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Introduction:
One of the most dynamic and fast-changing regions of
Antarctica, the Weddell Sea, demands the most from those
who attempt to explore it. Expeditions led by Sweden’s
Otto Nordenskjold and Sir Ernest Shackleton became renowned
survival epics. You will thread your way through the tabular
bergs that stream through Antarctic Sound, where a new
underwater volcano is making its way to the surface, and
attempt to land on wildlife-rich islands in the northern
Weddell Sea.
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Trip
Itinerary
Day 1: Ushuaia, Argentina
After boarding Polar Pioneer mid-afternoon, you set sail
along the Beagle Channel before turning south towards Antarctica.
Day 2: At sea
As you cross the Drake Passage, the temperature begins to fall.
You will be busy with lectures and safety briefings in preparation
for your first landing.
Day 3: At sea/South Shetland Islands
By mid-afternoon you should be in iceberg waters. If all goes
well, you may have your first penguin encounter on one of the
South Shetland Islands.
Day 4: Antarctic Sound
In the early hours of the morning, you hope to be among the
towering corridors of icebergs in Antarctic Sound. A narrow
passage, alive with penguins, guards the entrance to the Weddell
Sea.
Days 5-7: Weddell Sea
Three days of exploring in the whale- and seal-rich Weddell
Sea, where your activities will be controlled by the movement
of ice. Huge glaciers pour down between the mountains from the
polar plateau, and the surface of the ocean is covered with
plates of ice the size of city blocks. One of your aims is to
visit the fossil-rich shores of Seymour Island.
Days 8-9: Antarctic Peninsula
You plan to visit the beautiful western flanks of the Antarctic
Peninsula, exploring the Gerlache Strait, Neumayer Channel and
Paradise Harbour area.
Days 10-11: Drake Passage
You will cross the Drake Passage with magnificent albatrosses
in our wake. The last shipboard lectures give you time to polish
your Antarctic education before you make a ceremonial rounding
of Cape Horn.
Day 12: Ushuaia, Argentina
You cruise up the Beagle Channel in the early morning before
docking in Ushuaia. After transferring to a city hotel, there
is time to explore the central town area or perhaps visit the
nearby Tierra del Fuego mountains.
Notes:
Included:
Cabin accommodations on the ship; all meals onboard; all shore
excursions; lectures and guide services; medical service of
the resident medical officer onboard; port taxes and service
charges.
Not Included:
Airfare; accommodation or transfers before or after the cruise;
visa, passport and vaccination charges and airport departure
taxes; hotels and meals not included in ship cruise itinerary;
items of a personal nature; gratuities to the ship crew is left
to the discretion of the passenger; fuel surcharge may apply..
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