{"id":1602,"date":"2024-01-26T08:36:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astepthattravels.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2024-02-09T09:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:06:59","slug":"antarctica-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astepthattravels.com\/?p=1602","title":{"rendered":"Antarctica: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Another day of waiting is day 2. We needed to drop our luggage for transfer to the Sea Spirit at 08:00, we needed to leave our hotel at 10:00. But, we weren’t due to be picked up to go to the ship until 15:30. So began another day of waiting. We spent the day flopped in the lobby of our hotel, Arakur<\/a>. We basically read all day until it was time to depart. At 15:30 we loaded onto a giant charter bus for transfer to the ship. There are only about 120 people on the ship plus 40 crew. As a result of our small numbers the…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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transfer and boarding process was so smooth that it was over before I knew it began. With our bags pre-loaded, all we had to do was hop up the gangplank, pause for a quick photo, and enjoy our welcome champagne. Afterward, we were shown to our cabin, one deck down on two, the main deck. I’d never been on a cruise but I was expecting something at least as tiny as a London hotel room. I was pleasantly surprised to find our suite much nicer than many actual hotels I’d stayed in. We returned upstairs for our first orientation. As we gathered in the lounge…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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