{"id":1913,"date":"2013-03-10T19:15:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T02:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2013-10-30T07:19:11","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T14:19:11","slug":"cruising-in-exotic-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/?p=1913","title":{"rendered":"Cruising in Exotic Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have always wanted to go on a cruise, so I was very excited to see a Celebrity Cruises booth at the LA Travel Conference<\/a>. \u00a0Ryan has never really been interested, but he’s (almost) changed his tune after we took a closer look at some of the more exotic cruises that Celebrity has to offer. \u00a0<\/p>\n

And while cruise ships are notorious for small rooms, the Celebrity ships look very nice and some of the rooms even look, dare I say, luxurious! \u00a0Sure, you may pay a bit for a room with a view, but all things considered, cruises can be very cost effective.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Veranda<\/a>The veranda stateroom<\/a>, picture from the Celebrity Cruises website<\/em><\/p>\n

However, it wasn’t the rooms that we were so impressed with – it was the wide variety of options. \u00a0We were particularly captivated by the South American<\/a>, Panama Canal<\/a>, and Asian<\/a> cruises (which included stops in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan). \u00a0I’ve always associated cruising with some place tropical – namely Mexico or the Caribbean, since those seem to be the popular choices from LA and Florida. \u00a0The idea of exploring a new place, but not committing to one or two cities, is an especially attractive characteristic of cruises. \u00a0It’s hard to imagine only 8-10 hours in my favorite cities, but if I think about a cruise as a way to “scout” locations for future trips, it doesn’t seem so bad!<\/p>\n

Below is the route for one of the cruises that was really tempting – a South American cruise with stops in Antarctica! \u00a0This particular cruise<\/a> is 14 nights and starts in Argentina (Buenos Aires) before making two stops and then continuing on to Antarctica. \u00a0
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\"Antarctic<\/a><\/p>\n

The only catch is that there are no actual stops in Antarctica; instead the ship “cruises” by\u00a0Schollart Channel, Paradise Bay,\u00a0Gerlache Strait, and\u00a0Elephant Island on days 7 and 8. However, the views of Antarctica are breathtaking, even without stepping foot off of the boat. \u00a0The picture below is of Elephant Bay (from here<\/a>), and the real thing has to be much more amazing.<\/p>\n

\"Paradise<\/a>I don’t know when I’ll be able to convince Ryan to go on a cruise, but this South American cruise is high on my list!<\/p>\n

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