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

The Classic Expedition
14 Feb 2012 departure from £3993 if booked now!

An 11-night 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

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

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

Sail from Buenos Aires to Antarctica and Tierra del Fuego

An 18-night expedition aboard MS Fram to the Falklands, South Georgia, the Antarctic and crossing Drake's Passage to Ushuaia

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

This 18-night voyage guarantees a white Christmas and the chance to see whales and wildlife in Antarctica.

Visit the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Orkney Islands and sail through Drake Passage

Christmas and New Year departure
Antarctic Explorer
Book now and save 40% on selected 2012 departures!

A 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
Book now and save 30% on selected 2012 departures!

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



A 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 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

This expedition voyage explores the wildlife and landscapes of the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands.

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

Antarctic Luxury Cruises

Wonder of Life in the Antarctic
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A 15-night luxury Antarctic expedition aboard MS Bremen


From Ushuaia visit South Georgia, South Orkney and Shetland Islands, Elephant Island, Deception Island and the Antarctic
Rich Life in a World of Ice
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A 15-night luxury expedition aboard MS Bremen

Cruise from Ushuaia to South Georgia, the South Orkney and Shetland Islands and the White Continent

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An 18-night luxury expedition cruise of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Falklands and South Georgia aboard MS Hanseatic

 

From Ushuaia explore South Georgia, the South Orkney and Shetland Islands, and conditions permitting, sail beyond the Antarctic Circle to Detaille Island

An 18-day luxury fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition to Antarctic Peninsula on board Silver Explorer

Departing November 2012, your expedition cruise voyage gives you an in-depth view of the fascinating wild-life and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula.

 


A 10-night luxury, fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition with 6 days on the Antarctic Peninsula on Silver Explorer

Your expedition cruise voyage gives you 5 days exploring the fascinating wild-life and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula.

An 11-day luxury fully-inclusive Silversea Expedition with 5 days on the the Antarctic Peninsula on Silver Explorer

Departing Jan, Feb and December 2012, your expedition includes a 5 day voyage discovering the fascinating wild-life and landscapes of the Antarctic Peninsula.

A 10-night luxury Antarctic expedition aboard L'Austral or Le Boreal from Ushuaia

Departing in January and February 2012, explore the Antarctic in style from these chic French ships with zodiac trips led by an expedition team.

A 16-night cruise from Buenos Aires


An interesting cruise aboard Azamara Journey visiting Port Stanley, with three days on the White Continent and sailing to Ushuaia, Cape Horn and Puerto Madryn, the gateway to the dramatic landscapes of Patagonia

See also our range of Arctic Cruises

Antarctic mountains
Penguins on an iceberg
Antarctic summer night
Get close up to whales
Mountains of Tierra del Fuego
Penguins
Beagle Channel


Iceberg

Sunset on icebergs

Iceberg and ship

Penguin

South Georgia

Elephant Seal
South Georgia Whaler's Church
Falkland mountains

Gentoo penguins

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