I chose this cruise for the opportunity to pass Cape Horn and visit the Falkland Islands during the Southern Summer. I was very fortunate to enjoy lovely days at Port Stanley and up the coast of Argentina. The excursions I chose were quite expensive, but worthwhile; but it was frustrating to spend only one day at Puerto Madryn, with so many wildlife excursions to choose from, and then spend a day in Montevideo, which was uninteresting ( the Old Town was litter-bestrewn and semi-derelict ).

The flights from Britain are the longest direct ones BA offers; It is certainly worth up-grading if you can. On arrival at Santiago, I could not find a Princess representative, and had a 30-minute panic before one turned up.

The ship had little to commend it to a cultured Englishman such as I like to think I am! Apart from the Port lecturer, the only series of talks was about Murders; the history and geography of South America are fascinating, but neglected. I did not attend the evening entertainment and therefore cannot comment on it, and the weather was not conducive to activities on deck. Read more