by The Inside Cabin | Nov 23, 2018 | South America, Peru, Matarani, Arequipa
Day 5 – Nov 23- Maratina, Peru The port is very industrial and the nearest town – Maratina – is small with no tourist attractions. The ship offered a complimentary shuttle bus to a town called Mallena, about 30 minutes away. There wasn’t much there either and we...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 21, 2018 | South America, Peru, General San Martin (Pisco)
Day 3 – Pisco, Peru – Nov 21 Today we arrived at a desolate cruise port, General San Martin (Pisco). There is nothing near the cruise port and not many taxis, if any, are waiting nearby. You need to arrange any private transportation in advance. The ship offered...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 20, 2018 | South America, Peru, Callao (Lima)
Day 2, Nov 20 – Callao (Lima Peru) Room service breakfast was delivered promptly at 6 AM per our request the evening before. They offered warm milk as an option for your oatmeal or coffee – a nice touch. We did miss chocolate croissants, but they did offer a chocolate...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 19, 2018 | South America, Peru, Callao (Lima)
Nov 19th – Lima, Peru Seabourn Quest – Patagonia & Antarctica Exploration Today is the first day of our first Seabourn Cruise. This will be the 31 Day Patagonia/Antarctica adventure. Antarctica has been one of our dream destinations for some time and...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 10, 2018 | Fuerte Amador, 2018 Grand World Voyage, Panama, Panama Canal, Central America, South America
The New Locks As we have transited the canal on previous cruises we always heard a lot of talk about the new canal locks. The completion date regularly seemed to slip further and further into the future. Since our last visit to the canal, the new locks have been...
by The Inside Cabin | May 4, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, South America, Colombia, Cartagena
Today would be a short day in Cartagena, Columbia. We would arrive pier side at 7 am and the all aboard was 12:30. We didn’t sign up for any shore excursions but decided to explore something other than the typical tourist areas. As normal we started our day with a...
