Approx. 17 pesos/ US dollar Feb. 6-11, 2024 I found a wall on the 12th floor displaying plaques from each new port the Serenade visits. Feb. 6th was an enjoyable day at sea as we celebrated Liam’s Birthday at the Chef’s Table – the “ultimate” of the specialty restaurants on board, …
February 3-5, 2024 Originally, the itinerary called for a visit Manta in Ecuador, but with the recent unrest, we bypassed the country and continued on to Puntarenas, Costa Rica. En route, I took advantage of the sea day and participated in a wine tasting on board celebrating women in the …
Jan 28-30, 2024 At 6:15 AM, we went through a quick immigration line to get our passports stamped for Peru, grabbed breakfast and back to the Tropical Theater to assemble into our tour groups by 7:15. We arrived at the Pisco airport by 9. The airport appeared brand new and …
January 24-26, 2024 John and I (and Liam, Alan, Guy and Karen) all made the same decision concerning La Serena – to just “wander about”. First of all – we docked in the town of Coquimbo, about 15km/10 miles away from La Serena. Good news for me- Coquimbo has a …
$1 US = 970 Chilean pesos After enjoying the fjords, our first port of call in Chile was the city of Valparaiso. Leaving the ship an hour before the tour, we (John, Alan, Liam and myself, along with Flat Stanley) yenned when we should have yanged in finding the beginning …
Currency: “officially” 878, realistically 1000 Argentinian pesos – $1 Jan. 15-22, 2024 The Falkland Islands gave us a rainbow – which meant it was raining, which in turn meant it was too windy and stormy to tender into port. Both our ship and the Celebrity Eclipse in front of us …
Jan 11-14, 2024 We entered Drake’s passage Jan. 11 – and definitely experienced the infamous “Drake Shake”. The waters of the Atlantic, the Pacific and Southern Oceans all meet and mingle – with their associated winds, currents and temperatures. This often creates conditions for waves of well over 20 feet …
Jan. 7-9, 2024 Sea days, for me, are a blend of exercise, blog work and fun social time. I get together with some fellow guitar players – the participants seem to ebb and flow, and the growing Tiktok/Instagram and bloggers group. You may recognize a few of the faces. We …
Jan. 5-6, 2023 We enjoyed our first overnight port in Buenos Aires, but also ended the first mini-segment – so some friends headed home, but I am sure new ones boarded. We planned a couple of different walking tours – one on each day. Day #1 – we got some …
Jan. 1- 4, 2024 Happy New Year! I am happy to report that at the end of day 25 on the cruise – my weight was exactly the same as when I boarded! Yay to averaging 13,000+ steps/day and hitting the gym almost every morning. Three relaxing days at sea …