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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St. Helena To Cape Verde Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 10 nights - from $2,550 per person - sailing dates: ,
St. Helena To Cape Verde Oceanwide Expeditions
$2,550 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
27 Apr22 Apr
10 Nights | St Helena - Praia
Antarctica & Patagonia Princess by Princess aboard Majestic Princess - 17 nights - from $3,914 per person - sailing dates: , , ,
Antarctica & Patagonia Princess
$3,914 Per Person
Princess - Majestic Princess
06 Jan23 Jan21 Dec07 Jan
17 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Punta Arena... More
Antarctica & Patagonia Princess by Princess aboard Majestic Princess - 17 nights - from $4,374 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica & Patagonia Princess
$4,374 Per Person
Princess - Majestic Princess
24 Jan
17 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Punta Arena... More
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1A Princess by Princess aboard Majestic Princess - 22 nights - from $7,864 per person - sailing dates:
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1A Princess
$7,864 Per Person
Princess - Majestic Princess
02 Jan
22 Nights | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Iguazu Falls,... More
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1B Princess by Princess aboard Majestic Princess - 22 nights - from $8,049 per person - sailing dates:
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1B Princess
$8,049 Per Person
Princess - Majestic Princess
16 Dec
22 Nights | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Iguazu Falls,... More
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1A Princess by Princess aboard Majestic Princess - 22 nights - from $8,324 per person - sailing dates:
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1A Princess
$8,324 Per Person
Princess - Majestic Princess
19 Jan
22 Nights | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Iguazu Falls,... More
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1A Princess by Princess aboard Majestic Princess - 22 nights - from $8,787 per person - sailing dates:
Iguazu Falls Adventure - Tour 1A Princess
$8,787 Per Person
Princess - Majestic Princess
18 Jan
22 Nights | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Iguazu Falls,... More
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Hondius - 10 nights - from $9,150 per person - sailing dates: ,
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,150 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Hondius
08 Mar18 Mar
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 10 nights - from $9,150 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,150 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
20 Mar
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Ortelius - 10 nights - from $9,150 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,150 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Ortelius
23 Mar
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Wild Falkland Islands & South - Tour N18 Seabourn by Seabourn aboard Seabourn Venture - 15 nights - from $9,348 per person - sailing dates:
Wild Falkland Islands & South - Tour N18 Seabourn
$9,348 Per Person
Seabourn - Seabourn Venture
22 Mar
15 Nights | Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argentina - Ushuaia, Argenti... More
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Ortelius - 10 nights - from $9,500 per person - sailing dates: , ,
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,500 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Ortelius
30 Oct09 Dec05 Feb
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Whale Watching Discovery And Learning Voyage Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Hondius - 10 nights - from $9,650 per person - sailing dates: ,
Antarctica - Whale Watching Discovery And Learning Voyage Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,650 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Hondius
07 Mar17 Mar
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Whale Watching Discovery And Learning Voyage Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Ortelius - 10 nights - from $9,650 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Whale Watching Discovery And Learning Voyage Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,650 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Ortelius
18 Mar
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning + Long Hikes Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 10 nights - from $9,900 per person - sailing dates: ,
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning + Long Hikes Oceanwide Expeditions
$9,900 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
29 Dec08 Feb
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Hondius - 10 nights - from $10,500 per person - sailing dates: ,
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning Oceanwide Expeditions
$10,500 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Hondius
19 Dec05 Feb
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 9 nights - from $10,500 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Whale Watching Oceanwide Expeditions
$10,500 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
26 Mar
9 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic ... More
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 10 nights - from $10,500 per person - sailing dates: , ,
Antarctica - Discovery And Learning Oceanwide Expeditions
$10,500 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
10 Dec20 Dec02 Feb
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Puerto Williams To King George Island Silversea by Silversea aboard Silver Wind - 9 nights - from $10,700 per person - sailing dates: , , , ,
Puerto Williams To King George Island Silversea
$10,700 Per Person
Silversea - Silver Wind
20 Oct25 Nov06 Jan24 Jan11 Feb
9 Nights | Puerto Williams - Drake Passage - Drake Passage - Antarctic Soun... More
Antarctica - Polar Circle - Deep South Discovery Voyage - Aurora Australis / Southern Lights Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Ortelius - 12 nights - from $11,000 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Polar Circle - Deep South Discovery Voyage - Aurora Australis / Southern Lights Oceanwide Expeditions
$11,000 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Ortelius
06 Mar
12 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Basecamp Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Hondius - 12 nights - from $11,100 per person - sailing dates: ,
Basecamp Oceanwide Expeditions
$11,100 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Hondius
25 Nov07 Dec
12 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... More
Antarctica & Falklands Expedition | Northbound (Montevideo -27 Season) HX Expeditions by HX Expeditions aboard MS Fridtjof Nansen - 18 nights - from $11,128 per person - sailing dates:
16 Nights | Bue - Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport (International... More
King George Island To Puerto Williams Silversea by Silversea aboard Silver Wind - 9 nights - from $11,500 per person - sailing dates: , , , ,
King George Island To Puerto Williams Silversea
$11,500 Per Person
Silversea - Silver Wind
29 Oct15 Jan02 Feb20 Feb10 Mar
9 Nights | King George Island - Antarctic Sound - Antarctic Peninsula - Ant... More
Antarctica - Weddell Sea Explorer Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 11 nights - from $11,550 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Weddell Sea Explorer Oceanwide Expeditions
$11,550 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
12 Feb
11 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing towards the Weddell Sea - Sailing towards the... More
Falkland Islands - South Georgia - Antarctic Peninsula - Photography Special Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 20 nights - from $11,850 per person - sailing dates:
Falkland Islands - South Georgia - Antarctic Peninsula - Photography Special Oceanwide Expeditions
$11,850 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
24 Oct
20 Nights | Puerto Madryn - Sailing to Falkland Islands - Sailing to Falkla... More
Atlantic Odyssey, Excl. Antarctic Peninsula Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 23 nights - from $11,850 per person - sailing dates: ,
23 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to South Georgia - Sailing to South Georgia -... More
Antarctica - Weddell Sea Explorer Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard MV Plancius - 10 nights - from $11,900 per person - sailing dates:
Antarctica - Weddell Sea Explorer Oceanwide Expeditions
$11,900 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - MV Plancius
02 Mar
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing towards the Weddell Sea - Sailing towards the... More
Weddell Sea – In Search Of The Emperor Penguin, Incl. Helicopters Oceanwide Expeditions by Oceanwide Expeditions aboard Ortelius - 10 nights - from $12,100 per person - sailing dates: , ,
Weddell Sea – In Search Of The Emperor Penguin, Incl. Helicopters Oceanwide Expeditions
$12,100 Per Person
Oceanwide Expeditions - Ortelius
15 Nov25 Nov05 Dec
10 Nights | Ushuaia - Sailing to Antarctic Peninsula - Sailing to Antarctic... 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.
