(Viking Octantis) It was about 10 hours into our journey through the swirling Drake Passage when I realized I was suffering from a strange kind of cabin fever. Sailing aboard Viking Cruises’ Viking Octantis ship, we were already a quarter of the way through the notoriously temperamental canal that connects the southernmost tip of Argentina … Read more
The ship encountered a colony of chinstrap penguins at Diaz Rock – Alamy, Sarak Knapton The remote Antarctic island of Diaz Rock was supposed to be deserted, but when penguin experts trained their binoculars on the rock, little eyes looked back. While guarding their ascetic stone nests, a completely undiscovered colony of chinstrap penguins emerged, … Read more
Hebridean’s ‘Footloose through the Western Seaboard’ cruise route is tailor-made for walkers – Brian Harrison A cruise up a mountain may conjure up images of Noah’s Ark, which was unceremoniously wedged onto the top of Mount Ararat after the Flood. But in fact, there are a few innovative lines that have realized that there are … Read more