Travel Buquebus vs. Colonia Express – Best Option for Uruguay Trip?

[GlasgowJohn]

I enjoy the back deck on the Buquebus to enjoy a nice breeze. The Colonia Express lacks the outdoor feature. For that reason I choose Buquebus everytime because I like to lean into the wind and tell myself I'm free.

Bad news for you @Good Stuff - I understand that the new Buquebus vessel will have no open decks.

 

[Jakoval]

I forgot to mention why I used my AR passport instead of only my DNI. A few weeks ago I renewed my DNI because I've moved to a new apartment in a new barrio. And of course the normal, non-express DNI takes 15-25 business days and naturally it's not ready yet. On Renaper website when you track the progress of your new DNI, it does say that your current DNI is not valid anymore and that you can use the digital version in Mi Argentina app. I kind of had this thought in the back of my mind so that's why I brought my AR passport as a backup. Sure enough, once I handed my DNI to the immigration officer, he said my DNI wasn't valid and asked if I had renewed it etc and I answered yes and that I'm still waiting for the new DNI to arrive. So he said I couldn't leave Argentina with this invalid DNI. I said I have the digital version but he said no to that too. So, I gave him my passport and he said yes I could go with my passport. Had I not brought my passport, I would have lost the return ticket which cost over 200,000 pesos.

 

[Wally]

I use the ferry every 6 - 8 weeks and to be honest I have only had one delay in excess of 15 minutes , in almost ten years.

Mechanical delays do happen from time to time but i have been quite lucky.

That is some good luck. I don't go over too often and several times have encountered delays of 30-60 minutes. Count your blessings @GlasgowJohn.

By the time we were onboard it was like 10pm and we arrived back in CABA around 11:30pm. Long day. Oh and the ride back was super bumpy. I went downstairs to check out duty free shop and everyone in there was holding on to the railing on the product shelves. I normally don't get sea sick but I felt slightly dizzy.

That is the worst when the ride is bumpy.

I enjoy the back deck on the Buquebus to enjoy a nice breeze. The Colonia Express lacks the outdoor feature. For that reason I choose Buquebus everytime because I like to lean into the wind and tell myself I'm free.

Sounds like you would love the scene in Titanic.

 

[lemonade]

I forgot to mention why I used my AR passport instead of only my DNI. A few weeks ago I renewed my DNI because I've moved to a new apartment in a new barrio. And of course the normal, non-express DNI takes 15-25 business days and naturally it's not ready yet. On Renaper website when you track the progress of your new DNI, it does say that your current DNI is not valid anymore and that you can use the digital version in Mi Argentina app. I kind of had this thought in the back of my mind so that's why I brought my AR passport as a backup. Sure enough, once I handed my DNI to the immigration officer, he said my DNI wasn't valid and asked if I had renewed it etc and I answered yes and that I'm still waiting for the new DNI to arrive. So he said I couldn't leave Argentina with this invalid DNI. I said I have the digital version but he said no to that too. So, I gave him my passport and he said yes I could go with my passport. Had I not brought my passport, I would have lost the return ticket which cost over 200,000 pesos.

Yikes. What a nightmare. Good thing you brought your Passport. Does it really matter which address is on your DNI?

That is some good luck. I don't go over too often and several times have encountered delays of 30-60 minutes. Count your blessings @GlasgowJohn.


That is the worst when the ride is bumpy.


Sounds like you would love the scene in Titanic.

I didn't know the ride over to Uruguay got bumpy. I thought it being just a river wouldn't have many waves. Interesting.

 

[Jakoval]

Yikes. What a nightmare. Good thing you brought your Passport. Does it really matter which address is on your DNI?

I think it matters when there's an election. Because if you move but don't change your DNI, you have to go back to vote at the address on your DNI.

 

[Piranha]

I think it matters when there's an election. Because if you move but don't change your DNI, you have to go back to vote at the address on your DNI.

Nothing is easy in Argentina land.

 

[Uncle Wong]

I went to Colonia and it wasn't very busy.

My friend from NYC is there now in BA and said it is unusually very dead with tourists. He went the same week last year and it was very busy.