Cruising to Antarctica and South America with many photos

[scubacruiserx2]

Just now, cat shepard said:

I am so glad the two of you took this trip & shared it with me.  Thank you again for doing this. And you owe yourselves a photo book of this trip!

 

Thank you Cat we are glad that you went along  and will do that . We are busy trying to finalize our cruise to Iceland and the Baltics . It looks expensive !

[MicCanberra]

Thanks for sharing, will be looking forward to your next trip.

[scubacruiserx2]

You're welcome Mic . All the best to you and your family .

[scubacruiserx2]

 

A few more videos :

 

Romanche glacier in the fog Christmas day 2018

 

 

 

 

Romanche in the sun 2013

 

 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Nice clips.

[scubacruiserx2]

On 5/10/2019 at 7:42 AM, MicCanberra said:

Nice clips.

 

Thanks Mic

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

 

 

We are currently sailing toward Estonia on a nice , cool morning on the Zuiderdam , the first of the B2B trips .

[bobalink]

On 2/15/2019 at 8:42 AM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

There were many bright colors like in the Caribbean and we had good light . A group of about 10 people from CC went together on the next 2 tours with Top Private Tours . 

 

We really liked our balcony . It was so nice to have food and a private bathroom only a couple of steps away .

 

Hi scubacruiserx2,

I'm reading your posts and enjoying your amazing photography. We are going to be on the Zaandam for South America/Antarctica in January 2020. I am interested in the many private tours you took. Would you share the contact information for Top Private Tours? I tried to Google it, but I could not find a specific tour operator with that name. If you prefer, you can email (in signature) me. THANKS! 

[bobalink]

On 6/25/2019 at 9:41 PM, bobalink said:

Hi scubacruiserx2,

I'm reading your posts and enjoying your amazing photography. We are going to be on the Zaandam for South America/Antarctica in January 2020. I am interested in the many private tours you took. Would you share the contact information for Top Private Tours? I tried to Google it, but I could not find a specific tour operator with that name. If you prefer, you can email (in signature) me. THANKS! 

I actually found the website for Top Private Tours. https://www.*****.com/chile-shore-excursions

THANKS for all of the beneficial information and your excellent photos and videos. 

[scubacruiserx2]

4 hours ago, bobalink said:

I actually found the website for Top Private Tours. https://www.*****.com/chile-shore-excursions

THANKS for all of the beneficial information and your excellent photos and videos. 

 

Super , you're welcome bobalink .

Edited June 27, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

We have been reviewing our last cruise on HAL to Norway and Iceland and just to contrast between them and SA / Antarctica .

 

 

 

Icelandic Glacier  

 

 

Chilean Glacier

 

 

Norwegian Fjords

 

 

 

Chilean Fjords / Glacier Alley

 

 

 

 

Icelandic birds

 

 

 

South American birds

 

 

 

Any questions ?

 

 

 

 

[bobalink]

Incredible photos, scubacruisersx2. Wow!!

[scubacruiserx2]

11 hours ago, bobalink said:

Incredible photos, scubacruisersx2. Wow!!

 

We thank you but it was an accident . I meant to post on the South American / Antarctica Ports of Call section .

[scubacruiserx2]

Some photos from Antarctica 

 

 

 

Tabular icebergs

 

 

Ice cubes

 

 

Penguins with a snowball

 

 

More birds in Antarctica

 

 

Edited October 14, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[Riversedge]

Scubacruiser, where was the picture taken of the Chilean glacier in post 614?  Such beautiful pictures. 

[scubacruiserx2]

 

1 hour ago, Riversedge said:

Scubacruiser, where was the picture taken of the Chilean glacier in post 614?  Such beautiful pictures. 

 

 

That's the Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate , Argentina . We spent a week there before the cruise and did a 3 glacier day cruise near there . It's at post # 47 . Here it is calving .

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

HAL will have only 2 more seasons to sail to Antarctica due to the Polar Ice Codes . This may be the only type of choice after that .

 

[StartrainDD]

Hello!  I remember following your thread back when it was first being posted.  We are returning next December to the Antarctica cruise (Westerdam) and have six/seven days pre-cruise.  We really want to do Iguazu falls but the thought of Torres del Paine has also come up.  How many days did you use in total for travel to-from BA and touring Torres del Paine?

 

Of course, the climate is radically different between Iguazu and Torres del Paine!

 

Thank you!

[scubacruiserx2]

On 12/10/2019 at 1:26 PM, StartrainDD said:

Hello!  I remember following your thread back when it was first being posted.  We are returning next December to the Antarctica cruise (Westerdam) and have six/seven days pre-cruise.  We really want to do Iguazu falls but the thought of Torres del Paine has also come up.  How many days did you use in total for travel to-from BA and touring Torres del Paine?

 

Of course, the climate is radically different between Iguazu and Torres del Paine!

 

Thank you!

 

Sorry we didn't get back sooner as we were on a cruise . Congratulations on your return trip . We used a travel day each way to El Calafate and the return to BA . We could have seen Perito Moreno on the first day but went to El Chalaten for an overnight . Torres Del Paine was about about 14-15 hour round trip from El Calafate . The Glacier cruise was about and 8 hour trip from El Calafate . HAL does a long day trip to Torres del Paine from Punta Arenas on a small plane and a bus through the park . They did have a nice sit down lunch in the park .

[StartrainDD]

1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Sorry we didn't get back sooner as we were on a cruise . Congratulations on your return trip . We used a travel day each way to El Calafate and the return to BA . We could have seen Perito Moreno on the first day but went to El Chalaten for an overnight . Torres Del Paine was about about 14-15 hour round trip from El Calafate . The Glacier cruise was about and 8 hour trip from El Calafate . HAL does a long day trip to Torres del Paine from Punta Arenas on a small plane and a bus through the park . They did have a nice sit down lunch in the park .

Thank you!  The more we looked at this the more it seemed we would need more days than we have.  Noticed you were traveling and posting again.  Hope that has been a wonderful trip!

[scubacruiserx2]

51 minutes ago, StartrainDD said:

Thank you!  The more we looked at this the more it seemed we would need more days than we have.  Noticed you were traveling and posting again.  Hope that has been a wonderful trip!

 

You're welcome . There's lots to see and do in SA and on the cruise to Antarctica so bring money . 😊

We did enjoy the last cruise with a few hiccups . It was a bridge cruise to get to the next big cruise in April and May so now it's time to get serious with the planning ( and the paying ) before we go .