H. Buss Duration about 42 days Fares - see table below Age limit 79 German Ownership / Antigua Registry Itinerary Map

Anticipated Itinerary Port Elizabeth  ---  New Jersey Baltimore  ---  Maryland Charleston  ---  South Carolina Port Everglades  ---  Florida Cartagena  ---  Colombia Manzanillo  ---  Panama Panama Canal transit Guayaquil  ---  Ecuador Callao  ---  Peru San Antonio  ---  Chile San Vicente  ---  Chile Callao (2nd call)  ---  Peru Guayaquil (2nd call)  ---  Ecuador Panama Canal transit Cartagena (2nd call)  ---  Colombia Port Everglades (2nd call)  ---  Florida Port Elizabeth New Jersey

Hermann Buss offers service on the CSAV Hamburgo to the West Coast of South America from the U.S. East Coast. The CSAV Hamburgo offers one Owner's Suite and three single cabins, all carpeted and with private facilities. The Owner's Suite living room has a couch, love seat, two easy chairs, a coffee table, two end tables, a TV with DVD player, a complete audio system, a desk, and a refrigerator. The bedroom has one large bed and ample closet space. The single cabins have one room, and each has a refrigerator, a TV with DVD player, a complete audio system, a couch, and a table and chair. The two singles on the 5th floor are of the same size, while the one on the 4th floor, the supercargo cabin, is a bit more comfortable, with a view to the aft. There is a swimming pool and a sauna onboard as well as a fitness room. There is no elevator. The Captain is German and the crew is Filipino. Built in 1998, the ship is about 608 feet in length (207.4 meters) and about 97 feet in width (29.8 meters). 42 Day Roundtrip Fares* Owner's Suite double occupancy about $5,336 p/p (Euro 3,234 p/p) Owner's Suite sole occupancy** about $5,891 (Euro 3,570) Single Cabin about $5,336 (Euro 3,234) 35 Day Port Everglades to Port Everglades (2nd call) Fares* Owner's Suite double occupancy about $4,447 p/p (Euro 2,695 p/p) Owner's Suite sole occupancy** about $4,909 (Euro 2,975) Single Cabin about $4,447 (Euro 2,695 * Deviation insurance and port taxes are an additional about $421 p/p (Euro 255 p/p). U.S. Customs and Immigration fees are an additional $12.50 p/p for passengers disembarking in the U.S. The fares are established in Euros by the Shipping Line, and therefore must be paid to the Line in Euros by Freighter World Cruises. The estimated U.S.$ fares are based on a currency exchange rate of Euro 1.00 to US$1.65. The final U.S. dollar fare will be based on the exchange rate at the time the currency is purchased. Any decrease in the final fare from that quoted above will be refunded, and any increase will be collected. ** Only available 30 days prior to departure.

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Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft Buxtehude Duration about 42 days Fares - see table below Age limit 79 German Ownership / Liberian Registry

Anticipated Itinerary Itinerary Map Buenos Aires  ---  Argentina Puerto Madryn  ---  Argentina Strait of Magellan San Antonio  ---  Chile Callao  ---  Peru Guayaquil  ---  Ecuador Ilo  ---  Peru Antofagasta  ---  Chile San Antonio (2nd call)  ---  Chile Strait of Magellan Imbituba  ---  Brazil Itaguai (Sepetiba)  ---  Brazil Santos  ---  Brazil Buenos Aires  ---  Argentina Ports are subject to change.

NSB is now offering the Maruba Africa and Maruba Asia from Buenos Aires to Ecuador and back via the Strait of Magellan. These two sisterships can each accommodate two passengers in one Owner's Suite. The dining room and lounge with TV/VCR are shared with the ship's officers (TV reception is only possible near port areas). There is a sauna and a fitness room with table tennis and either a stationary bicycle or rowing machine. The indoor (seawater) pool, deck chairs and laundry facilities are all available to passengers. There is a steward on board, and the ship offers weekly cabin service. There is no elevator, so passengers must be able to negotiate many stairs. The Owner's Suite is on Deck 6 (in the middle of the superstructure), is carpeted, and is about 269 square feet (approximately 25 square meters), including the bathroom. The living room has 2 windows, and a wardrobe, small refrigerator, sitting arrangement, desk, chair, TV/DVD, short wave radio, and a view to the front with a possibly obstructed view. The bedroom has 1 window and a double bed about 78" x 70" (2 x 1.8 meters). Built in 2007 and 2008, the vessels are 31,200 DWT and about 669 feet long (204 meters). The lead officers are German, and the remainder of the crew is typically German or Filipino. 42 Day Roundtrip Fares* Owner's Suite double occupancy about $6,930 p/p (Euro 4,200 p/p) Owner's Suite single occupancy about $9,009 (Euro 5,460) * Deviation insurance and port taxes are an additional about $404 p/p (Euro 245 p/p). The fares are established in Euros by the Shipping Line, and therefore must be paid to the Line in Euros by Freighter World Cruises. The estimated U.S.$ fares are based on a currency exchange rate of Euro 1.00 to US$1.65. The final U.S. dollar fare will be based on the exchange rate at the time the currency is purchased. Any decrease in the final fare from that quoted above will be refunded, and any increase will be collected.

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