What happens if Chilean maritime costs force cruises to cancel the Pacific leg?

Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 06:05 UTC

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A Uruguayan cruise industry expert has brought up an interesting debate about the whole business for South America if Chilean port and auxiliary services costs remain so high that they end convincing some of the cruise companies to drop the traditional Pacific and Chilean leg of the tours. Read full article

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Think
“Mr. Cazalá proposes helping the Chilean cruise industry and Chilean ports by lobbying Chilean authorities about the significance of the cruise industry not only for Chile but for Mercosur members.”

Correct, but.... the article “forgets” to mention the “Malvinas OR Argentina” addendum in the above mentioned debate...

Quite an important detail for the future of the Islands Cruise Industry, I would say....
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 06:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hoytred
But then you would ... wouldn't you :-)

The biggest effect this coming season will be the changes to the rules regarding heavy fuel oils ..... !
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 07:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
(2) Hoyt
Correct.... Argentina voted heavy fuel out loooong ago!

Maybe Britain should found a new Cruise Company designed to visit the South Atlantic Islands.
They could name it: Desolate Cold and Solitary Windjammer Cruises Ltd.
Main attractions could include:
See the Malvinas wildlife: Penguins, Sea Lions and Elephant Seals starving to death in front of your eyes because of over fishing.
Or:
Go pub-crawling in Stanley... 1500 Inhabitants.. 15 fully licensed pubs.... plus the “secret”ones....
Or:
Watch millions of fat greedy British Rats devouring critically endangered day-old Petrel and Albatross chicks. Alive!

That would surely appeal to most of the folks in here ;-)
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 07:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hoytred
Ahh ... Argentina's Riviera ?

Still, who needs tourists if the oil comes in? Of course there would have to be an increase in pubs for the rig workers ... only 15 for 3,000 people you say? And I thought that they were British :-)
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 08:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
“Correct.... Argentina voted heavy fuel out loooong ago!” When and where exactly did they do that...?
BA? Bollocks!
Ushuaia..You've got to be kidding...
Oh Argentinian Antartica?... if they did then nobody paid any attention to them... sorry... situation normal there....
Moving right along...
If they did take the Tdf.. Santiago leg out of the southern cruise circuit that , along with the HFO ban in Antarctica would be the end of the luxury cruise trade in the south.
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 08:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
(4) Hoyt
Mercosur beaches of Brazil and specially Uruguay are quite better than the original “Riviera”... Or are you referring to the “English Riviera” :-)))

Islanders are British all right, but more on the Scot side....
They “warm up” heavily at home before going to the pub to save some Shillings....
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 08:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
British cruise tourists will demand cruise ships avoid Argentine ports. No British money for Argentine dagos!!
Aug 03rd, 2010 - 10:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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