Sunday, November 4, 2018

Sunday, November 4, 2018: Plans

I booked this cruise in late February, 2018. I first booked it for just myself, but then Stephen and Sarah said they were very interested in joining me. This is a perfect time of year for them to be away from the farm. Also joining us is son-in-law Stephen.

We will be on the Viking Jupiter ship. It is a very new ship, to be completed in 2018/2019.

Completed Date : 1/1/2018
Capacity : 930 guests
Crew: 465
Gross Tonnage : 48000
Length : 754 feet
Beam : 94.5 feet
Number of Passenger Decks : 10
Number of Outside Rooms : 465
Number of Restaurants : 7
Number of Pools : 2
Number of Elevators : 4
Voltage : 110/220

We have two adjoining cabins on Deck 4, astern. Cabin 4121 is an Explorer Suite (ES2) which is 757 sq ft (including veranda). The adjoining cabin, 4123, is a Deluxe Veranda (DV1) and is 270 sq ft (including veranda). So we will have one half of the width of the ship for ourselves.



The cruise is 18 days in length, starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina and ending in Santiago, Chile. Embarkation is on December 4 and disembarkation on December 21. I predict we will arrive a day or two before the embarkation and do Buenos Aires. We might stay an extra night in Santiago, but I'm sure everyone will be wanting to get home for Christmas.