Polar Horizons: South America and Antarctica Cruise

Board your flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina

Welcome to Buenos Aires, Argentina! If you booked your flight with YMT, a representative will greet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. Later in the evening, enjoy a sumptuous dinner and tango show at La Ventana, a popular tango house. (D)

Spend the first half of the day exploring the Argentinian capital on your own or join your fellow travelers on an optional add-on excursion. Later in the evening, join us for an introduction to Argentinian cuisine and culture, as you sip on a welcome drink with your fellow travelers. This will be followed by wine and appetizers. Next, create your own empanada with a choice of filling, and get a chance to see how the experts use the “repulgue” technique to make them. Then comes the best part: an opportunity to savor some of Argentina’s best steak that takes 24 hours to prepare. Have it with a side of Malbec wine straight from the wineries of Mendoza and some cuartirolo cheese, dulce de batata (made with sweet potato) and dulce de madera (made of a special kind of Argentinian wood). Try your hand at making alfajores, a dessert with dulce de leche, biscuit, coconut shavings and more. End the evening by learning more about “mate”, the national tea, and make one yourself and share it with your fellow travelers. (B, D)

Experience the best of Buenos Aires with our guided city tour on the way to your cruise embarkation point. From the stately Teatro Colon, a seven-storied theater, to Santo Telmo, the city’s oldest neighborhood filled with art galleries and historic mansions, there’s no shortage of incredible sights in Buenos Aires. Board your NCL Star cruise ship in the afternoon, and prepare for an adventure like no other as you begin your journey towards Antarctica! (B, D)

Today, you’ll make a stop at Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. This welcoming coastal city has an unmistakable European touch, and you can see it in its distinct architecture. Browse its art galleries, the historical old town and stroll down La Rambla, a riverside promenade lined with parks, bars and restaurants. (B, L, D)

Puerto Madryn in Argentine Patagonia is the gateway to the UNESCO-listed Peninsula Valdes. It’s also the perfect place to spot marine life such as southern right whales that swim in these waters from June to December. (B, L, D)

Perched on the edge of the Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas is a bustling port city in Chile. Considered the gateway to Chilean Patagonia, the city is home to several museums including the Maritime Museum, Salesian Museum and more. (B, L, D)

Ushuaia is often referred to as the city at the end of the world, and with good reason. It’s the world’s southernmost city! Here, the rugged Andes mountains tower over the Beagle Channel, a strait in the Tierra del Fugo archipelago. (B, L, D)

Today, you will glide along the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean to Paradise Bay, about 150 miles off the tip of the Antarctic mainland. Take in sweeping views of majestic glaciers and if you’re lucky, you could spot whales, penguins and crabeater seals. (B, L, D)

The rocky Elephant Island rises up from the Southern Ocean, and is home to elephant seals and penguins. Here, you can see the wreckage of a large shipping vessel in Hampson Cove, and the Endurance Memorial Site, which marks British explorer Ernest Shackleton’s eventful journey to the island in 1916. (B, L, D)

Today, you will cruise to Stanley, the capital city of the Falkland Islands, an archipelago in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Learn more about the picturesque city’s maritime history at the Dockyard Museum, and don’t miss the Lady Elizabeth Shipwreck. (B, L, D)

Disembark from your cruise ship and make your way to your hotel. Enjoy some free time on your final night in Buenos Aires. (B)