Its the only way to see the Chilean coast inlets and scenery short of having your own boat. There are no roads or habitation in most of the areas we visited. Excursions by zodiac to see wildlife and glaciers were amazing. The ship was small by cruise ship standards but was therefore able to sail in confined fiords and through narrow passes.
The food and service was excellent. Nothing was too ...
We did enjoy the ship,how ever thought it lacked the wow factor. We enjoyed the QE last year much more.
The ship seemed a bit higgle de piglle with stairs all over the place.
Service was ok , but only ok over all. We have had better on other ships and on ships with less star ratings.
Ships Captain and Officers might have been on another planet,for what we saw / heard of them.
When ...
Boarding at Valparaiso went well.
Our cabin was great, and we were on G deck, the lowest passenger deck. The cabin was very clean, and certainly larger than what we have had with other cruise lines at a similar level. What was good that our suitcases slipped under the bed, which we have not been able to do with some cruise lines.
Our cabin steward Johnny was first class. Cabin was left ...
Mariner - Chilean Fjords November 10, 2003 6 Nights - Valparaiso (for Santiago) to Ushuaia
Olivia and I arrived at the Valparaiso port around 3:00 pm after our lunch in Vina Del Mar. Earlier in the day, we spotted the Mariner in the Valparaiso port area during our tour from Santiago to Valparaiso. When I first caught a glimpse, all I could say is "It's Huge". I was immediately impressed by its ...