Swoop Antarctica Blog
When Antarctica cruising was in its infancy, ravellers had little choice of ship or comfort level, with most squeezing into simple cabins on converted research vessels or old Russian icebreakers. Those days are long behind us and the polar fleet caters to a wide variety of travel styles. On my most recent trip south, I […]
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The Seaventure ship is a big favourite of both Swoop Antarctica staff and passengers. Originally designed for around 180 passengers, a complete refit for polar cruising reduced the number of berths to a maximum of 139 as well as upgrading the vessel to a 1-A ice class rating – the highest possible maritime rating. When […]
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Martin travelled with his wife to the Antarctic Peninsula in early 2015. Here he shares his experience aboard the Akademik Ioffe and booking through Swoop. What was the highlight of your trip? Identifying just one highlight of the trip is tough – all of the excursions were very interesting and unique. Of particular note is […]
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Sandra returned in December from a 10 day Luxury Cruise in Antarctica aboard the Silver Explorer. Here she tells us about her experiences on the trip and in booking with Swoop Antarctica & our partners… What was your experience of Swoop Antarctica? When I first started my search for a cruise to Antarctica, I started […]
Read MoreI was lucky enough to sail the M/V Ushuaia’s last voyage of the season in March 2014. My previous post described the extraordinary experience of exploring the Antarctic Peninsula. Here I’d like to focus on my experience of the vessel and the expedition team that helped me do that. We boarded the M/V Ushuaia in the […]
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Dorothy and her husband returned in February from an 11 day Cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula. Here she tells us about her experiences on the trip… Was the Plancius a good base for your expedition? Yes definitely. We originally booked on the Ortelius but were asked to switch to Plancius (as Ortelius had been completely booked by a large group.) While […]
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Tracy and her husband returned in January 2014 from a Cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula. Here she tells us about her trip and her experiences in booking with Swoop and our partners in Antarctica…
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Tom returned at the end of November from an Antarctic Basecamp Adventure in Antarctica, where he kayaked climbed and camped on the ice, using the ship as a base. Here he tells us some more about his trip… What did you think of the Cruise Operator? They were an exceptional company. I was amazingly impressed […]
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