by The Inside Cabin | Jan 19, 2020 | South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2020 Grand World Voyage
Day 16 Rio de Janeiro – Day 1 It was much lighter at 5 AM than I expected when my phone started playing its musical tones waking me from a sound sleep. For a moment, I forgot why I had set my alarm, then remembered that we were sailing into Rio de Janiero and could...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 16, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Brazil, Recife
Day 13 Recife, Brazil The sound of a nearby motorboat caught my attention early this morning as I was enjoying my coffee. I stepped out on the verandah to spot the Recife pilot boat maneuvering close aboard on the starboard side. It only took a few seconds...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 13, 2020 | Icoaraci (Belem), 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Brazil
Day 10 Belém After a long transit down the mouth of the Amazon River early this morning we anchored off the city of Icoaraci, which is about 10 miles north of Belem. This is as close as we can get to Belem due to the depth of the Amazon River. The ship...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 11, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Devils Island (Ile Royale), French Guiana
DEVILS ISLAND We first spotted “Devils Island”, which actually consists of the 3 islands known as the Salvation Islands, around 10 AM. The three islands are Ile Royale, the largest and where we will land, Ile Saint Joseph and Devil’s Island itself, which is off...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 25, 2018 | South America, Chile, Iquique
Day 7, Iquique, Chile – Nov 25 Another beautiful day. Our weather on this cruise has been wonderful with every port being blessed with blue skies and mild temperatures. Seabourn Quest provides umbrellas in our suite as well as by the gangway, but we haven’t had...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 24, 2018 | South America, Chile, Arica
Nov 24 – Arica, Chile Our first port in Chile is Arica, which is one of the northern most cities in Chile, located only 11 miles south of Peru. Arica is the capital of the Arica Province and the Parinacota region. We moored at 9AM in a container port, which prohibits...
