friar1610
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My wife an I will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in December. We are considering a couple of different cruises around South America. One is a 12 day cruise that stays on the Atlantic Coast and primarily visits ports in Brazil and Argentina. The other is a 15 day cruise from Buenos Aires, around Cape Horn and ending up in Valparaiso, Chile with lots of interesting ports and cruising in between.
My only cruising experience is with ships that are painted grey, launch and recover fighter jets and don't have swimming pools or bars.
As a general question, for any experienced cruisers: is there a rule of thumb that one can use to determine how much you'll spend over and above the cost of the airfare to/from the ports and the cost of the cruise? For example, if you spend $4,000 per person overall for the basics, how much are you likely to spend on shore excursions, drinks and other extras on board? (I know this is highly personal based on how many trips you take, to where and how many martinis you drink, but I'm jut looking for something very general. For example, the second cruise I mention has an option for a quick air trip to Antarctica which is "only" $2,500 p/p. I certainly wouldn't be looking to do that sort of thing, but kayaking trips in the Chilean fjords wouldn't definitely appeal at, perhaps, $100 p/p.)
As a more specific question, has anyone had any experiences with the type of SA cruise I describe and, if so, do you have any feedback, recommendations, warnings, etc.
Thank you.
My only cruising experience is with ships that are painted grey, launch and recover fighter jets and don't have swimming pools or bars.
As a general question, for any experienced cruisers: is there a rule of thumb that one can use to determine how much you'll spend over and above the cost of the airfare to/from the ports and the cost of the cruise? For example, if you spend $4,000 per person overall for the basics, how much are you likely to spend on shore excursions, drinks and other extras on board? (I know this is highly personal based on how many trips you take, to where and how many martinis you drink, but I'm jut looking for something very general. For example, the second cruise I mention has an option for a quick air trip to Antarctica which is "only" $2,500 p/p. I certainly wouldn't be looking to do that sort of thing, but kayaking trips in the Chilean fjords wouldn't definitely appeal at, perhaps, $100 p/p.)
As a more specific question, has anyone had any experiences with the type of SA cruise I describe and, if so, do you have any feedback, recommendations, warnings, etc.
Thank you.
