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Unfortunately, cruise ships are presently bypassing New Caledonia, due to the ongoing unrest (riots). Pro-France Backès faces backlash over her New Caledonia partition statements | RNZ News We are currently booked on Noordam's 36-Day South Pacific Crossing for March 2026, which is scheduled to make a stop at Easo. It's almost 2 years away, so hopefully things quiet down by then.🤠

In the fall of 2018, we had a fantastic Transatlantic cruise on the Zuiderdam, which included stops in Iceland and Greenland. Our approach to Greenland included an interesting announcement by the Captain, which highlights the unpredictability of sailing in these waters! If you're interested, we did a review of the cruise. Review of Iceland starts at Post#74 and Greenland at Post#220.

We visited Puerto Chacabuco while on the Oosterdam in Nov-Dec, 2022. It is a tender port and their cruise terminal appeared to be fairly new and in a nice compact design. There was free shuttle bus to the downtown area and a tented souvenir site not far from the dock. It seemed to be running about every 15 minutes. All the tour busses, both ship and private, picked up in the parking area right outside the terminal. Overall, a very organized and efficient operation. They also had some entertainment provided by dancers in the same parking area.

It's located in the "Ports of Call" category under the South American forum.

Have a look at what Tomás with Bonaventura Trips has to offer. We found him to be an excellent guide when we were there in Dec 2022. Tango and more | BT BuenosAires Tours (bonaventuratrips.com)

Around here it's starts being cold when the thermometers can no longer record the temperature.🤠 Taken at our house on Feb 07, 2021.

I believe you likely found some of your answers regarding shuttles, etc., in the May 18th "Lima Cruise Port - Advice ..." topic. In respect to tour guides. We used two different guides from Tours by Locals when we were in Lima and found Abel P. to be the one we would recommend. Best Local Tour Guide in Lima Abel P. | Private Tours by ToursByLocals You may find some additional info on the port from the review we did of our cruise. The Lima part of the review starts at Post #52.

Short video of one of the Beagle Channel glaciers. Taken from the Oosterdam in November 2022.

I don't know if you have already checked, but 'What's in Port' provides some basic info on the port. Santos Brazil Cruise Port (whatsinport.com)

It is difficult for me to say - likely a 50/50 chance they would have a shuttle going to the airport that early in the day. Fortunately, the airport is also located in Callao, so it's not that far from the docks. Azamara is likely you best source. Hopefully you will soon have the opportunity to pre-purchase the departure airport shuttle and they may tell you what times it is running.

It appears they have ceased operations as their website (www.falklandshelicopterservices.com) is no longer active.

We were in Lima the fall of 2022 and would strongly recommend you consider taking the ship supplied shuttle to the airport. The port used by cruise ships is located in Callao (14km west of Lima) and is a industrial port, which has large transport trucks operating 24 hours per day. This means most taxi and tour buses are not allowed into the port area. The immediate area round the docks is known to be very dangerous. If you are taking a private arranged transportation, you will most likely be picked up at the port gates, which are fair distance from where the ship docks. We had to take a ship supplied shuttle just to get to the gates. When they drop you off at the gates, you are essentially in a large slum area!!

May be best to hire a local guide to show you around, while at the same time offering an increased level of security. When we were in BA in the fall of 2022 we used a small independent operator and found him to be an excellent guide - along with having very competitive rates. His name is Tomás Hughes and his website is http://www.bonaventuratrips.com/

Hi Dianne & welcome to Cruise Critic🤠 From what I can tell the Cruise Terminal is still under construction, which means things are likely disorganized. I suggest you try to find out from you tour operator as to what their experiences have been regarding picking up people at the cruise terminal. They're the ones on the ground and therefore should have the most current knowledge. Also try checking out the Panama Canal Ports-of-Call board, which usually have other people commenting on this port. Such as -

If you want to see King Penguins, then the Falkland Islands is your only choice. I did a review of the South American cruise we did in 2022 and you can see our comments regarding the Falkland Islands starting a post #148.

We were there in the fall of 2022 onboard the Oosterdam and the ship provided a shuttle bus into Pisco.😎 You can see a bit more of what it looks like from the cruise review we did, starting at post #70.

The statues are called The Two Snobs (French: Les deux snobs) and are part of a 2013 private-owned art installation of typical Canadian humour - in depicting the cultural discords between the English and French Canadians. A bronze plate anchored beside each character states the storyline in both languages: "A dashing looking English man, holding his pug, gives a superior stare at Notre-Dame Basilica, symbol of the religious influence on French Canadians. 210 feet away to the northern corner of the edifice, a woman in Chanel style suit, poodle against her, shoots an offended look to the Bank of Montreal’s head office, symbol of English power. With their masters oblivious to each other, the two dogs on the alert already sniffed out the opportunity to unite. The inspiration for this work was from the Commedia dell’arte and Two Solitudes from novelist Hugh MacLennan, these two snobs set up an ironically touching scene of the cultural distance between English and French Canadians."

It looks like it's on a 56-day tales of the South Pacific cruise and then a 17-day Circle Hawaii cruise.

Have a look at this posting from 2017.

When we were in Buenos Aires in Dec/22, we used Tomás Hughes with Bonaventura Trips. He picked us up at the port for a short tour and then dropped us off at EZE. Tomás is a very knowledgeable and friendly guide. He was flexible in regards to an itinerary, very reasonably priced, and overall an excellent guide. If we are ever back in Buenos Aires, we would certainly use him again.🤠 His website is here.

I'm not a naval person, but I recently read an article on the difficulties the US was having with their Littoral Combat Ships. If you look closely, you can make out the number 4 on it's bow, which indicates it is likely the Independence-class USS Coronado. The USS Coronado was commissioned in 2014 and decommissioned in 2022.

Besides the ones already mentioned, we had always had the Falkland Islands as a must-see port - with the understanding that the chances of getting ashore is only about 1-in-3! Coincidently, at this time last year, we were are the start of a SA cruise from Miami to Buenos Aires, where we sailed down the western side of SA. If you're interested in our comments of ports on that cruise, have a look at the review we did.

Interesting Remembrance Day article in todays paper with a Netherlands connection. Grateful Dutch retiree photographs every Canadian soldier's gravestone | Edmonton Journal

Have a look at this hotel info site, it offers a number of options regarding long term parking - i.e. Courtyard by Marriott hotel offers extended parking at $35/week. 26 Hotels near Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port with 'Free' Shuttle 2023/24 (allcruisehotels.com)

Thanks and we also had an enjoyable visit to Edinburgh while on a cruise in 2019.🤠