Antarctica
Antarctica
An Antarctica cruise is a trip of a lifetime, a grand adventure you won’t want to miss. And adventure is the key word. You won’t find exotic ports of call in this remote land; no shops, no cafes, and no towns. What you will find are magnificent vistas, rare marine and wildlife and enormous, truly awesome icebergs and ice shelfs. You’ll have to cruise Antarctica to see it and believe it!
Antarctica Cruise Lines
Most cruise ships heading toward the South Pole visit the South Shetland Islands and the 1,000-mile long Antarctic Peninsula. Small expedition ships, medium-sized cruises and large cruise ships all make the voyage, most departing from Chile.
All but the biggest ships carry inflatable landing crafts so that you can venture off the ship for onshore excursions. Small upscale luxury cruise lines that head south include Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Silver Sea Cruise Lines. Lines with medium-sized ships, including Hurtigruten Cruise Lines and Orient Cruise Lines, often reduce the number of passengers aboard, so as to give everyone a chance for an onshore excursion. The largest lines, including Crystal Cruise Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruise Lines and Holland America Cruise Lines all offer Antarctica cruises.
Antarctica Cruises
There’s never a dull moment on a cruise to the bottom of the world. While at sea, you can expect to see three types of penguins, and elephant seals, as well as whales and other marine life. The major highlight of the trip is the immense and magnificent icebergs and glaciers that can measure up to 100 miles in length. If you opt for onshore excursions, you may visit Elephant Island and its habitat of chinstrap and gentoo penguins, take a quick dip in the thermal springs of Deception Island, and drop in at the secretly established World War II weather station at Port Lockroy on Wienke Island. You may see the Argentine research station on Half Moon Island, with its old wreck of a wooden whaling boat, and the Lemaire Channel, one of the most spectacularly gorgeous waterways in the world.
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