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Doesn't look like the first two actually go to Antarctica. How much time does the last one spend there if you are starting all the up in B.A.?

Above is correct. Feel free to look on google Maps to see for yourself the distance

I think some of the info in @WatchHill's post may be out of date. You can go from B to C "airside" and continue to E. And the Delta bus from A to E is also Airside. There is a curbside bus that also goes to the MBTA and Rental Car office which is "landside", but that is not what the OP is asking about here. One can also walk from terminal to terminal thru the Central Parking Garage in about 15 minutes or less, door to door

Glad to help. Best cruise we've ever taken! We were there in February. Lots of bare patches then, most of the stops you would have had to travel beyond the marked perimeters the SS staff set up to even make a snowball. I would expect December might have more snow since it is earlier in the summer there. Pics are of the steep snow area and of one of the other landings with bare ground. Be prepared for penguin poop to be everywhere

Based on the complaints about Viator on TripAdvisor's Support board (and TA owns Viator), I wouldn't recommend them as they seem to have minimal customer service if things go wrong. If cancellation policies *are* different with them than the actual provider then it may well be worth the upcharge and other risks if your plans may change. October in Salem is a zoo. I'd book anything for that area ASAP to make sure you aren't locked out, and make sure you have transportation to there lined up or included in your tour

Good questions, we had the same before our Silverseas Antarctic cruise a few years ago (note my avatar). You need those boots as you do get out of the zodiacs in ankle deep water. And they are fine for walking on the shores. My wife bought her own boots as she found a cheap but high quality pair in a Clearance sale for less than the rental was going to cost. She did the same with water pants. I rented both. The boots are flexible enough that walking for 30-60 minutes wasn't uncomfortable. We wore a few layers of socks for warmth, that also kept our feet from slipping around and being a blister issue. The "hardest" hikes were one onto snow (technically a glacier, I guess) which was steep, and poles made that much easier, and Deception Island, where you walked 20-30 minutes up the side of the Caldera (and back).

You might want to double check on Flyertalk or TripAdvisor as they know more about airports and airlines there in general than we do here, but I've read on TA about the bus from A to E. If you don't have to pickup your luggage, that would save you the security line at E

How sure are you that Vermont was included? Because that would be a VERY long bus ride to get that train ride. I'd do the Wiscasset train option in Alna. Now *that's* an hour ride from Portland

Expect temps around freezing with the usual breezes you get while on the deck of a cruiseship. If that means your LL Bean coat, then so be it! Bring a fleece or two, too. Better to be overprepared than under! You certainly don't want to go inside and miss some of the experience again.

I am not familiar with that ticket seller. If you have one PNR for your entire trip and you can see the entire trip as one record at Delta.com then you will be fine for baggage

Those are great hotels for getting to the ship. Lousy for touring Boston, although the MBTA Silver Line does come pretty close. Decide which is more important to you: Near the ship or near the attractions

It's at least 2 1/2 hours to get from Portland, Maine, to anywhere in Vermont. I can't see any excursion in Vermont being less than 75% on a bus getting to and from the activity

Probably not, but depends on if you bought this ticket from the airline or from some ticket seller

That's an option, but the train to Boston also stops really near lots of hotels. Amtrack stops in Back Bay and there are at least a dozen hotels within a 10 minute walk, and ends at South Station and there are another half dozen hotels a short walk away. Both locations are good for visitors Then on cruise day you can uber to the port or take public transit if you want to give it a shot. It's a pretty easy trip

Ah yes, the "no one goes there anymore, it's too crowded" argument. Slush sucks. I'd never recommend pulling luggage in slush. Slush season is the worst season in NYC. Rain is fine you can see rain and the puddles. Snow is fine because you don't get very wet and it's pretty in the city. But slush, which you usually get after a couple inches of snow is the worst

Completely understand. Daytime I have no issues in that area and have been there many times. But leaving an attractive target isn't a great idea. Lots of other good tradeoffs between price and safety and convenience. Feel free to ask in this forum or others about areas before you make decisions like this. You'll find the locals (and I lived in Boston 50+ years before my recent relocation) here eager to help advise.

Cool. They will either stop wondering when they see the replies or they won't but you bringing it up again and again using different wording isn't going to help them (or you, obviously). Your "history" doesn't mean anything compared to mine as mine is recent and you haven't been to these places. And with that, I'm leaving this part of the conversation.

2 very recent threads on this subject. Use the collected wisdom out there!

2 very recent threads here on this subject:

Considering NO one is agreeing with your 'sketchy' theory it seems to me that it's time for you to move ahead with your thinking. Most social media is garbage. And it is destroying our minds as we trust these "friends" we never would be in touch with if not for Facebook instead of actually doing a bit of research ourselves and using critical theory. If you are the one person who can identify fact from fictions on social media then you are truly a special individual. Do the research yourself. Look at the stats. And then listen to the folks who have boots on the ground there. I've only recently moved from the Northeast to SoCal, and we spent at least 2 weeks in NYC every year for the past 30 years, mostly on the west side and I've walked those streets every year of the past 20+ years. They are quiet, they are full of warehouses and light industry (UPS, Storage Facilities, etc) but they have never been seedy, unless seedy means "not glitzy and full of shops and restaurants" and they have never felt sketchy to either of us.

I wouldn't have recommended leaving a car at that location if it had anything inside that looked valuable or if the car was a desirable one. I'm glad it worked out for you but that's not one of the safest parts of the city

Don't believe things you hear from slanted sources, especially Facebook and other social media sites. Ask people who live or have visited those locations or check trustworthy statistics. All these "seedy" and "sketchy" and "terrible" comments just show a consistent lack of real research and a failure to accept replies to the contrary

With just carryon/pull bags it's a nice walk if it is a sunny day. We love to walk in NYC and that distance is nothing to us (Battery Park to Central Park is one of our faves, but not with luggage). With big bags it might not be great as there are some rough sidewalks you will be bumping over

True. It is *likely* to be cold, not guaranteed. But definitely cold for a non-cold weather destination cruise

Looking forward to the reviews!