South America is rhythm. South America is beaches. South America conjures pre-Colombian cities and wilderness. There is so much to see here, unduplicated anywhere else on the globe. Most South America cruises take place during the Northern Hemisphere Winter season. Several luxury cruise lines voyage here: Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Crystal Cruise line, and Silversea cruises.
Cruising Cape Horn:
Cape Horn and the Straits of Magellan is an area not frequently visited by most luxury cruise ships. The ports in this area are not household words: Laguna San Rafael, Punta Arenas, Port Stanley and Puerto Madryn. However, they are the most frequent ports visited when cruising Cape Horn or through the Straits of Magellan on your South America cruise. Most luxury cruise lines (Crystal Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruise Line, Silversea cruises) visit here.
Amazon River Cruising:
The Amazon is the most powerful and exotic river in the world. On an Amazon River cruise lily pads large enough to stand on, fresh water porpoises, voracious carnivorous fish such as pyrrhanas and innumerable species of colorful birds, await the turn of your head. Cities like Belem and Manaus are primary stops for large cruise ships, small ships are the most common way to see the river up close and personal. Seabourn cruises journey upriver further than most. Travel Dynamics has an excellent educational cruise.
Panam Canal Cruises:
Once you have been on a Panama Canal cruise you will know why the Panama Canal it rivals the moon landing for the greatest man made achievement of the 20th century. A trip through the enormous locks and the man- made lakes in between are a thrill well worth repeating. All major cruise lines do a canal cruise. Crystal Cruises, Silversea cruise line, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises are the major luxury cruise lines with Panama Canal Cruises.
