Antarctica/South Georgia was number one on my travel wish list (having recently checked off #'s 2 and 3... gorilla trekking and Papua New Guinea). I had been looking for more than a decade for an Antarctica cruise ...

Sail Date February 2020

Jeremy_Retford

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

A life changing experience on an excellent ship

Fram

Antarctica

I have used Hurtigruten once before about 10 years ago (classic passage North) and enjoyed it. I chose this trip on the Fram based on that experience, reputation and price - but primarily the itinerary, which gave ...

Sail Date February 2020

Thetiggers1161

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Wonderful adventure!

Midnatsol

Antarctica

The whole experience from beginning to end was superb. We had been with Hurtigruten up the coast of Norway and so enjoyed it we wanted to do a longer cruise. Antarctica was our choice. We booked a suite and ...

Sail Date February 2020

2cruiseSue

3 Reviews Written

27 Helpful Votes

Extraordinary Journey on Orion

National Geographic Orion

Antarctica

This was on my husband's bucket list, not mine. I was afraid of the Drake Passage and didn't really want to go. It turned out to be the best adventure of our lives! We started in Santiago, Chile with the ...

3 photos

Sail Date January 2020

Frosty60

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Amazing access to unique places in Antarctic region

Fram

Antarctica

Visits to wildlife in Falklands, South Georgia, South Orkneys, South Shetlands and Antarctic Peninsula. Also history of these places. Tremendous experiences of penguins, seals, whales, birds and some flora. ...

Sail Date January 2020

Cprofct

1 Review Written

Dreams Really Do Come True

National Geographic Orion

Antarctica

Antarctica has been my dream for years. I researched every type of tour operator before deciding on National Geographic Orion. It is a small luxury ship, where they have the ability to get everyone off the ship for ...

8 photos

Sail Date January 2020

WanderingWayfarer

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Dream Fulfilled - A Visit to the Frozen Continent

Midnatsol

Antarctica

We sailed on the MS Midnatsol on Hurtigruten’s 13-day “Antarctica-Highlights of the Frozen Continent” expedition. It was the experience of a lifetime! Antarctica is an amazing, unique, and beautiful place. We ...

2 photos

Sail Date November 2019

RDBD

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

First Class Antarctic Voyage

Fram

Antarctica

Booked on our own flights to and from UK and three days prior to and after the cruise package in Buenos Aries. Time to explore a city we had not visited previously. The cruise package started and finished with ...

Sail Date December 2019

freedream

3 Reviews Written

20 Helpful Votes

Great Antarctica Expedition on Midnatsol

Midnatsol

Antarctica

We just got back from the 2019 “Christmas in the Antarctic with Penguins” on Hurtigruten’s Midnatsol. This is a review meant mostly to give upcoming travelers some tips you may not get elsewhere, but I’ll ...

Sail Date December 2019

statusquobuster

3 Reviews Written

18 Helpful Votes

Over priced, poor quality

Silver Explorer

Antarctica

For our second cruise in Antarctica we chose Silversea and, sadly, paid a lot of money for what turned out to be lower quality than our first cruise on Seabourn, Contrary to the spin from the company, this ship ...

Sail Date December 2019

big43rdkid

7 Reviews Written

73 Helpful Votes

Amazing trip

Midnatsol

Antarctica

We chose this trip to Antartica as it gave us the experience of landing on the continent itself. We have been to Antartica three times before in cruise ships which were good but this time we wanted something ...

3 photos

Sail Date December 2019

JC Norton

5 Reviews Written

32 Helpful Votes

Amazing Destinations

National Geographic Explorer

Antarctica

South Georgia and the Falklands are must see destinations for people interested in wildlife and polar regions. I've been to Antarctica and the Arctic more than once, loved all those trips, but South Georgia is in a ...

Sail Date November 2019

biased

1 Review Written

Amazing! Unique! Exceeded all expectations.

Midnatsol

Antarctica

The price was right and I knew Hurtigruten by reputation, from the cargo/postal route in Norway. I figured they would 'know their ice'. This cruise went further south than many others I researched (65 degrees south) ...

Sail Date November 2019

rosemaryJG

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Discovered my inner Polar explorer on an expedition to the Antartica.

Midnatsol

Antarctica

I choose this cruise after seeing an advert in the newspaper offering free flights to Argentina. This is a very expensive holiday, so anything to help with costs was gratefully received! Other passengers also ...

Sail Date November 2019

roaming_kiwi58

5 Reviews Written

13 Helpful Votes

Fantastic wildlife & scenery

Fram

Antarctica

We are a well travelled New Zealand couple in our 60s. We did the HAL “sail by” to Antarctica over Christmas 2015 and were wowed by the scenery & wildlife, so decided to do an expedition cruise to see it closer ...

Sail Date December 2018

SybilPatrick

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Too awesome for words!!

National Geographic Explorer

Antarctica

For persons seeking adventures and wishing to learn more about the planet we share, this expedition experience was beyond expectations. The scientists and naturalists traveling with us expanded my worldview through ...

Sail Date February 2019

edk

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Wonderful Antarctica Cruise

Silver Explorer

Antarctica

Our travel started out very poorly, with American Airlines execution failures causing us to arrive in Buenos Aires 12 hours late with half our baggage. Bags didn't catch up to us until we returned to Ushuaia after ...

4 photos

Sail Date January 2019

Charles Martel

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Antarctica Expedition Cruise

Silver Explorer

Antarctica

We always wanted to cruise the Antarctic. Traveling below the Antarctic Circle is on my wife's "bucket list". Very few cruises advertised as "Antarctic", even attempt to get close to the Antarctic circle. Ships ...

6 photos

Sail Date January 2019

Alan Cameron

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

A magical experience!

National Geographic Explorer

Antarctica

While Lindblad/National Geographic may be a little more expensive than competitors, you really do get what you pay for - excellent ship and crew, expedition leader and staff, food, services, and above all ...

Sail Date January 2019

JB of the Valley

1 Review Written

Beyond expectations

National Geographic Explorer

Antarctica

We are not "cruise" people. Lindblad/Nat Geo call this and expedition and we found out why. Expeditions will take you to the places they mention but where exactly is determined by the weather, the sea, and the ...

1 photo

Sail Date November 2018

kathy9

6 Reviews Written

21 Helpful Votes

Amazing cruise to Antaractic!

Silver Explorer

Antarctica

Our cruise onboard the SilverSeas Explorer was spectacular from start to finish. The ship, crew, food, Captain and Expedition staff were all first rate. It is very hard to describe the feeling you get when visiting ...

Sail Date January 2019

Travelgal 2323

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Antarctica, the Falklands & South Georgia - a High Value, Great Service Winner

Silver Explorer

Antarctica

I am active travel and a luxury travel fan, but I also look for good value in both. When I went to research this particular itinerary, I compared three of the top brands and for me, Silversea was a hands-down ...

4 photos

Sail Date December 2018

annepete

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Exceptional experience!

National Geographic Explorer

Antarctica

I have wanted to go to the Antarctic for 20 years (stimulated by my leadership experience at NSF), a wish that became increasingly urgent as the ice has been disappearing. I thought my first priority was seeing the ...

2 photos

Sail Date January 2019

cruiseloverfromlondon

5 Reviews Written

18 Helpful Votes

ANTARCTICA EXPEDITION CRUISE - VOYAGE OF A LIFETIME!

Midnatsol

Antarctica

Having already done a Hurtigruten Norway expedition hiking cruise (and loved it) I didn't hesitate to travel with Hurtigruten again when it came to going to Antarctica. I knew they would offer a more authentic ...

6 photos

Sail Date November 2018

Whozu

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Unforgettable Antarctica

Midnatsol

Antarctica

To visit Antarctica and see penguins in their natural habitat. We saw all this and more... Several species of penguin, whales, seals, various seabirds; majestic landscapes of snow-covered mountains and ...

Sail Date December 2018