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  1. Keep in mind that there are substantial luggage limitations for the charter flight from Buenos Aires to/from Ushuaia. Boots are big and take up a lot of that precious space. Most of the people I have heard about who bring their own boots do so for orthopedic reasons. My wife has wide calves and consulted Seabourn about whether to bring her own boots. They told her not to and they were right. When she could not get her calves into the boots they made a small slit at the top that took care of the issue. I was impressed, since they essentially had to throw the boots out after the cruise since they had been cut into and were willing to do so. I found the supplied boots quite comfortable. Are you concerned about an orthopedic issue?
  2. It depends on your definition of hiking but you will at most walk a mile or so at most landings. It can be less. The things to see tend to cluster at and within a short walk of the water. And the boots, while comfortable, aren’t really made for long walks. You land on the Antarctic peninsular for the sensory experience (sight, sound, smell), not for aerobics. Standing next to a penguin and watching it is a lot more fun than walking by it. If what you want is to truly stretch your legs I believe there are boutique lines that will better serve you than Seabourn will.
  3. If you are interested in the kayaking I would book it in advance. I waited until I boarded the Venture and was lucky to get one of the last remaining slots. I thoroughly enjoyed the kayaking and felt it was worth every penny.
  4. I fully agree with MEFlowa. If shopping is your thing, check out authentic shops on land and get a bit of the culture with your shopping experience. Some pre-cruise googling can help locate authentic shops that are often within walking distance of the pier.
  5. I have traveled extensively to the UK. It would be hard to imagine not spending any time in London on my first trip to England, Edinburgh on my first trip to Scotland, Dublin on my first trip to Ireland, or Belfast on my first trip to Northern Ireland. They are all amazing. The good news is that each of these cities have wonderful day trips to smaller towns or rural areas so you can get the best of both worlds. Next month my wife and I have an expedition cruise coming up that spends its time going around the lesser traveled outer Scottish islands. But I would not do that as my first UK cruise.
  6. If you have booked air through Seabourn and have a night flight Seabourn will take you out to a nice restaurant for dinner and return you to EZE at about 5:00pm.
  7. My suggestion would be turn a problem into an opportunity by booking a car/tour guide for the day. Load the luggage in the car, enjoy a tour of Rome, have a nice authentic lunch in the city, and get dropped off for embarkation in the afternoon.
  8. We were in a similar situation this past summer. United had moved our flight up to 11:45am. Everything went like clockwork and we made it with time to spare. I am sure you realize that not everything always goes like clockwork. The biggest problems are if the ship gets delayed in docking which can and does happen and the check in line at the airport - especially if your daughter is in economy. We were in business class and the line was much shorter. We let Oceania know about the early flight time and they let us disembark in the first group. We left the ship at about 8:15am and our bags were available. We had booked transfers with Oceania and the bus left about 8:40am. If you can be one of the first off the ship a taxi or private company will probably save you time. Yes, it is about a 30 minute ride to the Barcelona airport. We got there about 9:15am. It took us about 30 minutes to check in but again we were in business class. I don’t know what the wait time would have been if we were in the main cabin. Barcelona has a fast pass security lane and there was virtually no waiting. I don’t know what the wait would have been through regular security. I believe that anyone can buy a pass through the fast pass lane and your daughter should probably do that. We got to the gate at about 10:30am. Hope this helps. David
  9. Consider doing what many experienced cruisers do - have a nice leisurely lunch on shore (perhaps authentic Cuban in Little Cuba near the ship) and then a nice leisurely boarding between 1:00pm and 2:00pm. It sure beats waiting in a cruise terminal and then trying to get lunch at the same time everyone else is. Just a thought. David
  10. We were on the Venture in January. We had seven days on the south side of the Drake passage. Below is the number of landings/zodiac rides for each day: Day 1: One zodiac ride. It should be noted that under ordinary circumstances we might have been off the ship twice that day. But the ship spent time going further south than usual because we had the rare opportunity to see Emperor penguins. Day 2: One landing and one zodiac ride. Day 3: One landing. Day 4: Two landings. Day 5: Two zodiac rides. Day 6: One zodiac ride and the polar plunge. Day 7: Two landings. Don’t judge by the number of landings vs zodiacs. Some places were better seen by zodiac - especially those that had plentiful icebergs with lots of creatures on them. Traveling on a zodiac among and between icebergs is an amazing visual and emotional experience.
  11. For examples see: https://www.fodors.com/cruises/lines?active_tab=lines&styles=premium Premium Cruise Lines (icruise.com) https://www.farandwide.com/s/best-and-worst-cruise-line-rank-040222c2ca714bf8
  12. You are doing it again. You are saying that you can’t understand why anyone would have different reasons than you do for booking a cruise. I apologize for repeating myself, but again, how sad 😔
  13. So what you are saying is that you can’t understand why anyone would have different tastes in food (or maybe anything else) than you do. How sad for you😔
  14. That would be true if Oceania were a luxury line. But it isn’t. Oceania ads to the contrary, objective cruise reviewing sites list Oceania squarely in the premium category (i.e between mainstream and luxury). If you sail on luxury lines such as Seabourn, Silversea, and Crystal you will experience the difference.
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