Rick - USA Travelled: January 2023
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10
Actually setting foot on land. Half More on Island Antarctica. The experience of going through the Drake Passage was a close second
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Reviews from Swoop customers who have travelled aboard the Ocean Nova over the last nine seasons.
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Rick - USA Travelled: January 2023
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10
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Actually setting foot on land. Half More on Island Antarctica. The experience of going through the Drake Passage was a close second
...read moreRebecca - USA Travelled: January 2024
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10
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Seeing a bright, sunny clear day on the Antarctic peninsula full of penguins, seals, and humpback whales with the high plateau in the distance and sculpted icebergs floating by along with my family.
...read moreMartha Mae - USA Travelled: February 2025
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When they cancelled our flight back because the runway was not safe to land the trip was ruined. They had no other backup plan to get us safely off Antarctica. We are currently rocking and rolling in the Drake Passage on the Nova and won’t be home for at least 3 more days. All our reservations to get home had to be cancelled and rebooked. At the least we’re spending another $3-5K to get new reservations to get home. No one so far is offering to compensate us for our troubles. The only reason we booked this trip with Antarctica21 was to avoid the Drake Passage. That was their selling point and they blew it. My wife has been sea sick ever since we started sailing north and we won’t be off the boat until Friday, if then. Antarctica21 blew it big time and should compensate us for their poor planning and ruining our vacation. Martin Warnica 713-828-4274 mwarnica@comcast.net
...read moreWes - USA Travelled: December 2023
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10
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Experiencing the wildlife in their natural environment.
...read moreLorraine - Australia Travelled: February 2024
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10
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I loved seeing all of the wildlife and the icebergs.
...read moreTamra Anne - USA Travelled: December 2023
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10
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Sitting quietly in a zodiac with the engine turned off watching whales. Polar plunge into the Antarctic, surfacing and seeing a horizon of beautiful glaciers and mountains.
...read moreDekel - Israel Travelled: February 2025
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10
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Paddling with whales
...read moreHoward - USA Travelled: December 2023
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10
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Seeing the penguin colonies
...read moreDaniel - USA Travelled: November 2023
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10
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Waking up to see Antarctica out of the window
...read moreMary - USA Travelled: December 2024
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10
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I think the scenery from Danco Island. The island itself wasn't so remarkable, but the view from the island was breathtaking
...read moreRobin - USA Travelled: February 2023
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8
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Torres del Paine - The ever changing view of the Paine Massif and Los Cuernos from our room at Explora. Antarctica - The scale of the landscapes and walking among thousands of penguins.
...read moreFiona - Indonesia Travelled: January 2023
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9
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Everything was amazing. The whales, seals and penguins are magnificent and cute at the same time. The lectures bring you new knowledge and understanding. The expedition teams are superb! And the service on board and at Punta Arenas also super nice.
...read moreAndrew - USA Travelled: February 2025
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7
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Whales, icebergs, penguins and kayaking.
...read moreShari - USA Travelled: February 2024
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9
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Cruising on the zodiacs through icebergs and glaciers, seeing wildlife right in front of us
...read moreJP - USA Travelled: December 2022
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10
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Getting on shore on the Peninsula, and spending countless hours at that shitty airport in Santiago
...read moreLi Peng - Singapore Travelled: December 2023
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10
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Being at the top at Neko Harbour. The scenery and landscape simply blew me away and it was hard to believe that we were actually standing on Antarctica! What a privilege!
...read moreJesse - USA Travelled: January 2023
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10
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Kayaking and having whales literally feet from us. Absolutely incredible.
...read moreNelida - Switzerland Travelled: December 2024
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9
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The science boat
...read moreTiana - USA Travelled: January 2023
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9
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Drake Passage was really rough. We definitely had the Drake Shake. I really enjoyed the smaller group size. It was very intimate and you really got to know your fellow passengers and the staff.
...read moreAnonymous - Malaysia Travelled: December 2023
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10
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Landed on the peninsular.
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