Antarctica is the fifth largest and southernmost continent. Its position at the South Pole, together with its elevation and ice-and-snow cover, generates the coldest climate on Earth. Its enormous ice sheet covers all but 2 to 3 percent of Antarctica and extends over the encircling ocean.
Most of the continent lies within the Antarctic Circle and is completely isolated by the Antarctic Ocean. The South Shetland Islands adjoin the Antarctic Peninsula. Other islands in the Antarctic region, but removed from the continent itself, include South Georgia, South Sandwich, South Orkney, Bouvet, Heard, Balleny, Scott, and Peter. Because seasonal or perennial sea ice is found along all coasts, protected harbours are available to ships only during a few Antarctic summer months (Nov-Feb).
13 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
One Ocean: Sailing in comfort aboard the comfortable and well-appointed M/V Marina Svetaeva, we begin this 12-night expedition at the tip of South America. We chart a course through the Drake Passage with a goal of heading directly south to the Antarctic Circle.
11 or 12 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
11 or 12-day active cruising with shore landings in the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. The vacation itinerary can include kayaking, camping, cross-country skiing or mountaineering. Small ships make the experience intimate and efficient! Local conditions make every cruise itinerary unique.
11 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
Oceanwide Expeditions: Voted World's Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards 2009. From King George Island and Penguin Island we will sail down to the beautiful Paradise Bay, where you can go ashore on the Antarctic mainland.
11 or 13 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
A true adventure to the world's most remote wilderness! Our 11-day Antarctica Classic expedition focuses on the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, home to some of the planet's most impressive wildlife and dramatic landscapes.
11 Day Antarctic Expedition Cruise
One Ocean: After spending 10 nights on board our vessel exploring Antarctica, you will leave Antarctica with a completely different perspective than when you arrived. Gaze upon an unimaginable profusion of penguins, watch a whale crest the waves in close proximity and glimpse in awe, the sweeping ice sheet that spans an entire continent.
19 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
One Ocean: On this far-reaching expedition to the islands of the South Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic mainland, you will revel in 18 eye-popping days of exploration. Busybody penguins in rookeries by the thousands, behemoth icebergs reflecting startling greens and blues, humpback whales feeding on krill and of course the continent-sized sweeping ice sheet of Antarctica.
12 Day Luxury Expedition Cruise
Travel Dynamics: The voyage takes place during the austral summer, when the days are long and relatively mild, when seabirds are courting and massive icebergs thaw into beautiful sculptures of brilliant form and color.
15 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
A 15-day expedition for travelers seeking adventure tours and hankering to cruise south of the Antarctic Circle. Optional adventures - camping and kayaking - are available on selected departures. A photography-focussed vacation is delivered February 26, 2011, aboard Akademik Sergey Vavilov. Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein will be the special guest.
14 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
A 14-day dream cruise for Emperor Penguin lovers! Vacation, for 3 days, with adult Emperors as they tend chicks at the Snow Hill Island rookery. This End of an Era Antarctic adventure continues in the Peninsula. Visit rookeries of other penguin species to watch the adults select nesting sites and choose partners. Tour with either special guest Julie Scardina of SeaWorld, or Peter Fretwell of the British Antarctic Survey.
20 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
Quark Expeditions: A 20-day expedition cruise from Ushuaia, to the tussock covered Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), then to the Antarctic Peninsula via the wildlife paradise of South Georgia. Landings and Zodiac excursions enable close encounters with whales, seals and six species of penguins. An environmentally responsible vacation. Kayaking is an optional Antarctic adventure.
19 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
Oceanwide Expeditions: Voted World's Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards 2009. The Falkland Islands are located about 500 kilometres east of Argentina. Discover this chain of near 800 islands along with South Georgia on this Antarctica expedition cruise.
12 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
Oceanwide Expeditions: Voted World's Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards 2009. The Antarctic Peninsula offers you the most dramatic scenery and biggest variety of wildlife in Antarctica. In the southern summer large ice-free areas provide breeding grounds for very large numbers of seabirds and seals. From King George Island and Penguin Island we will sail down to the beautiful Paradise Bay, where you can go ashore on the Antarctic mainland.
14 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
Join us on a voyage of discovery to Antarctica - our planet's last frontier - a fabulous and virtually pristine paradise. Our ice-strengthened expedition ship is ideally suited to cruising in this icy wilderness. The end result is more like a private expedition than a traditional cruise.
13 Day Antarctica Expedition Cruise
One Ocean: Begin this 12-night expedition at the tip of South America in Ushuaia, Argentina. We chart a course through the Drake Passage on our way to the Weddell Sea, with images of massive tabular icebergs and ice-choked waters - all sights that we hope to see and experience over the course of our 13 days onboard the expedition cruise vessel.
