Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 28, 2023 Author #326 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) The Fridtjof Nansen is a Hurtigruten expedition vessel named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen. She's currently stopped lowering tenders. How exciting would that be!! There's an Antarctic plunge outside in Seaview Pool with music and alcohol to purchase! Edited December 28, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 28, 2023 Author #327 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Port Lockroy is a bay forming a natural harbour on the north-western shore of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Antarctic base with the same name, situated on Goudier Island in this bay, includes the most southerly operational post office in the world. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OlsSalt Posted December 28, 2023 #329 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Reminder: port or starboard preference overall can depend on which way you are traveling - east to west, or west to east. BsAS to Santiago, or vice versa. In the really scenic areas or slow inner bay cruising during the Zaandam 2020 cruise, the captain did turn the ship around to give equal views to both sides. We had no regrets on the starboard side, but we were also going from west-Santiago to east BsAs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieCanberra Posted December 28, 2023 #330 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Oh I'm loving your posts @NorbertsNiece We sail in a month from BA, can't wait! Thanks so much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 28, 2023 Author #331 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) OMG. What a day! Palmer Station is a United States research station located on Anvers Island, the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other U.S. Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) of the National Science Foundation. The base is about as distant from the equator as Fairbanks, Alaska. http://www.palmerstation.com/index.html . . Edited December 28, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 28, 2023 Author #332 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) So. Just when I thought we were leaving, the 'Avior' from Palmer Station came out to see us..... on the port side 😉 pics from the balcony!! Much shouting and waving! Much more and webcams here : https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm Edited December 28, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 28, 2023 Author #333 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Seriously though. Port v Starboard...... get on board and walk around EVERYWHERE!! The sights vary from bow to aft, top deck to lower deck. Get out of the room!!! Just my opinion. Other opinions may vary. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellencruise Posted December 28, 2023 #334 Share Posted December 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, NorbertsNiece said: Seriously though. Port v Starboard...... get on board and walk around EVERYWHERE!! The sights vary from bow to aft, top deck to lower deck. Get out of the room!!! Just my opinion. Other opinions may vary. I agree, don’t stay in your room and or on balcony for pics. Go all over the ship! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquer Posted December 29, 2023 #335 Share Posted December 29, 2023 @NorbertsNieceWhat website or app are you using that shows the ship's track over many hours or days? The ones we have used in the past only showed the current position of ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrysburg Posted December 29, 2023 #336 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 1:28 PM, g-murd said: I'm on Feb 20 cruise. Unable to get any tour at Port Stanley. Please comment about availability of taxis, buses etc, at port. Thanks. I'm enjoying your posts. @g-murd The Stanley Tourist office is helpful and fast to reply by email--they sent the contact on 2 taxi companies, I don't know about buses. They also have a map of Stanley with businesses noted on their website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted December 29, 2023 #337 Share Posted December 29, 2023 2 hours ago, perrysburg said: @g-murd The Stanley Tourist office is helpful and fast to reply by email--they sent the contact on 2 taxi companies, I don't know about buses. They also have a map of Stanley with businesses noted on their website. Such good people living on the Falklands. We always like to leave a small donation at the lovely church,, since it clearly needs major brick restoration work done. They don't ask, but they do quietly have a display showing the critical need to get this work done. Hope others drop some coins or bills into the basket to help them out. And enjoy their home made cookies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 29, 2023 Author #338 Share Posted December 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Torquer said: @NorbertsNieceWhat website or app are you using that shows the ship's track over many hours or days? The ones we have used in the past only showed the current position of ships. Hi. It's Marine Traffic. I paid to get extra features this trip. Was really worth it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-murd Posted December 29, 2023 #339 Share Posted December 29, 2023 11 hours ago, perrysburg said: @g-murd The Stanley Tourist office is helpful and fast to reply by email--they sent the contact on 2 taxi companies, I don't know about buses. They also have a map of Stanley with businesses noted on their website. Thanks, Perrysburg, and all who replied, I secured a tour, just not what I wanted. Hopefully it will include some penquins!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 29, 2023 Author #340 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Day 14 from the Bellingshausen Sea which takes its name from Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen, who explored in the area in 1821. I wanted to show Oosterdam's position but it's not registering in the app very recently so I'm the big blue arrow! Almost heading due north. Can't show the whole continent from the app. We just visited a tiny bit of the peninsular on West Antarctica Here's the continent. We visited the very tip of Antarctic Peninsula Edited December 29, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 29, 2023 Author #341 Share Posted December 29, 2023 This is Graeme Ayres. Explorer extraordinaire, he lead the team of lecturers. He'll be disembarking early to go trekking in Patagonia before boarding Oosterdam with a new team of speakers in San Antonio. Do not miss his commentary. Really wish HAL would enable the talks to be recorded for playback in the cabin. They've only just put the 2nd Captain's Antarctic update up🤦♀️ 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrysburg Posted December 29, 2023 #342 Share Posted December 29, 2023 I love following your blog!! Questions: 1. Any special offers on laundry or anything to know about laundry? 2. Did you find a good use for magnetic hooks in your cabin? 3. Anything you wish you had packed but didn't? 4. How fancy is that camera which is taking the gorgeous photos? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted December 29, 2023 #343 Share Posted December 29, 2023 19 minutes ago, perrysburg said: Any special offers on laundry or anything to know about laundry? I have never seen a laundry special. We do by the bag; it was $35 on our TA in October. It is amazing what you can get in one bag: 2 long sleeve dress shirts, 2 short sleeve dress shirts,1 pair athletic shorts, 2 pair yoga pants, 4 pair jeans, 1 tshirt...12 pair socks and 12 undergarments folded in a basket. HAL does an excellent job with laundry! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted December 29, 2023 #344 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, perrysburg said: Questions: 1. Any special offers on laundry or anything to know about laundry? When we were in Antarctica on Veendam there were a few days (during the Antarctic portion) that laundry was not done due to water use restrictions. Edited December 29, 2023 by TiogaCruiser 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 29, 2023 Author #345 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, perrysburg said: I love following your blog!! Questions: 1. Any special offers on laundry or anything to know about laundry? 2. Did you find a good use for magnetic hooks in your cabin? 3. Anything you wish you had packed but didn't? 4. How fancy is that camera which is taking the gorgeous photos? Thanks in advance! 1. In the cupboard under the safe is a hanger on which is attached a small bag : 2. Magnets are terrific for hanging maps, itineraries, the daily, letters etc. We have hooks too for scarves etc 3. Geoff says the ice scraper he uses on the car for the balcony windows 4. This is my camera phone.... Samsung Galaxy S22 Fabulous scenery helps. None of my pics have been filtered 🙂 Edited December 29, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 30, 2023 #346 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, NorbertsNiece said: Hi. It's Marine Traffic. I paid to get extra features this trip. Was really worth it! Thank you for sharing your cruise , photos and observations with us . Our last trip to Antarctica and the Falklands was on the Zuiderdam during Christmas and NYE . You can see our photo review here . We are scheduled to go there again on January , this time on the NCL Star From BA to BA and have started a thread there already Lastly , but more to the topic of tracking apps. , have you tried Cruisemapper ? It tracks and shows the itineraries of many ships and has enabled us to track the Star going to Antarctica now and the Oosterdam leaving . You passed each other last night . Enjoy Ushuaia , the Star was just there for 2 days and an overnight . If you haven't booked a tour there we would recommend the 4 hour harbor tour there . Thanks again and enjoy your cruise . 😊🙂 Edited December 30, 2023 by scubacruiserx2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 30, 2023 Author #347 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Day 15 at sea Drake Passage and Cape Horn Good morning and thanks for following!! You're still here!! . Our ship isn't labelled..... have drawn a pale blue line to us, the blue arrow pointing north Edited December 30, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 30, 2023 Author #348 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Currently waiting for the 'Ask the Captain' session. Yesterday we were very privileged to have spent the best part of an hour with Cynthia, the Guest Services Manager. She fielded many questions and I'll share all the interesting info received. Cynthia, if you're reading this, muchas gracias por tu tiempo, fue muy apreciado. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 30, 2023 Author #349 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) I've a lot of catching up to do. The day before yesterday we sailed away from mainland Antarctica. After dinner we went up to the Antarctica Hub to grab some images of charts and pics they had on display. This was a fortuitous opportunity as the display was gone yesterday..... and there were icebergs still outside! The sun set ish.. . Edited December 30, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted December 30, 2023 Author #350 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Current situation : the pilots have boarded Edited December 30, 2023 by NorbertsNiece 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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