Unique Itinerary of the Week - 10/3

Illustration courtesy Norwegian Cruise Line

Always in search of the unique and different, this weeks Unique Itinerary comes to us from Norwegian Cruise Line.

Departing from Buenos Aires, this 14-night cruise aboard the Norwegian Sun travels around the horn of South America, calling at Montevideo, Puerto Madryn, Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, and finally arriving in Valparaiso, the port for Santiago, Chile.

The ship also spends time cruising the scenic Beagle Channel, home to Argentina's glaciers, as well as time spent cruising the Chilean Fjords and the Strait of Magellan. 

While the embarkation and disembarkation ports of Buenos Aires and Santiago may seem to be a long distance from North America, they are in fact connected by daily, sometimes nonstop flights from cities like Toronto, Houston, New York and Miami.  In fact, a standard flight to South America may involve less connections than a transcontinental flight across the United States!

Perhaps the best thing about this unique itinerary may be its price: fares start at just $999 USD.

For more information including pricing and itinerary details, visit NCL's website.  The Norwegian Sun sails this itinerary from November 2009 to March 2010.