Antarctica remains one of the last true frontiers for travelers, and an expedition cruise is the only realistic way to experience it. These voyages depart from gateway ports like Ushuaia, crossing the Drake Passage before reaching the Antarctic Peninsula, where travelers encounter penguin colonies, breaching whales, towering icebergs, and research stations that few people ever get to see in person. Unlike conventional cruises, Antarctica expedition ships are purpose-built for polar waters, carrying smaller guest counts, ice-strengthened hulls, and Zodiac boats used for daily shore landings and wildlife viewing.
Expedition itineraries typically run from ten to twenty-plus days, with variations that include South Georgia and the Falkland Islands for travelers wanting a longer wildlife-focused route. Onboard, expert naturalists, marine biologists, and polar historians lead lectures and guide landings, turning each day into a mix of adventure and active learning rather than a standard leisure cruise. Cabins range from basic twin portholes to premium suites with balconies, and pricing reflects the remoteness and logistics of polar operations.
On GetMyCruise, travelers can compare Antarctica expedition sailings across operators, check real departure dates and cabin categories, and book directly online. Because availability on polar ships is limited and seasonal, sailings are best booked well ahead of the Antarctic summer season when conditions allow safe access to the peninsula.
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Wild Falkland Islands & South - Tour N18 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Venture - 15 nights - from $7,988 per person - sailing dates:
Wild Falkland Islands & South - Tour N18 Seabourn
$7,988 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Venture
22 Mar
15 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Chilean Fjords Explorer - Tour N12 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Pursuit - 15 nights - from $11,898 per person - sailing dates:
Chilean Fjords Explorer - Tour N12 Seabourn
$11,898 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Pursuit
23 Mar
15 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Puerto Williams To King George Island Silversea by Silversea aboard Silver Wind - 9 nights - from $12,180 per person - sailing dates: , , , ,
Puerto Williams To King George Island Silversea
$12,180 Per Person
Silversea - Silver Wind
20 Oct25 Nov06 Jan24 Jan11 Feb
9 Nights | Puerto Williams - Drake Passage - Drake Passage - Antarctic Soun... More
The Great White Continent - Tour An2 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Pursuit - 11 nights - from $12,578 per person - sailing dates: , , , ,
The Great White Continent - Tour An2 Seabourn
$12,578 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Pursuit
22 Jan11 Feb21 Feb03 Mar13 Mar
11 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Antarctic Women's Expedition: Spirit Of Antarctica Aurora Expeditions by Aurora Expeditions aboard Sylvia Earle - 10 nights - from $12,956 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Women's Expedition: Spirit Of Antarctica Aurora Expeditions
The Great White Continent - Tour N08 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Pursuit - 11 nights - from $13,258 per person - sailing dates: , ,
The Great White Continent - Tour N08 Seabourn
$13,258 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Pursuit
04 Nov14 Nov06 Dec
11 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
The Great White Continent - Tour N08 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Pursuit - 11 nights - from $13,258 per person - sailing dates: , ,
The Great White Continent - Tour N08 Seabourn
$13,258 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Pursuit
05 Jan14 Feb15 Mar
11 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Spirit Of Antarctica: Whale Migration Aurora Expeditions by Aurora Expeditions aboard Sylvia Earle - 11 nights - from $13,276 per person - sailing dates:
Spirit Of Antarctica: Whale Migration Aurora Expeditions
The Great White Continent - Tour N08 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Venture - 11 nights - from $13,683 per person - sailing dates: ,
The Great White Continent - Tour N08 Seabourn
$13,683 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Venture
07 Jan11 Mar
11 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
The Great White Continent - Tour An2 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Pursuit - 11 nights - from $13,853 per person - sailing dates:
The Great White Continent - Tour An2 Seabourn
$13,853 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Pursuit
11 Dec
11 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
The Great White Continent - Tour An2 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Venture - 11 nights - from $13,853 per person - sailing dates: , ,
The Great White Continent - Tour An2 Seabourn
$13,853 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Venture
08 Dec18 Dec28 Dec
11 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Octantis - 12 nights - from $14,199 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,199 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Octantis
04 Dec
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Polaris - 12 nights - from $14,199 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,199 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Polaris
11 Dec
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Aurora Expeditions by Aurora Expeditions aboard Douglas Mawson - 8 nights - from $14,276 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Aurora Expeditions
$14,276 Per Person
Aurora Expeditions - Douglas Mawson
15 Jan
8 Nights | Punta Arenas - King George Island - Antarctic Peninsula - Antarc... More
Spirit Of Antarctica: In Partnership With New Scientist Discovery Tours Aurora Expeditions by Aurora Expeditions aboard Douglas Mawson - 10 nights - from $14,316 per person - sailing dates:
Spirit Of Antarctica: In Partnership With New Scientist Discovery Tours Aurora Expeditions
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Octantis - 12 nights - from $14,499 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,499 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Octantis
15 Dec
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Octantis - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Octantis
28 Jan
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Octantis - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Octantis
08 Feb
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Octantis - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Octantis
19 Feb
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Polaris - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Polaris
24 Jan
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Polaris - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Polaris
04 Feb
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Polaris - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Polaris
15 Feb
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Polaris - 12 nights - from $14,599 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,599 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Polaris
26 Feb
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
Antarctica Exploration - Tour N09 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Pursuit - 13 nights - from $14,703 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica Exploration - Tour N09 Seabourn
$14,703 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Pursuit
24 Nov
13 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Emblematic Antarctica Ponant by Ponant aboard Le Lyrial - 10 nights - from $14,840 per person - sailing dates: , ,
Emblematic Antarctica Ponant
$14,840 Per Person
Ponant - Le Lyrial
02 Feb12 Feb22 Feb
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Crossing the Drake Passage - Crossing the Drake Passa... More
Puerto Williams To Puerto Williams Silversea by Silversea aboard Silver Cloud Expedition - 10 nights - from $14,940 per person - sailing dates: , , ,
Puerto Williams To Puerto Williams Silversea
$14,940 Per Person
Silversea - Silver Cloud Expedition
08 Jan20 Dec11 Jan08 Feb
10 Nights | Puerto Williams - Drake Passage - Drake Passage - Antarctic Sou... More
Antarctica: Ocean (Re)Imagined - With Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ponant by Ponant aboard Le Lyrial - 10 nights - from $14,990 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica: Ocean (Re)Imagined - With Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ponant
$14,990 Per Person
Ponant - Le Lyrial
07 Dec
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Crossing the Drake Passage - Crossing the Drake Passa... More
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions by Viking Expeditions aboard Viking Octantis - 12 nights - from $14,999 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctic Explorer Viking Expeditions
$14,999 Per Person
Viking Expeditions - Viking Octantis
17 Jan
12 Nights | Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Sail the Drake Passage - Explore Antar... More
The Antarctic cruise season runs during the Southern Hemisphere summer, when sea ice recedes enough for ships to reach the peninsula safely. Early season sailings offer pristine snow and mating wildlife behavior, while later sailings bring longer daylight hours and penguin chicks.
Most itineraries range from around ten days for a peninsula-only voyage to over twenty days for extended routes covering South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. Longer voyages allow more wildlife diversity and additional landing sites.
Antarctica itself has no visa requirement since it isn't governed by a single nation, but travelers need a valid visa for the departure country, typically Argentina or Chile, depending on citizenship and current entry rules.
