Ocean Endeavour (Quark Expeditions) Review
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drlorimom
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Jan 2018
If you plan to visit Antarctica, be aware that no matter which ship you take, YOU MAY GET STUCK IN ICE and NO ONE will be coming to rescue you unless there is a dire emergency…in which case you might be airlifted by helicopter. We encountered ice that neither our ship (with reinforced hull) nor an icebreaker could have handled, and spent ~9 days in the area waiting for wind to move the ice so that the ship could leave the Weddell Sea.
I was on the Quark Ocean Endeavor’s very disappointing 20-day expedition, “Antarctica East & West: The Peninsula in Depth” Jan. 24- Feb. 13, 2018. What was delivered, in terms of locations visited, only remotely reflected what was marketed & sold (at high cost!).
On Day 1 passengers met Quark in Buenos Aires, spent a night in hotel, and flew to Ushuaia for embarkation. This part was efficiently run and there was excitement in the air as we passengers met one another and anticipated great times ahead. There was some time to explore the small town on this day; and upon return after the cruise 19 days later we could explore beautiful Patagonia as part of a tour.
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Cabin twin porthole?
This cabin was chosen for its low, central location (to minimize rocking while passing through the Drake Passage). It cabin was adequate, clean, with porthole which the cabin steward closed each night or when waves were rough. There were significant issues with temperature regulation (very cold- mine was as low as 17C/63F the first time mechanic checked) and staff/crew did their best to address that problem; over days it was eventually satisfactorily resolved. The location of this particular cabin offered close access to the mud room, which proved very convenient in going to/from zodiac excursions.
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