Our VOYAGE at sea again, this time WORK FREE!

As you would expect, we throughly enjoyed ourselves aboard the STAR PRINCESS CRUISE LINE! Unlike sailing aboard Duchesse, someone else provisioned the boat, cooked the meals, did the dishes, waited on everyone, did the maintenance, navigated the boat and managed the helm!!! We just went along for the RIDE!!!

View of Valiparaiso, Chile from aboard the Star Princess at dock.

Sea containers coming off some of the ships in port.

Just imagining the voyage to come...

The first day was spent exploring the ship with 17 decks and about 16 elevators to get to know! Oh, my. I quickly discovered where I'd be spending most of my time! There were at least 6 hot tubs, and 4 heated pools indoors and out .

Our Ship's LOG:

Date, Ship's location, Temperature, Wind, Sky

March 18 Valiparaiso, Chile 17.5 Celcius NW force 2 clear
March 19 at sea 17.0 N force 2 partly cloudy
March 20 Puerto Montt 17.0 NE force 4/5 cloudy
March 21 at sea, fjords 12.8 S force 5/6 partly cloudy
March 22 at sea, Amalia Glacier 11.8 NW force 3/4 overcast
March 23 Punta Arenas 12.2 N force 4 overcast
March 24 Ushuaia, Argentina 14.0, W, FORCE 8 Sunny
March 25 at sea, Cape Horn 8.2 W FORCE 10/11 Partly cloudy
March 26 Faulkland Islands 9.5 W force 5 Over cast
March 27 at sea 18.4 N force 6 Sunny
March 28 at sea 18.0 N force 6 Sunny
March 29 Montivideo, Urguay 25.0 NE force 4 partly cloudy
March 30 Buenos Aires, Argentina 25.0 sunny


To figure out the "force of the winds" check out this web page and scroll down below the first chart that appears on the page to see how strong the winds did get! Little old Duchesse might not have liked that passage! Most cruisers use the panama canal to get to the Pacific and never go around the cape!! Smart idea I think. Being on the big ship, it didn't seem to bother any of us at all.

Pictures and more details tomorrow!