Latest Update -Maybe Politics

It is now Friday February 7. We are cruising along the coast of Chile known as the Patagonia. It is a beautiful day with temps in the mid-60s and plenty of sunshine. We are about 20 miles off the coast but the mountains are very apparent. Our week has been interesting because we were detained in San Antonio for almost 2 extra days. The port closed on Monday night reportedly because of weather before they had restocked and refueled the ship. The captain updated us throughout Tuesday saying we would miss the next port but would hopefully get back on schedule. We were not allowed off the ship.  The casino and shops were closed because of being in port, and everyone was anxious to get on our way again. When Wednesday morning came and we were still in port the rumors began to fly. The captain came on and said there was a conference call being made at 9am with Princess Corporate and the Chilean government.  We concluded that perhaps the weather was not all that was keeping us tied up at the dock. We were finally told we could leave at 1pm even though supposedly the port would still be closed. Everyone was out on deck to watch the exit through the narrow channel and see how rough the seas were. And we were all surprised by the apparent ease we escaped back to cruising. I don’t expect we will ever know what really transpired but there are many stories being passed around the ship. The pictures were taken as we backed out to turn toward the exit channel and then out of the port.

So our schedule is off. We missed our visit to Puerto Montt and we will not be cruising close to the Amalia Glacier. Tomorrow morning we should be on Puntarenas Chile and hopefully enjoy a day on land.
We have heard much about our sister ship the Diamond Princess which is on quarantine in Japan. We are thankful that the corona virus has not shown up in South America thus far.