"Tom K" wrote in message
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> "madx" wrote in message
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>> If you've taken this cruise what would you recommend to a first timer (at
>> least for that part of the world) We are wondering if there will be too
>> many families January & February (we are 60) but too cold in March around
>> the horn. We are looking at Celebrity and Royal Carribean. Will we have
>> to pack parkas? lol
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>> Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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> You do, hopefully, realize that the two Capes (Horn and Good Hope) are at,
> or near, the top of the list as far as the roughest places on the face of
> the earth with regard to ocean conditions... Just so that you're
> prepared.
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> Do you know if they actually "round the Horn" or if they use the Drake
> Passage?
>
> --Tom
I am not sure about the two ship lines mentioned above, but we rounded the
Horn on the 30th day of March, 2003, on the Holland America ms Ryndam. We
were at latitude of 56 degrees 00 minutes south, and longitude of 67 degrees
22 minutes west. I think it just depends upon the weather conditions. It
just happened to be very, very calm the day we rounded the Horn. Lucky us!
Joe in Texas
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