Best to plan an alternate as many cruises wind up bypassing the Falklands because of weather. We had to bypass on 12/14/06 because the seas were running 30+ feet and the wind was blowing 75kts across our bow. We were informed that often, the seas and the wind are too severe to tender in. We visited a Magellan penquin colony on a shore excursion at Punta Arenas, Chile.
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My name is Francesca from Punta Arenas, Chile and I am very glad to inform you that I have started my own business so I am providing half or full day shore excursions in Punta Arenas for cruise travellers or people who don't have enough time to spend in our city.
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At the moment you can contact me at shoreexcursionspuq@gmail.com and I can reply your questions or doubts about what to do in Punta Arenas. I will let you know when my official website is ready.
Hi, We were in Port Stanley this March. We were lucky and made a landing a day before bad weather hit. Actually we went to a penquin rookery when we got off the ship with a local group. There are vans near the end of the pier that run back and forth out to one of them ( i don't remember the name ) for about $10 roundtrip and you can come back when you want. It was an OK trip. Several penquins and we got some pretty good pictures.
