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Antarctica Cruise
An expedition to the end of the world.
After two days across the Drake Passage it suddenly falls still. The first iceberg appears, blue and bigger than a house, and on a floe lies a seal that barely lifts its head. Antarctica welcomes no one loudly. It is simply there, white and endless, and you sense at once that you are arriving somewhere humankind was never meant to belong.
Antarctica is the last truly wild continent, and it can be reached only aboard small expedition ships. From Ushuaia at the southern tip of Argentina the route crosses the notorious Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Sound. Here penguins live in their thousands, seals doze on the ice, and whales move through bays no one has ever inhabited. You go ashore only by Zodiac and in the company of expedition guides, for Antarctica is strictly protected.
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The longer voyages take in South Georgia, where king penguins gather in colonies hundreds of thousands strong and Ernest Shackleton lies buried in the little cemetery at Grytviken. Ponant and Silversea sail here in expedition style, with small, high-end ships; the icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot presses further south than almost any other passenger vessel.
The season is short: from November to March, the Antarctic summer. Early in the season the penguins set out to breed, later the chicks waddle across the ice, and towards the end the whales pass by. The voyages run from a week to a month; the classic Antarctic expedition lasts around ten to twelve nights.
Why ivent-sailing
Why book with ivent-sailing
Good advice costs you nothing and makes all the difference.
Fair prices
You pay not a single euro more than with the cruise line. We have agreed a commission with our partners.
Independent advice
We recommend the voyage that suits you, because we have no ship of our own to fill. In our consultation we can go into the small differences that make the experience yours.
Travel-security certificate under German law
With us you receive a travel-security certificate and book with insolvency and consumer protection under German travel law.
All-round package
If you wish, we arrange the whole experience including travel there and back.
Our voyages
Current Antarctica voyages
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3 routes
- Le Commandant CharcotAntarctica
The Emperor Penguins of the Weddell Sea
Ushuaia→Drake Passage→Weddell Sea4 departures
- 27.10.2027 – 08.11.2027 from 25.535 €
- 08.11.2027 – 20.11.2027 from 25.535 €
- 20.11.2027 – 02.12.2027 from 25.535 €
- 16.12.2027 – 28.12.2027 from 22.885 €
From · p.p.DetailsEUR 22,885Double cabin - Le Commandant CharcotAntarctica
In the Wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Ushuaia→Drake Passage · Charcot Island · Marguerite Bay→Pourquoi-Pas Island2 departures
- 02.12.2027 – 16.12.2027 from 24.195 €
- 28.12.2027 – 11.01.2028 from 24.195 €
From · p.p.DetailsEUR 24,195Double cabin - Le Commandant CharcotAntarctica
Antarctic Semi-Circumnavigation – Discovering the Western Coast
Ushuaia→Drake Passage · Marguerite Bay · Charcot Island · Ross Sea · Crossing the International Date Line · Balleny Islands→Hobart2 departures
- 11.01.2028 – 09.02.2028 from 61.659 €
- 11.02.2028 – 12.03.2028 from 69.157 €
From · p.p.DetailsEUR 61,659Double cabin
Personal advice
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Which route, which cruise line, which season, we settle that best in conversation. Without obligation and free of charge, and you book secured by the travel-security certificate under German law.
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Kristina Karg
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