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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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
** 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
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
*** 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