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Celebrity Eclipse Cruise to South America

Robbie 6 Comments
We have almost 100 days on this ship!

We flew from Puerto Vallarta to Long Beach on December 5th to prepare for our voyage to South America.

Queen Mary across the harbour in Long Beach.
We spent hours walking along the waterfront in Long Beach.
Attending champagne reception on the ship’s helipad for sail away from California.
View of the bridge from the helipad on Celebrity Eclipse.
Our first port was Cabo San Lucas. We used tender boats to come ashore.
Evening scenes along the pier in Cabo San Lucas.
Beautiful sunsets from our balcony onboard.
Ship arrival at the pier in Santa Cruz in Huatulco, Mexico.
We enjoyed the beautiful beach by the port, visited La Crucecita and met some wonderful people.
We were spoiled daily by the fabulous staff at the main dining room including Michael and Jalvis from the Phillipines and Jermaice from Guyana.
The next day we arrived in Guatemala and did a 5 hour bus tour into the UNESCO heritage city of Antigua.
Beautiful old buildings along the 2 hour drive to Antigua.
We were fortunate to see active volcanoes as well in Guatemala.
A mother in the main square in Antigua selling scarves and blankets.
An old church in Antigua city centre.
Local lady in Antigua watching traffic passing by.
Saying farewell at the port to the lovely country of Guatemala.
We were offered a private tour of the bridge with a small group.
Second officer of the ship from Spain explaining the controls to us.
Yes I stood on the glass – view of the water below from the bridge.
Enjoying fun times every day on the ship!
Crossing the equator ceremony with King Neptune and mermaids.
Ken having fun with the crew after the ceremony.
Visiting Manta, Ecuador. It’s a new modern city with great ammenities.
The transport buses in Manta were very colourful.
Manta had a beautiful big beach with lovely restaurants and sun shelters along it. People were swimming and surfing.
Remembering indigenous culture in Manta.
Such a treat to be spoiled every night at the Martini Bar by Agus from Bali. He was with us the last time on this ship as well for 54 days.
Arrival at the grounds of the water fountain show in Lima, Peru.
Incredible water display with sound telling the history of Peru.
Water light show in Lima.
More beautiful fountains in Lima.

We heard many stories of the past political history in Peru.  Often with different variations depending on the guide.  It was interesting to hear about the terrorism and how it was used against the people by cutting their power supplies.  This occurred in recent years as did wars with Spain and Chile.

Walking in Lover’s Park in LIma enjoying the beautiful sculpture.
Vendors along the sidewalk selling all kinds of souvenirs.
With being alpaca farmers in the past we were enthralled with all of the alpaca products.
Nazca lines in the desert as seen from the water. This was in the desert atmosphere in Pisco, Peru.

Nazca lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca desert in Southern Peru.  Look at Wikipedia for an interesting history of these lines.

Enjoying a reception in the sky lounge with the officers on our last formal night.
View from our condo balcony in Concon, Chile.

We arrived in Valparaiso, Chile on December 23.  We will be staying at our condo in Concon and exploring this area until moving to Santiago, Chile on January 13.  We fly to Buenos Aires on January 18th and board the ship to sail to Antarctica on January 20th.  We will update you in our next blog about the remainder of our time in Chile!

 

6 Comments

  1. Ardis Westgatd
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    So fascinating. Loved being able to view some of what you’ve seen. Looks amazing. And every single pic of u two is fab. You both look so happy. Happy new year

  4. Laurie Myres
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    Fabulous update and wonderful photos!! What a fantastic way to bring in the New Year. Cheers to a happy and healthy 2024!

  6. Robert & Sharon Rajotte
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    What an amazing adventure you are having!!! Enjoy seeing all the pictures and feel like we’re traveling along with you!! Happy New Year dear friends!! 🥂

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