Round Cape Horn Via Luxury Cruise Ship From $997

Heading out of Buenos Aires via luxury cruise ship and rounding Cape Horn and the tip of South America before arriving in Valparaiso, Chile is on the bucket list of the world’s rich and famous. With Holland America Line and their fine ship MS Zaandam, this can be an affordable tick off the bucket list for those not so rich and famous.

The Cruise

 

MS Zaandam embarks on a 13 night South America Cruise from Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 6pm. The ship takes nearly two weeks rounding the bottom of the continent and cruising up the western side before arriving at Valparaiso, Chile on Monday, March 17 at 6am. Along the way, Zaandam makes five port calls. There are several other amazing natural features that can be seen from the ship.

Zaandam doesn’t travel far the first night, docking across the Rio de la Plata at Montevideo, Uruguay on Wednesday, March 5 from 8am until 6pm. Two days later, it’s back to Argentina with a stop at Puerto Madryn on Friday, March 7 from 10am until 6pm.

After a weekend at sea, Zaandam stops at Punta Arenas, Chile on Monday, March 10 from 6am until 6pm. She then backtracks a bit to Ushuaia, Argentina for a port call on Tuesday, March 11 from 2pm until 8pm. The final port of call is at Puerto Montt, Chile on Saturday, March 15 from 9:30am until 6pm.

Along the journey, MS Zaandam travels through or around the Strait of Megellan, the Beagle Channel, Chile’s Glacier Alley, Cape Horn, Amalia Glacier and the Chilean Fjords.

The Price

Right now, there is a flash sale with some inside staterooms, large outside staterooms with fully obstructed views and large interior staterooms available for as low as $997 per person, based on double occupancy. This is equal to about $400 off per person.

Government fees and taxes are steep for this cruise with $365.05 tacked onto each guest’s fare. A cabin for two can be had from $2,724.58, including taxes, for this truly once in a lifetime experience. As stipulated with this flash sale, the full price is due at the time of booking.

The Ship 

MS Zaandam is one of four Rotterdam Class (R Class) ships in the Holland America Fleet. She has been in service for HAL since 2000. In May of 2000, Zaandam was christened by the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley. The ship was built by Fincantieri in Italy.

This is a small and agile ship, meant for journeys just like this one. Zaandam has a gross tonnage of 61,396 and is 237 metres or 778 feet in length. There are ten decks accessible to the capacity 1,432 guest. There are typically 615 crew members onboard.

The Rotterdam Class consists of four ships built between 1997 and 2000. MS Rotterdam was the first, put in service in 1997. MS Volendam came next in 1999 and MS Amsterdam joined the fleet the same year as Zaandam.

The Small Print

·Because of the nature of last minute deals, the pricing printed here is fleeting and could change at any time.

·Prices are in Canadian dollars.

·Most meals are included in a typical cruise price but DRINKS ARE NOT!

·Also not included are gratuities.

·Cruise pricing does not include air fare, ground transfers and hotel accommodations before and after the cruise.