Day #27…Thursday, February 26, 2015

Cruising Around Cape Horn & Heading to Ushuaia, Argentina

We had to rise early this morning as the destination lecture for Punta Arenas, Chile started at 9 A.M. in the Princess Theater.  We are finding we have to arrive earlier and earlier at the theater to get a seat for any lecture or performance.  We would estimate the average age of passenger on this ship is around 75 years or older and that age group seems to want to find a seat at least about 35-45 minutes before show time.  We feel Princess should be doing something more to take care of the large crowds and limited seating spaces available in the theater for its entertainment.

The Punta Arenas destination lecture was interesting and we are excited about stopping in that port in a couple of days.  We still need to decide what we are doing there and will talk with our friends and finalize our plans later today.

We plan to get room service for dinner since we will be going around Cape Horn between 5-6 P.M.   Our balcony cabin is in the middle of the ship on Deck 10 and we should have a great view on the port side on our balcony.

We played euchre all afternoon with Frank and Judy and planned our tours for the next several ports.  The water was rough today and we found it hard to walk around the ship.  We were warned that this is probably the roughest water we will experience during our cruise.  We did not get seasick but all outside deck areas were closed due to the low temperature and very high winds.

We came back to our room at 5 P.M. and ordered room service.  We planted ourselves at our balcony window and listened to the narrative about Cape Horn and its historical naval successes and failures.    The ship’s commodore directed the ship so that no matter which side of the ship (port or starboard) you were on, you could get a great view of Cape Horn.  A lighthouse and monument of an albatross were sights we saw as we took photos of the Cape.

We refrained from going to the show time performance tonight so we can prepare ourselves for a day in port tomorrow.  We will be visiting Ushuaia, Argentina and plan to meet a private tour group at 7:45 A.M. in the Piazza in the morning.  We have been warned to dress warmly, in layers and take rain gear as the weather forecast has unfavorable conditions posted.