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@Mandalay1903 Thank you for providing this update on the situation in Chile! On behalf of those of us who will be cruising Chile in the coming weeks it is helpful to hear about the protest situation as well as the weather. I hope you enjoy the rest of your cruise!

Following the news today, flights were cancelled at the airport in Santiago. I have been following this on Twitter and the reports are in Spanish or French. We are sailing in December and I am certainly keeping watch. There is unrest in Ponte Montt as well.

Heather, love, love, love your blog on your South America trip. My partner and I will be on a similar cruise (Celebrity Eclipse) this December and hope we are as lucky as you were with the birds!  I have been thinking about which ports to do on our own and which to book tours. Your details provide great information about what to expect and what might be possible if we do decide to do on our own. But learning that we will be able to see so many things from our balcony has me really excited!  Was your room on the land side of the ship (I guess for your trip that would have been starboard). We are starboard but going the opposite direction. I am thinking that the views are going to be spectacular from either side. 

Thanks for posting - I have already used a few. Did you take a tour in Florence and if yes, do you recommend?

Nancy