jillyf Posted November 4, 2019 #151 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks Silver, I’ve really enjoyed your posts. We are just back from an expedition cruise on Coral Discoverer ( 70 passengers) Broome to Cairns and although we enjoyed it and would love to do some of their other itineraries, we found it very tiring. Probably won’t try another one. Classic cruising suits us better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted November 4, 2019 #152 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Sorry, Pashmina and Jilly. We have (so far, after just one try) found the Cloud expedition experience to be a little softer than we prefer. We still had a great time, don't get me wrong. The Cloud is a luxurious expedition ship. But we wished for a bit more adventure. We shall see how our upcoming January voyage to South Georgia and Antarctica compares to our prior trips on Explorer. Expedition cruises are our favorites. But that's how we travel now. Probably in 20 years we won't have the energy to keep doing it that way, and we will come back to the classic itineraries. So glad that both are available! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 4, 2019 Author #153 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Silver Spectre said: Thanks Pashmina, there’s not a lot of point in posting anodyne rubbish if it’s going to be helpful. That was meant to be ‘if it’s not going to be helpful’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 4, 2019 Author #154 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, jpalbny said: Sorry, Pashmina and Jilly. We have (so far, after just one try) found the Cloud expedition experience to be a little softer than we prefer. We still had a great time, don't get me wrong. The Cloud is a luxurious expedition ship. But we wished for a bit more adventure. We shall see how our upcoming January voyage to South Georgia and Antarctica compares to our prior trips on Explorer. Expedition cruises are our favorites. But that's how we travel now. Probably in 20 years we won't have the energy to keep doing it that way, and we will come back to the classic itineraries. So glad that both are available! Hi JP, considering the part of the world we were in, what would constitute more adventure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted November 4, 2019 #155 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Silver, our one Cloud trip was in Iceland. It was lots of fun, but there are definitely more adventurous excursions which could have been organised there. Just offering a different perspective. It seemed less "rough" than our expeditions aboard Explorer. Still very excited to be back on Silver Cloud in January. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 4, 2019 Author #156 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, jpalbny said: Silver, our one Cloud trip was in Iceland. It was lots of fun, but there are definitely more adventurous excursions which could have been organised there. Just offering a different perspective. It seemed less "rough" than our expeditions aboard Explorer. Still very excited to be back on Silver Cloud in January. Thanks JP, I was just looking for a different perspective. One of the differences between the Explorer and the Cloud is its ability to get close enough to certain areas for the Zodiacs to operate effectively. The deeper draught of the Cloud means it has to anchor further out in some places. This contributed to the very long Zodiac run in San Andres and the subsequent squall problems. I also suspect that that there is some tailoring of excursions based on the likely demographic. Edited November 4, 2019 by Silver Spectre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 4, 2019 Author #157 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Borrowed this from a friend - Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos FFCD6365-0B0D-4952-B225-92F96C5DA343.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 6, 2019 Author #158 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Penultimate night crew parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 6, 2019 Author #159 Share Posted November 6, 2019 No more Zodiac rides - hooray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 6, 2019 Author #160 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Temples of the Sun and Moon, local beer, Moche canal (reused), fruit stall with red bananas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 6, 2019 Author #161 Share Posted November 6, 2019 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 6, 2019 Author #162 Share Posted November 6, 2019 +2 The red bananas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare jpalbny Posted November 6, 2019 #164 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Great pix Silver! Learning about the Moche civilization was a real eye-opener. Great to see those places again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 6, 2019 Author #165 Share Posted November 6, 2019 33 minutes ago, jpalbny said: Great pix Silver! Learning about the Moche civilization was a real eye-opener. Great to see those places again. More to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 7, 2019 Author #166 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) +4 The guy on the right is the director of the archeological site, also a professor at the local University. His English was perfect, having spent 3 years doing research at UEA in Norwich. I believe he came and spoke to all 3 tour groups and he was very informative. This was the one and only time that I used a 'QUITEVOX', which worked well, provided we stayed relatively close to the guide. Edited November 7, 2019 by Silver Spectre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 7, 2019 Author #167 Share Posted November 7, 2019 +5 The fearless Marcel, Xpedition member extraordinare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 7, 2019 Author #168 Share Posted November 7, 2019 +6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueSeraSera Posted November 7, 2019 #169 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Fascinating, thank you SS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 8, 2019 Author #170 Share Posted November 8, 2019 +7 Repeating a photo which is the sacrifice area, men only! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 8, 2019 Author #171 Share Posted November 8, 2019 When we entered the Moon Temple we were the only tourists there, we lucked out by being the final group 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 8, 2019 Author #172 Share Posted November 8, 2019 And then we met this guy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 10, 2019 Author #173 Share Posted November 10, 2019 The main courtyard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 10, 2019 Author #174 Share Posted November 10, 2019 As we leave it's completely empty again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted November 10, 2019 Author #175 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Past the slums and back to the port again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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