Fantastic experience. Amazing places, with hundreds of thousands of penguins and seals in South Georgia Island (a must) and Antarctica, with hundreds of whales along the away, among others. Top notch crew with non-stop options for science and history explorations. Wonderful people who love what they do. Very good food with tons of choices. Very nice boat with great first class cabins. Quark truly knows the polar regions better than anyone, and they want to share it. Go, trip of a lifetime (and I'm not normally a cruise person). Highest recommendation if you want to see an otherworldly place on earth with people who truly know their stuff. Definitely for adventure seekers. And the Drake passage was fine, take a pill, don't let it stop you from going to South Georgia Island, which is truly the highlight for wildlife. Great service setting everything up, and on the boat, and beyond.