Our fifteenth cruise and it was awesome. This ship did have a few problems along the way regarding smells emanating near the aft of the ship but the ships company made a sterling effort to initially contain and then eliminate the odour. We sailed into ports such as Stanley (Falkland Islands) Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia, Punta Areanas as well as cruising the Beagle Channel. The waterfalls and glaziers were a picture to behold. We cruised the Strait of Magellan, the Chilean Fjords, the Patagonic Channels and our Captain made every effort for passengers to take in the sights. Marine life was also a feature with whales and dolphins reasonably close to the ship. Rounding Cape Horn was a bit lumpy but that was to be expected and we travelled it with ease. Further ports travelling North towards San Francisco included Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Valpariso (Chile) Coquimbo, Arica, Lima (Peru), Salaverry (Trujillo), Punta Arenas (Costa Rica), Puerto Guetzal (Guatemala)

Puerto Chiapas, Huatalco & Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) - a favourite destination of ours, then on to LA and San Francisco. I must add that the customs area at Los Angeles Cruise leaves much to be desired and put a dampener on our vacation. Three hours waiting in a queue on the wharf to disembark is not a good look and many were disgruntled. We did get over it but will try to never experience this port again, our second experience of getting the same treatment.

Let me give some insight to our cabin and on board ship experiences. All were fantastic with professional shows and staff that went out of their way to make our trip a memorable one.