Salt & Southern Cross – Lisbon to Buenos Aires

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 15 nights from Lisbon on December 2, 2027, visiting Mindelo, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. You get off in Buenos Aires, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. Crossing 4 borders through the South America: Cape Verde, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Norwegian Star takes the food seriously, with 13 restaurants to choose from. 5 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. Suits retirees, remote workers, or anyone who doesn't need to be anywhere else for a while. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Lisbon has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. While everyone else deals with the December cold, you'll be somewhere warmer. And floating. 15 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.