Our Top Five Polar Expedition Cruises
Polar icecaps are melting at an alarming rate, threatening wildlife like polar bears in the High Arctic and penguin colonies in Antarctica. And interest in visiting these brisk climates is increasing exponentially. There is a growing sense that travelers want to capture the untouched beauty of these last frontiers before they undergo irreversible change. More than 50 cruise vessels alone are now calling at various points in the Antarctic so the choice is vast, but here are our Top Five.
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Antarctica - The White ContinentUshuaia to Ushuaia | October to January | 14 NightsOn the National Geographic Explorer (Expedition Vessel) | Operated by Lindblad ExpeditionsOur journey to the "White Continent" offers six days of exploration on the incomparably beautiful Antarctic Peninsula and the surrounding islands and waterways. The sights, sounds and emotions will stay in your mind forever — enormous tabular icebergs, hillsides covered with thousands of penguins and the excitement on… |
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Antarctic Dream ExpeditionUshuaia to Ushuaia | November to March | 10 NightsOn the Antarctic Dream (Expedition Vessel) | Operated by Antarctic ShippingThis expedition offers you the ideal introduction to the Great White Continent. Departing from and finishing in the port of Ushuaia, we take in the most exciting sights of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Our program is oriented towards the viewing of wildlife. |
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High ArcticKuujjuaq to Resolute Bay | August to September | 10 NightsOn the Lyubov Orlova (Research Ship) | Operated by Cruise North ExpeditionsTravelling far past the Arctic Circle and into the polar desert, we explore the length of Baffin Island to the fabled Northwest Passage. Simply put, our High Arctic expedition features some of the most breathtaking scenery the Arctic has to offer. Towering mountains, fiords, glaciers and ice caps seem to appear at… |
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Antarctic Continent - Ross SeaInvercargill to Invercargill | January to February | 20 NightsOn the Orion (Mega Yacht) | Operated by Orion Expedition CruisesDuring the peak of the southern hemisphere summer, Orion offers travellers a unique opportunity to venture to the continent of Antarctica. Orion will cross the Antarctic Circle to places redolent with history and adventure. Along the way the wildlife we will encounter will astound you. The sub-Antarctic islands are home… |
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Wonderful White WorldTromsø to Kangerlussuaq | July to July | 15 NightsOn the Bremen (Small Cruise Ship (Boutique)) | Operated by Hapag-Lloyd CruisesExperience the great diversity of Arctic nature in all of its infinite scope. The HANSEATIC sets its course for glacial mountains and hot springs, stops in the colourful settlements of the Inuit and takes you on to the white beauty of Disco Bay. You decide yourself which of the Arctic’s faces thrills your heart the… |
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