First of all, I should note that at about $850 (base price) per person for a 12-night cruise, even with an inside cabin, the price is low enough that one should be ready for all of the extra charges, though paying extra for soft drinks, not just liquor, and for some food items outside of regular food times, gradually wore on us. We laughed about the advisories against bringing any hard liquor on board (even the duty free shop on board was only for taking items after the end of the cruise); several people did in fact bring their own booze on board. We did avoid the Internet cafe, as the rates were so astronomical, and we heard that users were complaining about using several of those expensive minutes just waiting to get logged on. We also avoided the extra costs of the shore excursions, as many were much higher priced than those one could get on their own (also, we had the option of deciding not to go at all if the weather was bad). That was no biggie, however. We were, however, a bit miffed that Princess gave us virtually no info about getting from Valparaiso (our disembarkation port) to Santiago. The brochure mentioned just taxis and their own packages (which got one to either the airport or one central downtown hotel and did not go to individual hotels). Only on our own did we find out about shared-van services to Santiago. There was also a bus service from the bus depot near the port terminal, though taxis refused to take us (too low of a charge for them). On the plus side, the food was pretty good. Nothing to write home about, but the only actually bad food I had was bacon in the buffet line (got sick). Too bad that the requirements of bulk purchasing and distribution meant that we had none of the great regional seafood on board (e.g., bass was from the North Sea, lamb was from New Zealand though Patagonia has excellent lamb). Regarding on-board entertainment, I thought the quality was not great, but my wife enjoyed it. There was one lecturer-- gave talks about expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic-- who was excellent (his attempt at a series of comedy routines with his wife was less successful). My wife used the exercise room and spa. Her only complaint was that one of the lecturers, talking about food and nutrition, told everyone that vitamins were unnecessary and that one should not believe the American Medical Association and FDA (there should have been a notation that this was an individual, alternate viewpoint; the person's professional qualifications to tell people to dispense with vitamins were not specified). Would we go back? Yes! The ship was very nice. Our indoor cabin was very small, but we expected that. The nightclub/lounge was good for viewing sunsets. In the future, the Star Princess will start these cruises at Rio, rather than Buenos Aires, making the cruise longer by a couple of days, and with more days at sea (one less port of all).