Brazilian coast
7 nights around Rio. 12–14 nights to reach Salvador or Recife · November–April
Rio round trip, or on toward Salvador
A line actually scheduled out of Rio
- Rio
- Búzios on the shorter cruise
- Salvador or Recife only on the longer routing
Sample itineraries
Sample routings.
These are typical routings and ports. Ships, dates, and fares change.
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Optional excursions
These can be arranged in the port or the city, as an add-on to enrich the trip. They are not in the cruise fare unless the line includes them.
Rio with one view
Sugarloaf and Corcovado. Half day.
Buenos Aires after dark, or a market by day
San Telmo, or a tango show if the ship stays late. 3 to 4 hours.
Cape Horn from the deck
Cape Horn, weather permitting. You watch from the ship. The ship’s routing.
Cape Horn and the fjords
10–14 nights · October–March
Ushuaia, or a start in the Chilean fjords
Expedition line, or Holland America when the routing is theirs
- A glacier the ship sails past
- Cape Horn, when the weather allows
- Punta Arenas or another far-south port
Andean coast
Depends on which part of the longer voyage you book · When those ships are moving between regions
Callao toward Valparaíso, or the reverse
Often a segment of a longer voyage
- Lima / Callao
- Valparaíso
- A day at sea on the Pacific