Cruise2End Posted September 4, 2017 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Is one side of ship better than the other?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted September 4, 2017 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California&Cruise Posted September 4, 2017 #3 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Aft [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 4, 2017 #4 Share Posted September 4, 2017 We're booked in R720. Port side. If you want to wait until the middle of March 2019 when we get back I can report how it was. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise2End Posted September 4, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted September 4, 2017 We're booked in R720. Port side. If you want to wait until the middle of March 2019 when we get back I can report how it was. :D Thanks, but we'll be on there with you 😉!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted September 4, 2017 #6 Share Posted September 4, 2017 We have been around South America twice. We have not seen a reason to be on one side or the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted September 4, 2017 #7 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I've got to agree with California&Cruise - aft. We had an aft cabin on the Ocean Princess on this same voyage last year. Loved the views going in and out of port. While at sea, meh, any side is the same. OTOH, if you're rounding Cape Horn, both times we did that the port side was facing the island as we went around counter-clockwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise2End Posted September 5, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Thanks since we'd be going clockwise around the tip maybe we'll consider starboard 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-mattox Posted September 5, 2017 #9 Share Posted September 5, 2017 If you are going clockwise around the Continent the starboard side would be facing land most often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westendgirl Posted September 5, 2017 #10 Share Posted September 5, 2017 We've booked Starboard for 2019. Did the same in 2012 and the views were terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnymoon Posted September 5, 2017 #11 Share Posted September 5, 2017 We have been around South America twice. We have not seen a reason to be on one side or the other Hi...are the seas rough when sailing around the cape??? we are cruising there in Dec. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnymoon Posted September 5, 2017 #12 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hi all....wondering is the seas are rough when going around the Cape??? So excited to be going there in Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted September 5, 2017 #13 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hi...are the seas rough when sailing around the cape??? we are cruising there in Dec. Thanks We didn't make it around Cape Horn in late December last year - we could see it in the distance when the captain announced he was aborting the circumnavigation of the island. No one was surprised - we had been more than 6 hours late leaving Ushuaia because the wind had the ship 'stuck' to the pier until after midnight. When we woke the next morning we were rocking and rolling. My husband came out of the shower laughing that the water couldn't drain at all because, given the angle of the ship, it was all pooled in the back of the tub and didn't reach the drain. It was shortly after that the captain announced we were heading straight to the Falklands. We didn't hear any complaints about the captain's decision; I'm sure many were disappointed (us too) but didn't need convincing that the captain was acting in our best interests given the state of the seas and the wind. I hope you are luckier than us but if not, it is only one small part of a fantastic cruise. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailingbear Posted September 6, 2017 #14 Share Posted September 6, 2017 We sailed from Rio to Santiago in January. Starboard side faced land most of the trip however Cape Horn is actually an island and we went around that counterclockwise so the better side for viewing that was the Port side. Hubby and I had a Port side cabin and had friends on the Starboard side so we just changed up where we met based on the view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted September 6, 2017 #15 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I don't think so.:confused: Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise2End Posted September 6, 2017 Author #16 Share Posted September 6, 2017 We booked Starboard for 2019. While I like the ocean view, it's nice to watch the landscape as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepWaterMariner Posted September 6, 2017 #17 Share Posted September 6, 2017 We had a port side cabin half the cruise and starboard the other half. There really wasn't an advantage to either. We circled Horn island and both sides got a view. Sea conditions were mild that day. Normally your too far off shore for a view of anything but water but there is plenty of scenic cruising in the southern cone (Patagonia). Remember no matter what side of the ship, you'll have afternoon sun on your side of the ship for half the trip and morning sun the other half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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