and I have gleaned much useful information and many tips. May you have many more wonderful trips ahead!

We're also on the January 29 sailing, and am excited to follow your blog. Thank you for doing this.

Sea42, I am incorrect. It was Punta del Estes that is dropped.

You are correct, thank you.

Sea42, they dropped Puerto Madryn, Argentina early in the cruise and added Castro, Isla Chiloe, Chile towards the end of the cruise. Thank you for the reply.

I received an email from Holland that they have changed the itinerary for our upcoming cruise, Buenos Aires to Santiago on the Oosterdam Jan 29-Feb 20. We will skip one port early in the cruise and subsequent ports have been moved back one day. There is no information on the website regarding our booked ship's excursions except that one missed port will be refunded, and that more information will be upcoming in two weeks. I was able to change our private excursions to the new dates, but I am concerned about the ship's excursions I booked. How likely is it that Holland will simply move our excursion reservations to the new dates, or should I try to find more private excursions? Most of these ports are small, and have limited tour operators.

Thanks, everyone. I booked a starboard cabin for the heck of it, but will expect to be outside for most of the time to gawk at the scenery. Happy sailing!

We are ready to book the Oosterdam next winter for the Buenos Aires to Santiago Antarctica cruise. Does it matter which side of the ship the cabin is on for views of Antarctica?