Category Archives: February

Puerto Montt. Chile

Posted on February 10, 2023 by patmathews

February 10, 2023 Yesterday was a sea day, and I had a lovely spa morning. I had a full body hot stone massage, an eye treatment, a facial, foot and ankle massage and scalp massage. All I can say is … Continue reading →

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San Antonio, Chile

Posted on February 8, 2023 by patmathews

February 8, 2023 In my post yesterday, I said we were going to be in port in San Antonio Chile and headed on a tour in Santiago.  I realized this morning that our tour was near San Antonio  and we … Continue reading →

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Coquimbo, Chile

Posted on February 7, 2023 by patmathews

February 7, 2023 We had a sea day yesterday and Chef Farid did a cooking demonstration.  First he introduced his team of senior chefs and his pastry chef, Sheila.  There are 67 chefs on board and 15 of them are … Continue reading →

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Iquique, Chile

Posted on February 6, 2023 by patmathews

February 5, 2023 Today we had a full day tour and our guide and assistant were Anahi and Lorena. We were headed out to the driest desert on earth, the Atacama desert. Like Arica, this city was once part of … Continue reading →

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Arica, Chile

Posted on February 6, 2023 by patmathews

February 4, 2023 Before I write about Arica, I will note the wine tasting experience on our sea day, February 3.  The tasting was the “Stars of the Southern Hemisphere”.  The head sommelier conducted it and gave us lots of … Continue reading →

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Callao, Peru (Technical stop)

Posted on February 2, 2023 by patmathews

February 2, 2023 As I mentioned previously, all of our stops in Peru were cancelled due to the political unrest here. Many people were scheduled to go to Machu Picchu and of course were very disappointed. We had some tours … Continue reading →

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At Sea

Posted on February 1, 2023 by patmathews

February 1, 2023 This will be a short but delicious post. The chefs prepared an amazing brunch today for the Around the World guests. These pictures do not even do it justice! Unlimited champagne, mimosas and bloody marys and every … Continue reading →

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Getting ready to travel again!

Posted on February 14, 2022 by patmathews

Well, it has been a long time with no travel and we are eager to resume travel and blogging.  We have a 26 day Oceania cruise booked next month and I will try to remember how to blog again.  The … Continue reading →

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Wellington, New Zealand

Posted on February 28, 2019 by patmathews

February 28, 2019 When we left Auckland, we watched a security officer and a dog go to every pallet of goods to be brought aboard the ship. The officer cut a hole in each side of the plastic around the … Continue reading →

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Auckland, New Zealand

Posted on February 25, 2019 by patmathews

February 26, 2019 We arrived in Auckland early this morning.  I had a 9:30 work call so we had our breakfast and right after the call we headed to the ferry building to take the ferry to Devonport. First about … Continue reading →

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