Antarctica Luxury Cruises Reviews

We compared several cruise / expedition companies that offered trips to Antarctica. We eliminated those that were too big and just drove by the continent because we wanted to step foot on the land. We looked at price, amenities, excursion types (zodiacs, boats, kayaks, subs, etc), timing with our schedules, international flight cost/inclusion and landed on Viking. We spent 2 year watching the ...

The Linblad/NatGeo Expedition format is amazing. There were 117 passengers on this cruise. We all felt like everyone on the ship was part of the Expedition and enjoyed new discoveries. The itinerary is fluid as the Expedition Leader and Ship Captain seek to deliver a unique and memorable experience. The open bridge (yes I said the bridge) is unique in my cruising experience and provided as ...

Cruised to Antarctica but could not go to South Georgia due to bird flu and birds dying. The alternative given were well planned. It's great to go to the bridge and watch the Captain navigate tricky channels while the passengers are cluelessly enjoying the views. Got to see a whole of feeding frenzy from the water thus attracting tons of birds above, lots of pods of ocras, different species of ...

My wife and I are seasoned travelers who have taken numerous cruises with several different cruise lines. This Viking Cruise was the absolute best of all. We took our son and daughter/in-law with us on this expedition cruise to Antartica as a Christmas trip because visiting that continent has been my lifelong dream. This cruise certainly did not disappoint us. From our arrival in Buenos Aires ...

We spent 39 days on the Marina (back to back Miami to Lima and Lima to Buenos Aires) and so happy to finally make it home. The cruise had a few wonderful highlights separated by long boring stretches. We have cruised 20+ times but only our second time with Oceania. The first was in Asia in 2016 and all that could go wrong did. All the regulars told us this was out of norm and that Oceania ...

This was my first Viking cruise. It was a journey I had wanted to do for a very long time and I choose Viking because it made coordinating two adults from two different locations stress free (oh, there were the numerous Viking veteran recommendations). Immediately, Viking made it obvious that this was not their first rodeo: Every detail, from making air port connections, going through customs, ...

We chose this cruise because it was going to Antarctica at the time that suited us. We have sailed Regent before and had good reviews of Oceania. How wrong we were. This cruise was awful from boarding queues to the end. Oceania at minimum misrepresented this cruise and at worst, outright lied about the ship's amenities. Let's start... Boarding Disorganization was so awful in Lima that ...

We didn't expect to be in Antarctica this Christmas, but life is funny that way. Our family was set to go to Israel and Egypt for our daughter's Bat Mitzvah in December 2023. Unfortunately, life had other plans. At the very last minute, we booked our trip to Antarctica. It was always on our bucket list and what better time to go than now? So that's how we ended up on this remarkable trip. I ...

This was my very first cruise - and it so happen to be with the Viking Cruise. I am glad that it was with them - the crew were amazing, very professional, friendly, very helpful and they made each guest special specially when you celebrating a special occasion ( in this case my birthday). The entire trip was very relaxing, there were educational activities and the entertainment is pleasing and ...

I had wanted to journey to Antarctica since I was a teenager; I originally planned to go on the Lindblad cruise in 2020 and after multiple years of delays, finally go to go this year in December 2023. Even with all the buildup, this trip MORE than lived up to my expectations! The STAFF really made it for me. The National Geographic guests, the expedition leaders, the dining room and bar staff, ...