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Mare Australis Cruises

Come and enjoy Mare Australis Expedition Cruises. Sail Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego from October to April through the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel between the Chilean city of Punta Arenas and the Argentine city of Ushuaia. Mare Australis offers daily shore excursions through glaciers, bays, forests, islands, Cape Horn and witness a rich variety of flora and fauna.

ROUTE PUNTA ARENAS – USHUAIA (5 days/ 4 Nights)

Cruise	Departure from Punta Arenas	Arrival Ushuaia
Mare Australis	Saturday	Wednesday
Via Australis	Tuesday	Saturday

ROUTE USHUAIA – PUNTA ARENAS (4 days/ 3 Nights)

Cruise	Departure from Punta Arenas	Arrival Ushuaia
Mare Australis	Wednesday	Saturday
Via Australis	Saturday	Tuesday

Cruceros Australis

Info About Cruises

The M/N Mare Australis has a classification certificate issued by ABS (American Bureau of Shipping), with the notation of "Passenger Vessel". In agreement with ISM (International Safety Management Code), given by IMO (International Maritime Organization), the ship possesses a SMC (Safety Management Certificate), which guarantees operation under the international safety standards as well as the protection of the environment.
In addition, it makes use of a complete navigation system (echo sounder, radar, GPS, and the modern Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, or GMDSS), emergency generator, fire stations, smoke detectors in every cabin, corridor and lounge, and a sprinkler fire suppression system installed in all areas of the ship. The machine room is also equipped with a CO2 fire extinguisher bank.

Mare and Via Australis has 63 cabins divided into 4 categories: AAA - AA - A - B. Cabins are equipped with low beds, private bathrooms, independent heating, a safe, closet, 110/220 v. electricity, and panoramic window to enjoy the landscape. It has a total capacity for 129 passengers.

Mare Australis :
Built	2002
Cabins	64 cabins, with private facilities, low beds and panoramic windows.
Decks	5 decks.
Lounges	2 lounges and one dining room.
Length	71.83 m, 236 ft.
Draft	3.15 m, 10.33 ft.
Breadth	13.4 m, 44 ft.

Via Australis

Built	2005
Cabins	64 cabins, with private facilities, low beds and panoramic windows.
Decks	5 decks.
Lounges	2 lounges and one dining room.
Lenght	72.30 m, 236 ft.
Draft	3.30 m, 10.83 ft.
Breadth	13,4 m, 44 ft.

Cabins :The Mare Australis has four levels of cabins for accommodation. The difference among them is where they are located. Accommodation on the top decks is more expensive, since have a better panoramic view

Cabin AAA

Cabin with Queen Size Bed or twin beds. Ocean View. Top deck.

Cabin AA - A

Cabin with Queen Size Bed or twin beds. It can have adittional bed.Ocean View. Distributed among decks 2, 3 and 4.

Cabin B

Cabin with twin beds. Ocean View. Lower Deck.


	PROGRAM PUNTA ARENAS - USUHAIA (5 days/ 4 Nights)
Day 1	Board M/V Mare Australis from the pier in Punta Arenas and begin your journey along Darwin's Route.
Day 2	Continue sailing at dawn through the Fjord Almirantazgo until you reach Ainsworth Bay where, from afar, you can see the Marinelli Glacier standing 40 metres tall. Disembark to visit a colony of Elephant Seals and, after a brief walk, arrive at a beaver dam. In the afternoon visit Tucker Islet where you will sight colonies of Magellanic penguins and cormorants from zodiac boats.
Day 3	Sail across the Beagle Channel and disembark at the Pia Glacier. You will take a short walk to an observation point for the view of the Glacier whose source is the middle of the Darwin Range.Navigate through the Beagle Channel and appreciate the spectacular 'Avenue of the Glaciers'.
Day 4	Sail through the Beagle Channel and Murray Channels to disembark in the Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn is a natural sea wall almost 425 metres high. Continue to Puerto Williams and disembark. At leisure with optional tours. Midnight sailing to reach the Argentine city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego.
Day 5	Arrive in Ushuaia and disembark at around 0800 AM.
PROGRAM USHUAIA – PUNTA ARENAS (4 days/ 3 Nights)
Day 1	Board M/V Mare Australis from the pier in Ushuaia and begin your journey along Darwin's Route.
Day 2	Disembark in the Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn is a natural sea wall almost 425 metres high. Later disembark at Walaia Bay which was one of the most important indigenous sites of the region.
Day 3	Disembark in the Chico Inlet for a zodiac boat to approach the Piloto and Nena glaciers.
Day 4	Disembark at Magdalena Island, home to an immense colony of Magellanic penguins and walk to the San Isidro Lighthouse which once guided sailors through the Straits of Magellan. Continue to Punta Arenas and disembark at approximately 11:30 AM. For those doing the 7-Night Ushuaia to Ushuaia cruise, optional excursions can be arranged such as a city tour of Punta Arenas

Rates Season 2009 - 2010

Low Season : 2nd half of March and April 2010
High Season : January, February and 1st half of March 2010

Especial Season : Christmas and New Year's

	PROGRAM 04 NIGHTS / PUNTA ARENAS - USUHAIA			PROGRAM 03 NIGHTS / USUHUAIA - PUNTA ARENAS
	Low Season	High Season	Especial	Low Season	High Season	Especial
Cabin B	US$ 1.930	US$ 2.350	US$ 2.590	US$ 1.440	US$ 1.750	US$ 1.930
Cabin A	US$ 2.270	US$ 2.760	US$ 3.040	US$ 1.690	US$ 2.060	US$ 2.270
Cabin AA	US$ 2.380	US$ 2.890	US$ 3.180	US$ 1.780	US$ 2.180	US$ 2.400
Cabin AAA	US$ 2.490	US$ 3.030	US$ 3.340	US$ 1.880	US$ 2.270	US$ 2.500
Single	US$ 3.290	US$ 3.990	US$ 4.390	US$ 2.450	US$ 2.990

Rates per passenger
• Full Board : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Open Bar
• Daily Land Excursions
• Welcome and good bye Drink.
• Whisky and hot chocolate during the excursions to the glaciers.
• All activities inside the ship

TICKETS ONE WAY ROUTE.

Cruceros Australis reserves the right to modify the cruise rates and departure date published without prior notice.


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