Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica

1035 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Atlas Ocean Voyages (45 Cruises)

World Navigator

10000 tons
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World Traveller

10000 tons
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Aurora Expeditions (56 Cruises)

Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson

154 Passengers
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Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle

130 Passengers
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HX Expeditions (111 Cruises)

MS Fridtjof Nansen.

MS Fridtjof Nansen

20889 tons
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MS Roald Amundsen.

MS Roald Amundsen

20889 tons
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Lindblad Expeditions (305 Cruises)

Greg Mortimer.

Greg mortimer

154 Passengers
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National Geographic Endurance

National Geographic Endurance

238 Passengers
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National Geographic Explorer

National Geographic Explorer

218 Passengers
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National Geographic Orion

National Geographic Orion

177 Passengers
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National Geographic Resolution

National Geographic Resolution

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Ponant (52 Cruises)

Scenic Cruises (144 Cruises)

Scenic Eclipse

Scenic Eclipse

228 Passengers
17 tons
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Scenic Eclipse II.

Scenic Eclipse II

228 Passengers
17085 tons
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Silversea Cruises (141 Cruises)

Cruise SIL Silversea Cruises Silver Cloud ship

Silver Cloud

466 Passengers
17400 tons
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Cruise SIL Silversea Cruises Silver Cloud Expedition ship

Silver Cloud Expedition

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Silver Endeavour.

Silver Endeavour

220 Passengers
20 tons
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Silver Wind

Silver Wind

513 Passengers
17400 tons
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Viking Ocean Cruises (149 Cruises)

Viking Octantis.

Viking Octantis

634 Passengers
30150 tons
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Viking Polaris.

Viking Polaris

634 Passengers
30150 tons
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Frequently Asked Questions

By zodiac, generally two outings a day. Passengers go ashore in small groups, boots disinfected and clothing inspected so no foreign seeds are carried in. International rules cap how many people can be ashore at once.
No. There is no pier, no terminal and no town. Expedition ships anchor in the bays and everything happens by zodiac, on shores where nobody lives.
Colonies of gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguins on the ice free headlands. Weddell and crabeater seals doze on drifting floes, sometimes a leopard seal. Humpback whales pass through the channels in late summer.
About five metres, under international rules. The protocol also limits numbers ashore and imposes biosecurity measures. That framework does not weigh the day down : it is what gives it value.
The Lemaire Channel, a corridor of black water squeezed between walls of ice and rock, Paradise Bay with its amphitheatre of glaciers, and Port Lockroy. Deception Island, further north, hides the remains of a whaling station in its flooded caldera.
A former British base from the 1940s on Goudier Island, restored as a museum and post office, the southernmost on the planet. You can mail postcards that take weeks to arrive. Proceeds fund the conservation of Antarctic heritage sites.
Most operators supply boots and a parka. You still need gloves, eye protection and warm layers. Landings are often wet, stepping into shallow water in tall boots.
The austral summer, November through March. Penguins occupy the colonies early in the season, chicks grow through January, and humpback whales are most often seen in late summer, in February and March.
No, and that deserves to be said plainly. Wind, swell, pack ice and currents decide. Expedition leaders make the call each morning with the ice chart in hand. That uncertainty is part of the trip.
Modest fitness is enough. Guided walks stay short, but you need to climb in and out of a zodiac and walk on pebbles, sometimes through a few centimetres of water.