FUN:travel – Valparaiso, Chile – End of Seabourn Cruise
February 21, 2013 by Susan Clarke
Sunday Brunch in the Galley
The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 20 – Monday, February 18 – Valparaíso to Viña del Mar – End of Cruise – more sunshine, blue skies sprinkled with light cottony clouds, cool breeze
- 7:15 – wake up
- A – don’t disembark until 10:30
- B – have to be out of room by 8:00
- B – breakfast is over at 9:00 instead of 10:00
- B – remember I forgot my pajamas
- C – go back to room & still there!
- C – get to see all of my by birthday party friends before we leave!
- 10:15 – take shuttle from ship to terminal
- 10:30 – out of customs
- C – ask staff about taxi’s & told Official taxi costs twice as much as local outside the gate
- A – porter gets our bags & runs us out past the front gate
- A – takes 15 minutes & costs $20
Decadent Dessert
FF – (FUN-fact) – We covered 3941 nautical miles from Buenos Aires to Valparaíso.
- Cruise Recap: This is our second Seabourn cruise and we like that everything is included (except the internet which is slow and expensive.) The food on the Sojourn was a bit inconsistent compared to the Quest this summer. The coffee was not very good and the espresso beans not that much better. What would it take to get really good beans? The complimentary wine was very average and we think Regent 7 Seas offers a better selection and their espresso is better too. In fairness we think Seabourn does a better of job of dinner selections. We like the cabin size at almost 300 sq. ft even for the least expensive ones. The service was excellent!