Antarctica & Chilean Fjords Cruise

Day 1 - Buenos Aires

Arrive: Tue 25 February 2025

Founded in 1536, Buenos Aires was administered by a Spanish viceroy for nearly three centuries before winning its independence in 1816. A sleepy port town for most of that time, it wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that the city finally emerged as an important shipping center. Today, Argentina's democratically elected government has made it South America's safest (and most expensive) country. This cosmopolitan city is characterized by broad boulevards with huge shade trees, beautiful residential districts, plazas containing monuments and fountains, interspersed with 20th-century high-rise buildings. It is a truly great walking city.

Day 2 - Buenos Aires

Depart: Wed 26 February 2025

Founded in 1536, Buenos Aires was administered by a Spanish viceroy for nearly three centuries before winning its independence in 1816. A sleepy port town for most of that time, it wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that the city finally emerged as an important shipping center. Today, Argentina's democratically elected government has made it South America's safest (and most expensive) country. This cosmopolitan city is characterized by broad boulevards with huge shade trees, beautiful residential districts, plazas containing monuments and fountains, interspersed with 20th-century high-rise buildings. It is a truly great walking city.

Day 2 - Bue Jorge Newbery Airfield

Day 2 - Ushuaia, Argentina

Arrive: Wed 26 February 2025 / Depart: Wed 26 February 2025 at 17:00

The southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia is the capital of Argentine Tierra del Fuego and an important naval base boasting a strategic as well as a picturesque location on the shores of Ushuaia Bay and the Beagle Channel. This rustic coastal town is set among waterfalls, glaciers, snow-clad mountains and beech forests, and the nutrient-rich local waters abound with marine life. Though the houses here are painted warm, pastel colors, the weather is chilly year-round and winter sports such as downhill and cross-country skiing and skating are popular. Ushuaia's principal industries are raising sheep, logging, fishing and trapping. It became a boomtown with 30,000 residents in the late 1980's when the government sought to increase Argentina's presence near Antarctica by giving tax breaks to citizens who settled here.

Day 3 - At Sea

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - Antarctic Experience

Day 6 - Antarctic Experience

Day 7 - Antarctic Experience

Day 8 - Antarctic Experience

Day 9 - Antarctic Experience

Day 10 - At Sea

Day 11 - Garibaldi Fjord & Glacier, Chile

Arrive: Fri 07 March 2025 at 09:00 / Depart: Fri 07 March 2025 at 13:00

Day 12 - Punta Arenas, Chile

Arrive: Sat 08 March 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Sat 08 March 2025 at 17:00

Red roofs and smoking chimneys decorate the gently sloping hillsides of Punta Arenas (Sandy Point), the bustling center of one of the world's largest sheep farming areas. This pleasant community welcomes you with attractive parks and delightful Victorian architecture.

Day 13 - Strait of Magellan

Day 13 - Scenic Cruising Smyth Channel

Day 14 - Fjord Of The Mountains, Chile

Day 15 - Pio XI Glacier

Arrive: Tue 11 March 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Tue 11 March 2025 at 14:00

Day 15 - Cruising Messier Channel

Day 16 - Jorge Montt Glacier

Day 17 - Caleta Tortel, Chile

Day 18 - Cruising Boca Del Guafo

Day 19 - Castro, Chiloe Island

Arrive: Sat 15 March 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 15 March 2025 at 22:00

The towns are largely built of abundant local woods, and many houses are elaborately shingled in intricate designs. Even the cathedral is a beautiful, vaulted structure crafted of local hardwoods. The forest and the sea are the source of livelihood and much more in this rustic outpost.

Day 20 - Puerto Montt

Arrive: Sun 16 March 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Sun 16 March 2025 at 14:30

The lake country of southern Chile seems to be altogether another world from the deserts of the north. The Lake District is graced with spectacular scenery, including the magnificent snowcapped volcanic cone, Mt. Osorno. Puerto Montt serves as the principal port for this region and as a gateway for cruises southward into Chile's fjords.

Day 21 - At Sea

Day 22 - San Antonio, Chile

Arrive: Tue 18 March 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Tue 18 March 2025

This large, modern port serves Chile’s capital, Santiago, a city with Spanish colonial charm and a vivacious spirit. Encircled by the Andes and the Coastal Range, Santiago is centered around the Plaza de Armas, with several of the city’s landmarks: the 18th-century Metropolitan Cathedral the Palacio de la Real Audencia from 1808, the City Hall and the National Museum of History. North of San Antonio lie the picturesque old port and university town of Valparaíso and the colorful seaside resort of Viña del Mar. In between the coast and the capital are valleys filled with some of Chile’s most famous wineries, all inviting you to come and taste.