March 4th, 2024 Buenos Aires Today is the day that we board the Sapphire Princess. After uneventful, but delayed flights to Buenos Aires we arrived here on a bright and sunny Monday morning. Immigration was quick and efficient, they must be used...
Buenos Aires March 5th, 2024 We woke up to see the MSC Lyrica outside our window. When we had looked outside during the evening, a container ship was being loaded. She must have slipped away quietly during the night and her bright white...
Montevideo, Uruguay March 6th, 2024 Uruguay today. A whole new country for us. Very exciting. We had booked a private tour, and as soon as the ship had docked and it was safe to go ashore, we headed down the gangway onto the pier. There is no...
At Sea March 7th, 2024 Finally a sea day! The first order of business was to find the launderette, or laundromat as it is called on this ship. Luckily there is one on the same deck as our cabin, but it is right at the back of the ship. I...
Puerto Madryn, Argentina March 8th, 2024 Penguins today! We decided to take the ship’s tour to the Valdes peninsular. Not only would we get to see penguins, but there are also sea lions and elephant seals, so it had the promise of a good day of...
At Sea March 9th, 2024 I was still disappointed about the penguins, but hopefully we will see them tomorrow. We really haven’t found the perfect lounge to sit in during the day, but Skywalkers night club works out well. I love the décor. Even...
Stanley, Falklands Islands March 10th, 2024 We had an extremely rough and bumpy night, and I did not think that things were looking good for the tenders ashore. 25 minutes trying to get to the dock in rough seas didn’t seem to be on the cards....
Cruising Cape Horn March 11th 2024 The weather had deteriorated overnight, and the ship was pitching and rolling again. We had been looking forward to our scenic cruising around Cape Horn today. This is our third cruise to this part of the...
Ushuaia, Argentina March 12th. 2024 My hair remains the same, but my eye seems to be on the mend. I am soaking my eye, and resisting taking my nail scissors to my hair to even it up, mindful that I will make things worse. We woke up to the...
Punta Arenas, Chile March 13th, 2024 Much to my dismay, my eye is still not back to normal. It is healing, and I don’t think a visit to the medical center is necessary, but it is still very frustrating. I hate it when there are distractions when...
Still in Punta Arenas, Chile March 14th, 2024 Well despite the captain saying we would leave Punta Arenas at 7:00 we were still at anchor when I woke up and peered out of the window. At 9:00 the captain announced that the weather was still bad...
Chilean Fjords March 15th, 2024 We spent a blissful day sailing through the Chilean Fjords. Even with our obstructed view cabin we could see the a bit of the mountains outside. Unfortunately the cloud cover was low and we didn’t get to see the...
At Sea March 16th, 2024 We should be in Puerto Montt looking at volcanoes today, but instead we are sailing on a relatively smooth Pacific Ocean heading north to San Antonio, Chile. My eye is definitely on the mend thank goodness. No need to...
At Sea March 17th, 2024 We woke up to the Pacific Ocean looking totally calm. It is hard to imagine the storms we had been experiencing a few days ago. The ship is decorated for St Patrick’s day. I mean really decorated, and there are may...
San Antonio, Chile March 18th, 2024 Today is end of the first segment of this cruise. About half of the passengers are disembarking but they will soon all be replaced, and then some. The ship will be sailing at capacity. Disembarkation seemed to...
Coquimbo, Chile March 19th, 2024 Back to back ports again, and our last port in Chile. When I went to download the photos Brian had taken today with his camera, I discovered that there were no photos from today on the disk. I had seen him take a...
At Sea March 20th, 2024 The ocean is totally calm and there is no motion on board Sapphire Princess. Quite a difference from a few days ago. Personally I prefer rougher weather, but I am really happy with any weather just as long as I am at sea....
At Sea March 21st, 2024 Packing again! This time just for a 2 day trip. However we are going to experience different kinds of weather – hot and in the 80s, cold and in the 50s, rainy, windy, you name it. At least there won’t be any snow. It was...
Cusco March 22nd, 2024 The ship docked in the port of Pisco at 5:30 AM, and at 6:15 we met with the rest of our tour group in the Explorers Lounge, handed over our carry on luggage, and headed ashore to our waiting coaches. We had the 5 and a...
Machu Picchu March 23rd, 2024 It was dark when we arrived at the hotel, but when we got up we were able to see what a lovely view we had outside our window. We went to the dining room for breakfast and had a wonderful buffet breakfast, which...
Cusco March 24th, 2024 We had another early start. No chance of trying out the hot tub, wandering through the gardens, or sitting on a bench by the river. By 7:00 we had to place our bags in the corridor so they could be taken to the airport. I...
At Sea March 25th, 2024 It was a beautiful calm morning, gone are the rough seas of the Atlantic. Now we have the very calm Pacific. It hardly feels like we are on a ship at all unless you go out on deck or look out of a window. This morning...
At Sea Crossing the Equator March 26th, 2024 We should have been in Ecuador today, but instead we are at sea, heading towards Costa Rica. It was another calm sunny day, perfect for doing absolutely nothing. There were many great looking...