ET88

Hi everyone,

We will be traveling to South America on the NCL Dream, and wonder if anyone has used Shore Trips.com for shore excursions, particularly for Ushuia.

Thanks.

ET

Ally

Welcome to the family

I have done this cruise, two years ago on Norwegian Crown.

Although I didn't do the Ushuaia shorex (the weather was not conducive), those who did seemed to really enjoy themselves. I went to the penguin reserve whilst in Punta Arenas and that was excellent The shorex that I did go on were all very good and unlike some, I never felt rushed around or herded, really enjoyed the cruise and the shorex too.

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1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya

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ET88

Thank you, Ally. That's helpful. I know this will be a stunning adventure.

ET

Ally

There are a few photos from my trip in this part of the gallery...

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/gallery/...ry.php?cat=647

It is definately a trip for scenery and wildlife...amazing glaciers, pilot whales, seals, penguins....it is a real experience, I am sure you will love the areas that you'll be sailing through. Some of the areas..Patagonic Channel, Darwin Canal...almost prehistoric to look at.

I took one memory card for my digital camera and my laptop to download them each day, along with a 35mm camera and 14 rolls of film...they all got used

The penguins are a delight, wonderful birds

We broke a record on our cruise, NCL Crown (now Olsen Balmoral) was the largest ship to ever get into the inner harbour at Port Stanley...it was also the hottest day on record too.

My review of the itinerary is here...

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/norwegia...ec-2005-a.html

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1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya

Coming up next.....

10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 273 day(s), 14 hour(s), 1 minute(s)

ET88

Thank you for a magnificent, helpful review .