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ANTARCTICA

Posted by Walter Carlton Studdard on August 10, 2019 at 12:54pm

Does anyone know of a reasonable cost trip to ANTARCTIA? Fot TCC credit, must have VERY HIGH probability of landing on land OR ice-covered land.

WHAT, WHEN, HOW, AND COST--any info you have.

Thank you, Walt Studdard

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  • Walter Carlton Studdard January 18, 2021 at 7:01am

    Thank u both for replying. We have booked trip for 10 days, March 2022 yes 2022, RT Ushai. Was sched for 2021, but Covid postponed till 2022. $5916 per person after 20 percent discount for sched change.

    Adventure Life Cruises, WASHINGTON STATE.

    Walt and Everette Studdard of Anniston, AL

  • Merry Jo Binkley January 18, 2021 at 2:38am

    Thank you Eugene. Enjoy reading. With out a doubt one of our best trips. 

  • Eugene C. Hawkinson, Jr. January 17, 2021 at 4:04pm

    Great blog, thanks for the links, they will keep me busy for a while.

    Merry Jo Binkley said:

  • Merry Jo Binkley January 16, 2021 at 3:46pm

    You may want to read our blogs about Antarctica. 

    https://www.travelblog.org/Antarctica/Antarctica/blog-1047939.html

    https://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Falkland-Islands/West-Falk...

    https://www.travelblog.org/Antarctica/Antarctica/blog-1049335.html

    https://www.travelblog.org/South-America/South-Georgia/South-Georgi...

    https://www.travelblog.org/Antarctica/blog-1050270.html

    https://www.travelblog.org/Antarctica/Antarctica/blog-1051239.html

  • Merry Jo Binkley January 16, 2021 at 3:43pm

    Quark Expeditions is not cheap but I believe they are currently running deals. I'm not sure any of the companies are cheap to get to Antarctica. We took the Epic Antarctic Trip Feb of 2020 and it was amazing. The trip was beyond words. 

  • Eugene C. Hawkinson, Jr. March 2, 2020 at 8:00am

    Sorry, this is the blog that inspired me, should not have posted the other: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2483913-quest-for-the-holy-gr...

  • Walter Carlton Studdard February 29, 2020 at 2:16pm

    Thank you for your advice and "hints." We plan a similar trip next Jan/Feb. This will make 7 continents. Walt Studdard of Anniston, AL

    Walter Carlton Studdard said:



    Eugene C. Hawkinson, Jr. said:

    We recently visited Antarctica on a Seabourn Quest 21 day cruise from San Antonio, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. More luxurious than any other cruise we have taken, we were concerned about seasickness on a true expedition ship and opted for a larger ship with stabilizers. We found the cruise using the excellent search function on Vacationstogo.com . It is a bother to figure out which ships offer Antarctica landings and which don't. Hint: Holland America, Celebrity, and Princess don't. We lost a day in Antarctica due to high winds in Ushuaia and forecast high seas in the Drake Passage, still had three landings and two Zodiac tours. I understand that the true expedition ships generally try for two landings per day instead of just one.

    Other Seabourn cruises offer a chance at another TCC "country" with a scheduled landing in South Georgia Island. We hoped to fit Easter Island, Paraguay, and Iguazu Falls into one of our South America trips, haven't managed them yet.

    We were inspired by this cruise blog of a Seabourn cruise with a landing on South Georgia,: https://patrickinantarctica.com/2018/02/25/543/

  • Walter Carlton Studdard February 29, 2020 at 2:13pm



    Eugene C. Hawkinson, Jr. said:

    We recently visited Antarctica on a Seabourn Quest 21 day cruise from San Antonio, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. More luxurious than any other cruise we have taken, we were concerned about seasickness on a true expedition ship and opted for a larger ship with stabilizers. We found the cruise using the excellent search function on Vacationstogo.com . It is a bother to figure out which ships offer Antarctica landings and which don't. Hint: Holland America, Celebrity, and Princess don't. We lost a day in Antarctica due to high winds in Ushuaia and forecast high seas in the Drake Passage, still had three landings and two Zodiac tours. I understand that the true expedition ships generally try for two landings per day instead of just one.

    Other Seabourn cruises offer a chance at another TCC "country" with a scheduled landing in South Georgia Island. We hoped to fit Easter Island, Paraguay, and Iguazu Falls into one of our South America trips, haven't managed them yet.

    We were inspired by this cruise blog of a Seabourn cruise with a landing on South Georgia,: https://patrickinantarctica.com/2018/02/25/543/

  • Eugene C. Hawkinson, Jr. February 29, 2020 at 1:34pm

    We recently visited Antarctica on a Seabourn Quest 21 day cruise from San Antonio, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. More luxurious than any other cruise we have taken, we were concerned about seasickness on a true expedition ship and opted for a larger ship with stabilizers. We found the cruise using the excellent search function on Vacationstogo.com . It is a bother to figure out which ships offer Antarctica landings and which don't. Hint: Holland America, Celebrity, and Princess don't. We lost a day in Antarctica due to high winds in Ushuaia and forecast high seas in the Drake Passage, still had three landings and two Zodiac tours. I understand that the true expedition ships generally try for two landings per day instead of just one.

    Other Seabourn cruises offer a chance at another TCC "country" with a scheduled landing in South Georgia Island. We hoped to fit Easter Island, Paraguay, and Iguazu Falls into one of our South America trips, haven't managed them yet.

    We were inspired by this cruise blog of a Seabourn cruise with a landing on South Georgia,: https://patrickinantarctica.com/2018/02/25/543/

  • Walter Carlton Studdard September 5, 2019 at 8:39am

    WOW. PERFECT. Thank you Jerry. Falkland and Antartica same time. We missed Falklands (weather) 10 yrs ago on SA cruise. Glad we joined TCC. Walt and Everette of Anniston, AL
    Walter Carlton Studdard said:



    Jerry Allen said:

    Check out Hurtigruten Expedition Cruises. They have several itineraries to Antarctica. Ours embarked from Ushuaia, Argentina for a two day crossing. The captain said it was a very smooth crossing, but the swells were very high and we on the verge of getting sea sick. Went ashore several times on the Palmer Penn., and then to the Falkland Islands so only picked up two countries. It was not a perfect itinerary as we then had 3 sea days to Montevideo, Uruguay. Call me if you would like to discuss. I live in Texas 682.556.1202

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