Ortelius Ship Reviews

Reviews from Swoop customers who have travelled aboard the Ortelius over the last nine seasons.

Sharon  - USA Travelled: March 2025

10

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Experiencing the power of the Drake Passage, we had the Drake Shake both ways, made me understand the risks of the early explorers and the extreme ecosystems. Seeing a leopard seal catch and flay a penguin reminded me that nature is not cuddly.

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Cal  - USA Travelled: March 2025

10

Customer Rating On return from their adventure we ask customers: “On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend or colleague?”

Seeing whales and thousands of penguins!

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John  - USA Travelled: March 2025

10

Customer Rating On return from their adventure we ask customers: “On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend or colleague?”

Snorkeling with Gentoo Penguins

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Soeren  - Denmark Travelled: January 2025

7

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Alyssa  - Portugal Travelled: January 2025

10

Customer Rating On return from their adventure we ask customers: “On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend or colleague?”

Entering the Le Mer Channel and seeing Antarctica for the first time with the sun out over the mountains, as well as the last night barbeque/party with all of the new amazing friends I had made at that point under a blue sky with the seven sisters as the backdrop.

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David  - Canada Travelled: January 2025

9

Customer Rating On return from their adventure we ask customers: “On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend or colleague?”

Humpback whales around the zodiac!

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JINNY  - USA Travelled: January 2025

10

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Saw penguins, camping on the Antarctica

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Doss & Selvi  - USA Travelled: January 2025

10

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Just being in the expedition cruise to antarctica

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Anna  - Netherlands Travelled: December 2024

10

Customer Rating On return from their adventure we ask customers: “On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend or colleague?”

It is hard to choose just one, but I think I have to go with seeing gentoo and chinstrap penguin chicks. To be so close to nature happening, it is amazing. The other one was a one-minute silence we did in a Zodiac. It is incredible how loud and beautiful the sound of water is, ice melting, ice carving.

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Céline  - Belgium Travelled: November 2024

9

Customer Rating On return from their adventure we ask customers: “On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend or colleague?”

Going on land and see animals and a great view

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Krupal  - USA Travelled: November 2024

10

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Emperor penguins

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DAVID  - USA Travelled: November 2024

9

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Visiting Snow Hill Island not once BUT TWICE!!

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