Life Is An Adventure With South America Cruises

As you can imagine, South America cruises range greatly. You can take Pacific cruises that begin in San Diego or LA and cruise down past Guadalajara and Acapulco, Mexico to Guatemala, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal Zone.

You'll pass coastal Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Or you may also take Atlantic cruises that begin in southern Florida and pass down through Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica before hitting up Aruba, Caracas, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

A common complaint of people who've just finished their first South American, Alaskan, Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise ship experience is that the port stops were "generic" and full of other tourists. Nothing shatters the illusion that you're a Christopher Columbus or Vasco de Gama out in the wilderness more than people with Hawaiian shirts and cameras.

For an offbeat cruise, try Costa's "Magica," "Romantica" or "Mediterranea," which focus more on Brazilian adventures that are lesser known. You'll board with an eclectic crowd from a diverse assortment of countries. Costa "Magica" provides 7-night Brazilian South America cruises visiting Santos, Salvador, Ilheus and Ilhabela. Costa "Romantica" offers Buenos Aires trips that also stop in Uruguay's Punta del Este.

They also have cruises focusing on Argentina and Uruguay for the more experienced traveler. The best way to see all the sights is to choose a less ambitious voyage that focuses on a few distinct areas, rather than a "greatest hits" marquee tour of all major ports.

South America cruises have all the sophistication of European cities blended with a bit of raw nature. You'll see many of the diverse terrains Mother Nature has to offer, whether you're taking an Amazon River cruise down through green jungles full of crocodiles, monkeys, parrots and ancient ruins or kicking back with the dolphins on intimate Atlantic cruises.

Chile's snow-capped mountains and Argentina's grasslands are all part of South America's beauty. With a wider range of cruises than ever before, you can find one of the aforementioned cruises or check out cruise lines like Celebrity, Crystal, Princess, Seabourn, Silversea or Windstar.

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