Regent Seven Seas Cruises recently announced its 2016-17 Winter Collection, which will include a 71 night voyage around South America on the Seven Seas Mariner. The cruise will depart from Miami on January 17, 2017, and make its way around South America for a complete circumnavigation of the continent. Guests…
It’s our last day in Rio, but not before one last excursion – this one to Sugar Loaf Mountain. This famous mountain peninsula is flanked by Copacabana Beach on one side and Flamango Beach on the other and is another must-do while in Rio. We’ll also have a brief city…
Today we say farewell to the Crystal Symphony and the wonderful staff that has taken care of our every need for the past 12 days. After disembarking at around 10AM, we join the throngs of people looking for taxis and tours both from the Crystal Symphony and the Regent Mariner. …
After sailing from Bridgetown, Barbados 11 days ago, we’ve reached Rio de Janeiro, the highlight and unfortunately the last stop on our travel itinerary. With a much anticipated sail into Rio, we’re up on deck by around 8AM in what begins as a dark, overcast morning. As the Crystal Symphony…
It’s just before 8AM and the Crystal Symphony has sailed across the huge harbor of Santos Bay, one of the largest on the east coast of Brazil, for our next port in Salvador, the 3rd largest city in Brazil. By 9:15 we’re assembled in the Starlight Club for our ship…
Today we’ve arrived at one of the smallest Brazilian towns we’ll visit, Maceio. During the wintertime, Macieo’s population is around 350,000. During the vacation season of December and January, the population is near 1 million with visitors from all around Brazil and other South American countries. The view from the…
After sailing from Fortaleza yesterday evening, we’ve arrived mid-afternoon at Recife, nearly the farthest eastern point on the South American continent. Recife is a large city, with over 3.7 million inhabitants. With no organized tour planned, we opted to get off the ship and walk from the pier into the…
After a relaxing day at sea yesterday, we’re docked at the container port in Fortaleza, Brazil by 12 noon. We’re one of the first groups ashore as we embark on our ship’s excursion “Cachaca: The ‘Rum’of Brazil”. We’ll travel about an hour outside of Fortaleza to a farming area where…
We’ve reached our first port-of-call in Brazil, the city of Belem, about 60 miles inland from the Atlantic ocean on the Para River. This city is the gateway to the Amazon, and the 11th largest city in Brazil with about 2.2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area. Being this…
