South America cruises offer a wide range of fascinating destinations and cultures. You could see lush rain forests, towering waterfalls, brightly feathered macaws, snowcapped mountains, fiords or penguin colonies. Here, you could explore such glittering places as Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires, and learn of lost cities, ancient civilizations and time-honored customs. From the sultry and seductive city of Rio de Janeiro; Brazil to the wondrous secrets of Machu Picchu in Peru, South America offers intriguing lands of culture, natural beauty, and nostalgia. You can sail south along the west coast around the southern tip of the continent, and north along the east coast, all the way back to the US. The South America cruise season is from November to March.