Quark Expeditions Antarctica Cruise Reviews

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 ...

An incredible trip to Antarctica. The whole experience was great. The world Explorer is a beautiful and very comfortable ship. The hotel staff was super friendly and food was amazing, so many options and always plenty of options . The cabins were really nice and spacious with comfortable beds and great showers . The landings and cruising the area were super and a once in a lifetime experience. ...

I chose this expedition because it focused on locations immediately in and around Antarctica. Quark's "Fly the Drake" expedition departs from Punta Arenas, Chile - not by ship, but by a chartered 2.5-hour flight that arrives on a gravel airstrip on King George Island. This approach bypasses the Drake Passage and its potentially turbulent waters. Quark's expedition includes one night before ...

Wow what trip! I had always wanted to go to Antarctica, I finally made it and I certainly wasn't disappointed. The Quark Expedition team were absolutely brilliant and I had to keep pinching myself, especially the first day in the Antarctic Circle when I went on deck and saw us sailing past iceburgs - I think that moment will stay with me forever. The ship was spacious, warm and very ...

Cruise was chosen based on these criteria 1) expedition planned to go south of Antarctic circle for 3 days 2) good price for ship quality and expedition team due Black Friday sale 4) Quark would match up singles with same-sex roommate, avoiding single surcharge 3) timing Ship was very nice - great for expedition cruising with 3rd deck mud room for storing and getting your shore ...

We've just returned from a 14-night Antarctic trip with Quark "Crossing the Circle" & we can't rate them highly enough!! Everything was exceptional, the crew, the food, our room, the lectures, the expedition team, the daily excursions, the sea paddling & the polar plunge!! I can't believe how efficiently everything was done. The landings & daily zodiac cruising's were so much fun & watching the ...

The main reason we were on this cruise is because we had no other option. We purchased a 2 for 1 Deal to do the special Shackleton 100 Years Celebration Expedition Cruise but we couldn’t get to it because our State Government in Queensland Australia didn’t open up regarding Covid-19 until a few days prior to the trip. The Economy flight per person was over AU$10K and time taken was 67 hours each ...

I 1st heard about Quark Expedition from the author who wrote "Swimming to Antarctica" several years ago. Going to Antarctica has been a top travel bucket list item for a long time. I decided to go now as the trip wasn't going to get any cheaper and while we still have an Antarctica. I looked at other cruise lines and none offered the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Islands along with ...

I'd heard about Quark as a result of starting out as a solo traveller (or passenger number 3) and with Quark they have limited solo cabins and cabins where 3 people can share. I have no words for this trip. It was everything plus much much more than I could possibly have imagined. The ship is spectacular as it's brand new and has everything that's possibly needed on an expedition cruise to ...

Everything is perfect the experience is worth the cost friendly and knowledgeable staff (they really do know everything) gourmet meals every day food is phenomenal all you can eat, three times per day free wine from 7-9 everything is organized and well planned I just wish they had better snacks bed and service is super comfortable bar is open late (2am, will ...