As the song says: 'Suicide is painless'. Well, as it happens, so was disembarkation!! The last disembarkation day in Buenos Aires was not so much painless…but it was suicide!!!! Apparently 5 large cruise ships were in dock with approximately 10,000 passengers disembarking. Immigration couldn’t cope (perhaps that’s why they were noticed by their absence today!!) The baggage hall couldn’t cope. Trying to claim your luggage was like f...

The health restrictions and precautions remain in place. The Captain says that there is now only a trickle of new reported cases. He thanked everyone for stepping up to the mark and especially the crew for their tireless work in ensuring we keep on top of the problem. The Health inspectors boarded at both Stanley and Ushuaia and gave credit for the precautions we are taking and for this reason allowed the ship to dock and passengers to disembark. There have been ...

On the eve before Ushuaia, the Captain's address thanked everyone for their cooperation with regards to the code 'red’ situation and the step up in hygiene. The reported numbers of Gastric flu have remained the same so he is hopeful that things should return to normal within 36 hours.Some of the crew were taking this a little too seriously. Roisin and I carry a small thermos mug, which we fill up with either tea or coffee from time to time. On one o...