Arctic Cruises and Antarctic Cruise Adventures to North Pole, Spitsbergen, Greenland, Falklands, Patagonia

Antarctic Adventure Cruises

Many people dream of visiting the mysterious ‘white continent’ of Antarctica with its dramatic scenery and unique wildlife. Now you can make that dream come alive.

Join the specially built MS Fram on a voyage to Antarctica and experience this spectacular and pristine landscape. NEW - Antarctic and back in 2 weeks! The Antarctic Discovery itinerary is an alternative to the longer voyages for those with time constraints.

After rounding Cape Horn and crossing the Drake Passage you’ll explore Antarctica with its quite unique landscape and wildlife. Here you can visit penguin colonies, see majestic icebergs float by and watch seals basking in the sun.

The 110-passenger former scientific research vessels Akademik Ioffe and Akademik Sergey Vavilov offer three different expedition cruises deep into the Antarctic peninsula and its islands. The cruises feature Zodiac shore excursions and optional camping or sea kayaking.

Their Antarctica Explorer cruises get close-up to the wildlife and scenic highlights of the Antarctic. The Antarctic Circle Quest heads deep south into the Antarctic. You can even spend Christmas and New Year visiting the Falklands Islands and South Georgia. as well as Antarctica, giving one of the best wildlife trips in the world.

Antarctic Cruises Selection

Antarctic Discovery

A 10/11-day holiday with a cruise from Ushuaia on the MS Fram and optional South America extensions

A journey of a lifetime, including four whole days in Antarctica. The opportunity for an in-depth introduction to the planet’s most beguiling continent

Antarctic Polar Circle Quest

A 13-day holiday with an adventure cruise on MS Fram

This unique adventure will take you beyond the limits of the Polar Circle and into a world that few people have ever seen

Shackleton's Antarctica


A 19-day holiday with an adventure cruise on MS Fram

Cruise to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands Islands in the footsteps of the explorer Shackleton

Weddell Sea Adventure


A 13-day adventure cruise on MS Fram

Exploring one of the least visited regions in Antarctica, this unforgettable journey sails deep into the Weddell Sea, where towering ice shares the sea with penguins, seabirds, whales and seals

Chilean Fjords and Antarctica

A 15-day adventure cruise on MS Fram

A journey that travels deep into the southern oceans, following Patagonia's breathtaking coastline and crossing the Drake Passage into the dramatic landscape of Antarctica's sublime wilderness

Antarctic Explorer

An 12-day cruise to the White Continent

A great introduction to Antarctica, exploring the bays and islands with as much time off ship as possible

Antarctic Circle Quest

A 15-day cruise to the deep Antarctic south

Explore regions that travellers very rarely have the opportunity to experience

Antarctica, the Falklands Islands and South Georgia

An 20-day small-ship expedition cruise to visit remote islands and the Antarctic Peninsula

Visit the unique landscapes and wildlife of South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula Cruise with hotel stay in Argentina

A 17-day holiday including a 10-night Antarctic Peninsula cruise with pre- and post-cruise hotel stays in Argentina

Your cruise voyage from Ushuaia takes you past glaciers, snow-capped mountains, islands and unexplored forests of great beauty.
Pre and post cruise stays in Buenos Aires

Ushaia to South Georgia and Antarctica
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An 18-day luxury fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition to Antarctic Peninsula on board Prince Albert II

Departing Jan 2011, your expedition cruise voyage gives you an in-depth view of the fascinating wild-life and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Explorer's Antarctica
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An 18-day luxury fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition to South Shetland and Antarctic Peninsula on board Prince Albert II

Departing Nov and Dec 2010, your expedition cruise voyage gives you an in-depth view of the fascinating wild-life and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Sea Islands.

Classic Antarctica
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An 12-day luxury fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition with 6 days on the Antarctic Peninsula on Prince Albert II

Departing Dec 2010, your expedition cruise voyage gives you 6 days exploring the fascinating wild-life and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Antarctic Expedition
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An 11-day luxury fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition with 5 days on the the Antarctic Peninsula on Prince Albert II

Departing Jan and Feb 2011, your expedition cruise voyage gives you 5 days exploring the fascinating wild-life and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Antarctic Fly and Cruise
Save time by flying across the Drake Passage

An 8-Day Antarctica cruise holiday, visiting the South Shetland Islands and the channels of the Antarctic Peninsula

Departing in Dec and Jan, your expedition cruise voyage explores the wildlife and landscapes of the Antarctic Peninsula

See also our range of Arctic Cruises

Antarctic ice pack
Penguin
The MS Nordnorge in Neko Harbour, Antarctica
Get close up to whales
Mountains of Tierra del Fuego
Penguins
Sea Kayaking available on some cruises for those with experience


Iceberg

Iguazu Falls - available on cruise extension

Iceberg and ship

Penguin

South Georgia

Elephant Seal



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