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[quote=Anonymous]NP here. We just did this. We sailed on Silversea.

A few points of information: 
- Big ships do the "sail by". They aren't allowed to do zodiaks or make a landing. Only 100 people are allowed ashore at a time. Only the smaller, expedition ships make landings. If the ship has more than 100 passengers (most fall in the 200 range), they will split up the passengers. They will either send one group ashore while the other does a zodiak, or they will send one group ashore and the other group has to wait until they come back to do their landing. 
- If you do the fly to sea, be aware that weather conditions are highly variable, especially for flying. Sometimes the flights are completely cancelled, thus the entire cruise may be cancelled. 
- Crossing the Drake = be prepared. If you are not accustomed to having sea legs, talk to your doctor about options. Most of the expedition ships are small (10-20k gross tons vs mega ships 100k and more), thus even in minor swells to big ships, they have a lot more movement. The cruises try their best to monitor weather forecasts to avoid, but it also can't always be avoided. 
- Be flexibile - as noted, weather is highly variable. Don't expect the itinerary to be the same as what you book. The crew will do their best to give you a great experience, but also their best to keep you safe. 
- Physical fitness - you don't need to be in olympic shape, but you need to be mobile and handle sometimes slippery to difficult walking conditions (think of your foot sinking 12 inches into the snow). Also, once you learn how, getting into and out of zodiaks is easy, but I saw several older people who struggled. 
- Price - as pointed out, its not cheap to do a landing cruise. This was the most expensive trip we have ever done.

With all that said, it was also the best experience I've ever had. I concur and highly recommend it if you have the means and opportunity to go.  [/quote]

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