Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
If you're physically able, any trip to Antarctica where you stay on the ship is only a tiny fraction of the experience.
Agreed. The shore excursions among the penguins and seals make it all worth while.
I developed pneumonia halfway through our cruise and the ship offered to unload me on the above mentioned Chilean air force base. I declined, and after a few days of antibiotics was able to at least go out on deck again and watch the whales and a
lbatrosses. I had to miss the last excursions ashore, but just being there was satisfying enough.