Glaciers and Fjords of the Chilean coast in March '24

[MarciAnn]

Has anyone done this 15 day cruise or one similar to it?  Would lover to see the Chilean Fjords but I am clueless about the itinerary. Thanks in advance

[Trailcreek]

This is a cruise I booked three years ago but because of COVID it was cancelled. I finally found a cruise that just does the Chilean fjords on Seabourn’s new expedition ship leaving from Buenos Aires to Santiago which is what we wanted so we booked it. Everything I have read says it is amazing and the scenery is spectacular. But we have not done it so hopefully someone will give us more information. 

[PSahoy]

It’s an amazing itinerary spectacular scenery, weather can be sporadic (bring layers!) some of the excursions are almost other worldly great lectures and nature guides.

[MarciAnn]

PSAhoy, Have you done this itinerary?  If so, can you tell me how rough the seas were?  Anything else we should know?

[kej1]

We went through the Chilean fjords when we went to Antarctica and South Georgia in 2017 on Quest.  ( Santiago to BA).  They were beautiful but it was cold.  Highly recommend but as said before bring layers.

[PSahoy]

Seas were not that rough but there were chilly/rainy days. We did miss one day of scenic cruising through a fjord b/c of weather …

[whogo]

I have cruised between San Antonio Chile and Buenos Aires on Quest and on Holland America's Veendam. We viewed the glaciers and had port stops in Punta Arenas and Ushuaia. Great scenery, great cruises. The cruise from Ushuaia to San Antonio on Pursuit would be something different, no idea what happens in Yendegaia or Garibaldi Fjord, for instance.

 

Sunday, March 10     Buenos Aires, Argentine        
Monday, March 11     Flight to Ushuaia.         
Monday, March 11     Cruise begins in Ushuaia, Argentina         5:00pm
Monday, March 11     Port Williams, Chile     6:30pm     7:30pm
Tuesday, March 12     Yendegaia, Chile     6:00am     3:00pm
Wednesday, March 13     Garibaldi Fjord, Chile     6:00am     2:30pm
Thursday, March 14     Tierra del Fuego, Chile (Karukinka Park, Chile)     11:00am     4:00pm
Thursday, March 14     Punta Arenas, Chile     9:30pm     
Friday, March 15     Punta Arenas, Chile         8:00pm
Saturday, March 16     Strait of Magellan (Cruising)         
Sunday, March 17     Chilean Fjords (Cruising)         
Monday, March 18     PIO X Glacier, Chile (Cruising)         
Tuesday, March 19     Chilean Fjords (Cruising)         
Tuesday, March 19     Caleta Tortel, Chile     3:30pm     10:30pm
Wednesday, March 20     At Sea         
Thursday, March 21     At Sea         
Friday, March 22     Castro, Chile     7:00am     9:00pm
Saturday, March 23     Puerto Montt, Chile     7:00am     2:30pm
Sunday, March 24     At Sea         
Monday, March 25     San Antonio, Chile     8:00am    

[MBP&O2/O]

Santos to Santiago ... like the proverbial mill pond.

[fuzzycat1]

On 7/15/2023 at 3:24 PM, kej1 said:

We went through the Chilean fjords when we went to Antarctica and South Georgia in 2017 on Quest.  ( Santiago to BA).  They were beautiful but it was cold.  Highly recommend but as said before bring layers.

What time of year did you go? We are going in March 2024 to the Chilean Fjords, and I was wondering about the weather and what kind of gear to pack. 

[kej1]

We were on the holiday cruise from Santiago to Antarctica to BA.  (Dec 2017-Jan 2018)  I believe we were in the Chilean fjords in late December.  It was cold but we had great scenery.  Since we were on our way to Antarctica we had long underwear, multiple layers and the Seabourn supplied parka and jacket.  But we could view from our room, from the observation lounge on quest or outside.  We only needed the layers if we were viewing outside and we often ate lunch on the patio grill under the heaters with a blanket so we were fine.  

[markandjie]

We did the holiday cruise in 2015-16 and loved it. The Chilean fjords were amazing and we loved the (expensive) excursion to Torres del Paine. I will say that along the southern coast we experienced the roughest waters I've ever been in... Something like 7 meter beam seas. Very few folks out and about and multiple staff said it was the first time they'd ever been seasick. Quietest I've ever seen the MDR!

 

 

 

Edited February 14 by markandjie
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