We were scheduled to go to Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia Islands on the fancy new Scenic expedition ship, Scenic Eclipse, in December. We were notified a couple of weeks ago that the ship was not going to be ready in time We were already locked into expensive non-refundable airfare one way, and booked with points the other way. Although Scenic was going to reimburse our deposits, whether or not they, or the insurance company, was going to cover the airfare was iffy.

Anyway, after I finished crying I contacted Linda and she was able to work her magic and got us on a Silver Explorer cruise that actually had the same departure date and same itinerary!! Unbelievable that they had a spot this close to departure date! And it turned out to be a GREAT deal too! A couple of days shorter, so we will have to stay over in Buenos Aires to be able to use our saver point ticket for the return, but what a great deal! This is our first expedition cruise, so we are excited! Been to Antarctica on the Mariner back in 2011, but no landings, just cruising around.

Ushuaia to Ushuaia - Silver Explorer - 18 Days
Dec. 17 Ushuaia, Argentina
Dec. 18 Day at sea
Dec. 19 West Point Island, Falkland Islands
Dec. 19 Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
Dec. 20 Stanley, Falkland Islands
Dec. 21 Day at sea
Dec. 22 Day at sea
Dec. 23 South Georgia, Georgia & Sandwich islands
Dec. 24 South Georgia, Georgia & Sandwich islands
Dec. 25 South Georgia, Georgia & Sandwich islands
Dec. 26 Day at sea
Dec. 27 Day at sea
Dec. 28 Elephant Island, Antarctica
Dec. 29 Antarctic Sound, Antarctica
Dec. 30 Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Dec. 31 Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Jan. 1 Antarctica South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Jan. 2 Drake Passage
Jan. 3 Drake Passage
Jan. 4 Ushuaia, Argentina