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Specials to Antarctica/South America

September 4, 2008

Depart - December 03, 2008
ANTARCTICA & THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
18 Nights from $ 5550
SAVE UP TO 10% + FREE-$199 Air!**
European styles and avenues grander than those in Paris fill the city forever linked with Eva Perón. Two nights let you explore this cosmopolitan hub, a far cry from the reclusive Falkland Islands or the tranquillity of Antarctica. We’ll call on one of the peninsula’s scientific stations, where teams monitor wildlife and the effects of climate change. And follow where pioneer adventurers were destined to become heroes.
When booked as Cruise Package or Cruisetour, the following is included:
Pre-cruise Hotel: 2 nights Buenos Aires, Argentina
Post-cruise Hotel: 1 night Buenos Aires, Argentina
OPTIONAL VACATION EXTENSION: 4 nights IGUASSU FALLS & BUENOS AIRES (pre-cruise)
*At these ports you will be taken ashore by ship's or local tender.

Please click on this symbol to see shore excursions
Day   Port   Arrive   Depart
03 Dec 08    Depart North America
by air               
04 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arrive and transfer to hotel               
05 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Morning sightseeing)               
06 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Embark on mv DISCOVERY       11:00 pm        
07 Dec 08    Cruising the South Atlantic
           
08 Dec 08    Cruising the South Atlantic
           
09 Dec 08    Cruising the South Atlantic
           
10 Dec 08    West Point, Falkland Islands *
9:00 am    6:00 pm        
11 Dec 08    Port Stanley, Falkland Islands *
8:00 am    5:00 pm        
12 Dec 08    Cruise the Drake Passage
           
13 Dec 08    Arctowski Station, King George Island, Antarctica *South Shetland Islands
           
14 Dec 08    Antarctic Sound, Antarctica
Hope Bay *
Gerlache Strait               
15 Dec 08    Paradise Harbor, Antarctica *
Lemaire Channel               
16 Dec 08    Half Moon Island, Antarctica *
           
17 Dec 08    Cruise Cape Horn
           
18 Dec 08    Ushuaia, Argentina
8:00 am    Overnight        
19 Dec 08    Ushuaia, Argentina
Disembark and fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Transfer to hotel               
20 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Transfer to airport for overnight flight home               
21 Dec 08    Arrive North America
         

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Air add-on Code   Economy
Atlanta
FREE
Baltimore
FREE
Boston
FREE
Charlotte
99
Chicago
FREE
Cleveland
99
Dallas
FREE
Detroit
99
Houston
99
Los Angeles
FREE
Miami
FREE
Minneapolis/St. Paul
99
New York
FREE
Orlando
FREE
Philadelphia
FREE
Phoenix
99
San Antonio
99
San Diego
99
San Francisco
99
Seattle
99
St Louis
99
Tampa
FREE
Toronto
FREE
Vancouver
199
Washington D.C.
FREE


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Depart - December 16, 2008
ANTARCTICA, CHILE & PATAGONIA
17 Nights from $ 5595


SAVE UP TO 10% + FREE AIR from 8** gateways!
Celebrate a Christmas like no other riding a Zodiac inflatable across the glassy waters of Paradise Bay. Prefaced by last-minute shopping in Buenos Aires and a frontier-town farewell as you slip out of Ushuaia on the fringes of Tierra del Fuego, you’ll point your compass to Antarctica and its wildlife. Rounding the Horn, our festive cruise wraps up amid the peaks and plains of Patagonia.
When booked as Cruise Package or Cruisetour, the following is included:
Pre-cruise Hotel: 2 nights Buenos Aires, Argentina
Post-cruise Hotel: 3 nights Santiago, Chile
OPTIONAL VACATION EXTENSION: 4 nights IGUASSU FALLS & BUENOS AIRES (pre-cruise)
*Ship’s or local tenders, or inflatable craft will be used for landings and sightseeing.
Please click on this symbol to see shore excursions
Day   Port   Arrive   Depart
16 Dec 08    Depart North America by air
           
17 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arrive and transfer to hotel               
18 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Morning sightseeing)               
19 Dec 08    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Transfer to airport for flight to                
   Ushuaia, Argentina
Embark on mv DISCOVERY       5:00 pm        
20 Dec 08    Cruise the Drake Passage
           
21 Dec 08    Deception Island, Antarctica
           
   Triangle Point, Antarctica
           
   Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands
           
22 Dec 08    Arctowski Station, King George Island, Antarctica *
South Shetland Islands               
23 Dec 08    Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands *
           
24 Dec 08    Antarctic Sound, Antarctica
           
   Hope Bay, Antarctica
           
   Gerlache Strait, Antarctica *
           
25 Dec 08    Paradise Harbor, Antarctica *
Lemaire Channel
(Christmas Dinner on board)               
26 Dec 08    Half Moon Island, Antarctica *
           
27 Dec 08    Cruise Cape Horn
           
28 Dec 08    Cruise the Beagle Channel & Strait of Magellan
           
29 Dec 08    Punta Arenas, Chile
Disembark and fly to Santiago, Chile   7:00 am            
30 Dec 08    Santiago, Chile
(Morning sightseeing)               
31 Dec 08    Santiago, Chile
(Day at leisure)               
01 Jan 09    Santiago, Chile
Transfer to airport for overnight flight home               
02 Jan 09    Arrive North America
         

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Depart - December 16, 2008
ANTARCTICA, CHILE & PATAGONIA
17 Nights from $ 5595
SAVE UP TO 10% + FREE Air! - For more details please call us
Air add-on Code   Economy
Atlanta
FREE
Baltimore
645
Boston
FREE
Charlotte
595
Chicago
FREE
Cleveland
645
Dallas
595
Detroit
645
Houston
645
Los Angeles
FREE
Miami
FREE
Minneapolis/St. Paul
645
New York
FREE
Orlando
595
Philadelphia
645
Phoenix
645
San Antonio
645
San Diego
695
San Francisco
FREE
Seattle
695
St Louis
645
Tampa
595
Toronto
FREE
Vancouver
695
Washington D.C.
645


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Depart - January 10, 2009 or January 24, 2009
ANTARCTICA & CHILEAN FJORDS I
20 Nights from $ 5950

SAVE UP TO 10% + FREE AIR from 8*** gateways!
The contrasts of Hope Bay and Deception Island herald the beauty of Antarctica and echo with age-old tales of dogged whalers. Tucked between the village feel of Buenos Aires’ La Boca district and Santiago’s brazen skyscrapers are the towering granite peaks of Torres del Paine National Park, waters once tamed by giant clippers, and the Alpine chalets and charms of Chile’s Lake District.
When booked as Cruise Package or Cruisetour, the following is included:
Pre-cruise Hotel: 2 nights Buenos Aires, Argentina
Post-cruise Hotel: 2 nights Santiago, Chile
OPTIONAL VACATION EXTENSION: 4 nights IGUASSU FALLS & BUENOS AIRES (pre-cruise)
*Ship’s or local tenders, or inflatable craft will be used for landings and sightseeing.

Please click on this symbol to see shore excursions
Day   Port   Arrive   Depart
10 Jan 09    Depart North America by air
           
11 Jan 09    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arrive and transfer to hotel               
12 Jan 09    Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Morning sightseeing)               
13 Jan 09    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Transfer to airport for flight to               
   Ushuaia, Argentina
Embark on mv DISCOVERY       7:00 pm        
14 Jan 09    Cruise the Drake Passage
           
15 Jan 09    Deception Island, Antarctica
           
   King George Island, Antarctica *
South Shetland Islands               
16 Jan 09    Antarctic Sound, Antarctica
           
   Hope Bay, Antarctica *
           
   Gerlache Strait, Antarctica
           
17 Jan 09    Paradise Harbor, Antarctica *
LEMAIRE CHANNEL               
18 Jan 09    Half Moon Island, Antarctica *
           
19 Jan 09    Cruise Cape Horn & the Beagle Channel
           
20 Jan 09    Cruise Cape Horn & the Beagle Channel
           
21 Jan 09    Punta Arenas, Chile
7:00 am    6:00 pm        
22 Jan 09    Cruise the Strait of Magellan & Chilean Fjords
           
23 Jan 09    Cruise the Strait of Magellan & Chilean Fjords
           
24 Jan 09    Cruise the Strait of Magellan & Chilean Fjords
           
25 Jan 09    Puerto Montt, Chile
7:00 am    6:00 pm        
26 Jan 09    Cruising the South Pacific Ocean
           
27 Jan 09    Valparaiso, Chile
Disembark and transfer to Santiago, Chile
(Sightseeing en route to hotel)   8:00 am            
28 Jan 09    Santiago, Chile
(Day at leisure)               
29 Jan 09    Santiago, Chile
Transfer to airport for overnight flight home               
30 Jan 09    Arrive North America
         

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Depart - January 10, 2009
ANTARCTICA & CHILEAN FJORDS I
20 Nights from $ 5950
SAVE UP TO 10% + FREE Air! - For more details please call us
Air add-on Code   Economy
Atlanta
FREE
Baltimore
645
Boston
FREE
Charlotte
595
Chicago
FREE
Cleveland
645
Dallas
595
Detroit
645
Houston
645
Los Angeles
FREE
Miami
FREE
Minneapolis/St. Paul
645
New York
FREE
Orlando
595
Philadelphia
645
Phoenix
645
San Antonio
645
San Diego
695
San Francisco
FREE
Seattle
695
St Louis
645
Tampa
595
Toronto
FREE
Vancouver
695
Washington D.C.
645