A' type cabins were good value and their separate bathrooms were spotlessly clean. Our guide let us into a little secret - 8 times out of 10 the weather is pretty uninspiring and the views are pretty limited. On my trip it rained most of the time but for atmospheric value you can't beat the low-lying mist and rain shrouded mountain peaks which are just tantalisingly beyond reach. I spent nearly all my time on deck and took an inordinate number of moody, gloomy pictures. Undoubtedly it's very pretty and the pictures I have seen of bright sunny crossings are spectacular.
Chile seems to be a difficult country to travel in with regards to scenery.
I was lucky with the weather almost every day and saw many spectacular volcanoes and jagged mountain peaks whereas some people I spoke to had seen only mist and rain and believed that Chile was actually flat. The one point where Navimag fall apart is actually getting people onto their boat in the first place. Once you are actually aboard then everything goes swimmingly but getting a ticket can be quite stressful and if you turn up at the booking office a day or so before sailing you could quite easily believe that you have stumbled into Chile's own Hamburger Hill. Probably the best way to book is directly with the company by sending them a fax or email a few weeks before departure. You really need to be flexible when considering the amount of time you allow yourself for this trip.