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Antarctica Ocean Explorer Antarctica Cruise Reviews

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The Ocean Explorer in Ushuaia port with a backdrop of the Andes.
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Grand forward staircase from deck 6 to deck 5
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"We missed 7 days of the cruise quarantined.So ended up sailing 7 days to Buenos Aires...."Read More
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Fantastic Experience From Start to Finish

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JC Cruise
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Visiting Antarctica on the Vantage Ocean Explorer was the trip of my dreams. I reserved a solo cabin, but about a month before departure was offered an upgrade to a Grand Veranda Stateroom on Deck 7 for a nominal price, so of course I said yes! The 2 days/nights in Buenos Aires were fun and interesting. Day 3, when we flew to Ushuaia was a grueling, long day though Vantage did everything possible ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Big price big disappointment

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Travel7gal
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

It was our dream to travel to Antarctica. Due to a vantage customer service error we were stranded in the filthy crowded San Paulo airport. We believe this resulted in our case of Covid-19’s 4 days later. We missed 7 days of the cruise quarantined. The emergency phone number to vantage is a joke. The Antarctic is beautiful. The food on the ship was hit or miss mostly miss. For a $50000 luxury ...
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Sail Date: January 2022


Good experience...but had some rough edges and a lot of small details missed.

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Forecaster05
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This was a cruise to South Georgia Island, the Antarctic Peninsula and the Falkland Islands returning via Ushuaia and Buenos Aires. The ship was brand new and this was Vantage's first try at Antarctica on their own vessel. The overall experience based on the locations visited (minus the Falklands as they denied us landing due to COVID) was really good. The crew of the vessel was very nice and ...
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Sail Date: December 2021


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