Review of Intrepid Endeavor 2024 Trip
This cruise to the South Georgia Islands and South Shetland Islands and Antarctica rates 5 stars. The reasons are listed below.
• The Captain and Cruise Director were outstanding in finding places with good weather for the excursions. This especially occurred when rough weather set in and they quickly found a new place for an excursion.
• The Captain did an outstanding job of weather navigation and with the Operations officer even obtained special Chilian permission to sail within the limits near Cape Horn.
• The lectures on birds, mammals, history, etc. were excellent and every day.
• They were highly organized so the excursions ran smoothly.
• The Endeavor ship was late to embarkation port of Montevideo due to a hurricane. Intrepid paid for the extra hotel days and provide excursions in Montevideo every day.
• After many requests, Intrepid did provide 10 GB of free onboard WIFI – given the delay and the result of missing the stop in the Falkland Islands
• At the end of the cruise in Ushuaia, Intrepid also provide either a credit on future cruises or a 10% cash back on the paid berth amount.
• The ship Endeavor Madrid is an older ship built in the 1980s. Some things just did not work like streaming the ship’s cameras to the cabin monitors or monitor tracking of the ship’s position and progress. The HVAC system was also a challenge.
• The meals always had a wide variety of choices, even for a vegetarian.
• The booking customer services representatives were always very helpful.
Again – a full 5 stars.