Celebrity Eclipse South American

[Boss ross]

Hi, we are going on the South American cruise March 1st.   Wondered if anyone had some good information on the different  tours at the ports.  Also wanted to know if there were any good private tours that are cheaper then the ones the cruise line  offers.

[Northern Aurora]

Boss ross:  Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

Without knowing your specific interests or ports it is difficult to recommend tours or attractions.  But on the Cruise Critic forum index page go to the South America forum (located under Ports of Call).  There you will find a wealth of information.

 

We have done two series of South American cruises with Celebrity.  In 2015 we were on the Infinity for a B2B2B, and in 2019 we boarded the Eclipse in Buenos Aires to start another series of cruises.  Enjoyed our time in South America very much.

[Jim_Iain]

Would recommend you join the Roll Call for your cruise.   You should be able to find others that may be putting together private tours.  

 

https://www.cruisecritic.com/rollcalls/celebrity-eclipse-march-1-2020/ 

 

We are big fans of Tours By Locals and have used them often on South American Cruises.  

Edited January 19, 2020 by Jim_Iain

[mahdnc]

30 minutes ago, Boss ross said:

Hi, we are going on the South American cruise March 1st.   Wondered if anyone had some good information on the different  tours at the ports.  Also wanted to know if there were any good private tours that are cheaper then the ones the cruise line  offers.

 

Hi and welcome to Cruise Critic.  We have sailed on Eclipse and we have done the South American itinerary but we never got to do both at the same time!  We had a chance to sail on Infinity and we went from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires back in Dec 2016-Jan 2017.  It was a wonderful cruise and I am sure you will love it, too.  I did a review of our trip which you might find helpful: link

 

As mentioned earlier, your roll call will serve as an invaluable source of information.

[MamaFej]

Yes, definitely join the Roll Call for the cruise. 

 

We sailed from San Antonio to San Diego on the Eclipse last March, and would happily do so again. We met delightful people on our Roll Call (over 6000 posts by the time we sailed). We shared private tours with members and will be sailing again B2B2B with folks we met, sharing tours on all three legs. 

 

We had pre-cruise luncheons in SoCal, and had a lovely group lunch on board, as well as a cabin crawl and other events. 

 

Enjoy!

[Host Kat]

@Boss ross

 

Howdy and welcome to Cruise Critic!

 

To help you out I have moved your thread to the Ports of Call - South America forum where it will be on-topic. Please browse through the thread titles on this new forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you.  

 

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Happy sails,

 

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[TeeRick]

Check out our recent roll call Eclipse Jan 05 2020.  Lots of good info.  We just completed the cruise yesterday.

[TeaBag]

Welcome to Cruise Critic Boss Ross.

 

We are booked on this cruise.  I would suggest you post on the roll call. 

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2508925-celebrity-eclipse-march-1-2020-buenos-aires-to-san-antonio-chile/

 

[TeaBag]

Right now someone is looking for more people on a tour of Puerto Madryn.  Post # 939

[FOXTROT]

On 1/19/2020 at 5:52 PM, Boss ross said:

Hi, we are going on the South American cruise March 1st.   Wondered if anyone had some good information on the different  tours at the ports.  Also wanted to know if there were any good private tours that are cheaper then the ones the cruise line  offers.

Come on over to the cruise site. Will see you on the ship.