South America 2021

Cruises to South America

With a region as varied as South America, it's hard to know where to begin. For travelers in search of rugged natural beauty, breathtaking mountain peaks, fjords that stretch nearly forever, cosmopolitan cities, indigenous historic peoples and cultures, and vast tropical rainforests, South America is a cruise revelation.
The 14 countries and territories that comprise South America continent are diverse. Some bear the imprimatur of colonial Spanish or Portuguese legacies, others that of indigenous tribes of Indians whose cultures continue their impact. You'll experience no trace of cruise ship congestion -- whether sailing in a fjord or docking in Buenos Aires. There's plenty of room for all the ships that call there.

South America is, of course, too big to sample on a single cruise. It's so big, in fact, that the weather variations run the absolute gamut, from steamy and sultry in the equatorial Amazon to brisk and nippy down in the Cape Horn/Beagle Channel region.

The two most common itineraries are:

Amazon River
Amazon River cruises bring you close to the rainforest and the indigenous people who live there. The Galapagos Islands off of Ecuador are a must-do for outdoor lovers; add a trek to Machu Picchu before or after. Amazon River voyages typically sail between the city of Manaus, the major metropolis of the vast Amazonas region, and either Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires.

Round-the-Horn
A Round-the-Horn cruise takes passengers from Brazil south to the tip of Argentina before exploring the fjords of Chile. This voyage always lasts 14 nights or more and travels between Buenos Aires and Valparaiso. The "horn" is the infamous Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of the southernmost continent -- the closest you may ever get to Antarctica, which is just 1,000 miles further south. The highlight of this itinerary, beyond a start or finish in Buenos Aires is, in order, the Chilean fjords, and Patagonia, a vast land of deserts and mountains that stretch between Argentina and Chile. Some cruises include Antarctica in their itineraries -- if not sailing there directly, perhaps a day-long shore excursion, via plane, from Punta Arenas, Chile.

Source from Cruise Critic

2021 South America


  1. Jan 20, 2021 - SAN/LIM - HAL Rotterdam ( 16 Nights )
  2. Feb 4, 2021 - SCL/BUE- Coral Princess ( 14 Nights )
  3. Feb 5, 2021 - LIM/SAN - HAL Rotterdam ( 16 Nights )
  4. Feb 18, 2021 - BUE/SCL- Coral Princess ( 14 Nights )
  5. Feb 19, 2021 - SCL/BUE - HAL Westerdam ( 14 Nights )

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