Tag: Queen Mary cruise

• Thursday, February 18th 2016 - 06:32 UTC

  Punta Arenas expects to become homeport for an Antarctica cruise line

  

  Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile is encouraged by the cruise industry prospects for its port and facilities: this season Norwegian Sun has returned with at least ten calls and for 2016/2017 a line will be cruising to Antarctica with Punta Arenas as a home port.

• Friday, February 5th 2016 - 08:15 UTC

  Ushuaia has received 58.000 cruise visitors since 15 September; “Queen Mary” expected next week

  

  An estimated 58,000 cruise visitors have landed in Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina during the current 2015/16 season which took off last 15 September, according to the Tierra del Fuego Tourism Institute. The largest number was concentrated in January, with an estimated 25.000, and this weekend promises to be equally busy with several vessels calling with 10.000 passengers.