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...
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...