Ultimate World Cruise 245 days and all the parts. Ongoing review, questions, opinion

[Tom.in.nc]

Some Ushuaia snapshots with End of the World Train...

 

[OnTheJourney]

I found Ushuaia to be an absolutely beautiful port of call. Such dramatic scenery. Did you get your "end of the world" certificate or have something stamped at the post office?? 🙂  

[TayanaLorna]

2 minutes ago, Jim Avery said:

I have no idea.  I never sailed these waters in my professional career and I do not have any access to the sailing charts on the bridge.  If you go to the various ship tracking websites you might be able to see the past track.  Now if this was the Canadian/Alaska inside passage I could tell you all about it.  As is, I am learning as I go.🍸

Have been following on Cruisemapper and Marine Traffic.  And of course the gorgeous scenery on the Panomax.  I have this handy Patagonian & Fuegian Channels Chilean Fjords Cruise Chart which is not an official navigation chart but a handy aid for following the track ships take through those waters.  Thank you for all your great comments and stories.

[OnTheJourney]

2 minutes ago, Tom.in.nc said:

Some Ushuaia snapshots with End of the World Train...

 

 

Brings back great memories!!  Thanks.....

[TayanaLorna]

Wow on the photos.

[Jukebo1x]

3 hours ago, TayanaLorna said:

Wow on the photos.

Just Beautiful!!-Jeannette

[CCWineLover]

5 hours ago, TayanaLorna said:

Wow on the photos.

Yes Wow!

hard to believe we’ll be there in just a month.  Looks so interesting.

[OnTheJourney]

Can't resist throwing one of my own pictures in here from '17....

[Jukebo1x]

Wow,  wow,  wow  This Penguin shot is amazing!!!  Thanks for sharing-Jeannette

[OnTheJourney]

Hi Jeannette...truly hate to disappoint you...but this is Bird Island- no penguins here. Mostly cormorants, plus a few other kinds. Still, interesting to see and made for a nice picture! From a distance, and with so many of them, it does almost look like there could be penguins mixed in there. 

Edited November 27, 2019 by OnTheJourney

[OnTheJourney]

One more....early morning while on the way to Ushuaia.....

[Heidi13]

12 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

I have no idea.  I never sailed these waters in my professional career and I do not have any access to the sailing charts on the bridge.  If you go to the various ship tracking websites you might be able to see the past track.  Now if this was the Canadian/Alaska inside passage I could tell you all about it.  As is, I am learning as I go.🍸

Yeh! provided you had a whistle, even blindfolded you could navigate from Turn Point to Skagway. Little slower than the 20+ kts we did, but still possible.

 

Old seadogs never get lost 🙂🍺

[Heidi13]

If interested in tracking the ship's progress using the actual AIS, this is the website I use

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4924418/mmsi:257179000/vessel:VIKING SUN

 

While offshore it does not provide a position, unless you pay for the satellite service. The other cruise website extrapolate the ship's position, providing an estimated position. When you use this website it advises how current the posted position is and provides real past tracks.

 

Personally, i don't use any of the cruise websites, as I can look at Google Maps and extrapolate where the ship is just as easily.

[Jukebo1x]

7 hours ago, OnTheJourney said:

Hi Jeannette...truly hate to disappoint you...but this is Bird Island- no penguins here. Mostly cormorants, plus a few other kinds. Still, interesting to see and made for a nice picture! From a distance, and with so many of them, it does almost look like there could be penguins mixed in there. 

Still is one fabulous photo!  -Jeannette😌

[OnTheJourney]

59 minutes ago, Jukebo1x said:

Still is one fabulous photo!  -Jeannette😌

 

Thanks! Are you planning a cruise down that way by any chance? 

[Jukebo1x]

9 hours ago, OnTheJourney said:

One more....early morning while on the way to Ushuaia.....

Stunning!-Jeannette

[Jukebo1x]

19 minutes ago, OnTheJourney said:

 

Thanks! Are you planning a cruise down that way by any chance? 

If that  question is directed toWard me, we have 3 Viking Ocean Cruises between May, 2020 and May, 2021.  None of these are to SA. 
Argentina was our most “Southern” SA destination (not a cruise)
As we were told so many times on the Sun, 3 more cruises=packing & unpacking 6 more times, and heaven knows how many airports/TSA screenings to deal with, so I guess we should of just remained on board The Sun...hahaha-Jeannette😌

 

[TayanaLorna]

1 hour ago, Jukebo1x said:

Stunning!-Jeannette

Agreed.  This photo is a reminder to be up for sunrise each morning on our cruise.  The Jupiter toward end of January 2020 is our date.

[Jukebo1x]

We will be joining you on The Jupiter-May 2020, in Bergen-Jeannette😌

Edited November 27, 2019 by Jukebo1x

[OnTheJourney]

Ah...Bergen....another quite interesting port!  Would have liked to spend a bit more time there. Our Northern Lights cruise back in March left out of Bergen. 

[OnTheJourney]

30 minutes ago, TayanaLorna said:

Agreed.  This photo is a reminder to be up for sunrise each morning on our cruise.  The Jupiter toward end of January 2020 is our date.

 

South America and Chilean fjords? 

[OnTheJourney]

1 hour ago, Jukebo1x said:

As we were told so many times on the Sun, 3 more cruises=packing & unpacking 6 more times, and heaven knows how many airports/TSA screenings to deal with, so I guess we should of just remained on board The Sun...hahaha-Jeannette😌

 

 

Good point! We're looking at 3 Ocean cruises also - Jan. '21 (B2B) inaugural sailing on the Venus followed by Iberian Explorer, then might use our compensation vouchers in '21 as well. 

[TayanaLorna]

33 minutes ago, OnTheJourney said:

 

South America and Chilean fjords? 

Yes, the Santiago to Buenas Aires one in January.  You were on the Sun earlier this year?

[OnTheJourney]

No.....I was on the Sky...March 14 sailing...(the one that wound up getting worldwide media coverage)

[Canadian Sunset]

This photo was taken at the beginning of the cruise.  The gentleman on the right is doing the entire cruise.  The one with the shorter hair is my husband.  He won’t cruise for more than four weeks.