What better way to celebrate a "big birthday" than pushing the boat out on a cruise to new destinations on a favourite cruise line? The Infinity round trip from Buenos Aires down to Cape Horn and beyond with visits to Patagonia, the Falklands and Montevideo with some days to explore BA and the Iguazu Falls more than fitted the bill.

The Hotel Intercontinental in BA is central and used by the cruise companies and airlines for their staff. Elegant, old-fashioned personal service and with sparkling wine at breakfast. We were well pleased.

We had been warned by Celebrity that boarding could be a challenge as MSC, Princess and Fred Olsen also had boats turning around - so it proved:the bag drop was chaotic as the local authority was overwhelmed. Some unofficial queue marshalling by off duty Celebrity staff and strident cruisers at least separated people into queues that were for their boat. Once in the hands of Celebrity we were able to get processed quickly - the online check in hadn't been the easiest but it saved a lot of time. Read more