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Amy - USA Travelled: January 2024

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10

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The whole trip was memorable, really. Like choosing a favorite child, its hard to choose a most memorable moment. I would say the craziest time was during our kayaking adventure when the iceburg we were kayaking by started to crumble and fall (at least 40ft high) so instead of originally turning to the iceburg to head on face the waves, our guide then yells at us to high tail it out of there as quick as we could. Always an adventure.

Leon - South Africa Travelled: November 2019

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8

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Being able to sail into the Weddel Sea and seeing Elephant Island - in the tracks of Shackleton. Or perhaps at Gold Harbour, South Georgia with our close encounters with the elephant seal weaners.

Peter - UK Travelled: March 2023

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9

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First seeing Antarctica from our ship after crossing Drakes Passage.

Anonymous - USA Travelled: December 2019

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8

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Camping on the continent

Debbie - USA Travelled: January 2020

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10

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Sitting in a rock on top of Danco island and watching thousands of gentoo penguins in their daily life all around me. The view below was incredible floating ice bergs, glaciers, mountains, seals and even a whale. The most breathtaking view- and seeing our ship in the bay gave proportion to the grandness of Antarctica. Difficult to describe the beauty and feeling I had in this beautiful continent!

Dale - USA Travelled: December 2022

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10

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Hard to say, there were so many.....stepping onto the continent for the first time was really a special moment, I loved camping on the continent...the kayaking was amazing, I could go on forever. What a fantastic trip!

Anonymous - USA Travelled: December 2023

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10

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We came upon a pod of Orcas in the middle of the Gerlasch straight. The expedition team quickly decided to cancel all activities, drop ALL zodiaks and get everyone on the water to chase them. We caught up with them and found ourselves in the middle of 25 Orcas...with 3 humpback whales in their midst (not being hunted). it was amazing!

Aaron - USA Travelled: January 2024

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10

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The most memorable moment for me was being in a zodiac in the middle of a whale feeding frenzy. Absolutely incredible!

Anonymous - USA Travelled: February 2024

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9

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Camping on the continent

Rosemary - USA Travelled: November 2023

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8

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Penguins - hands down. Walking among them on shore was the best. Zodiac trips a poor second but in the bird flu situation, understandable.

Chris - Canada Travelled: December 2022

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10

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There are too many to share, but the one that stands out the most for me was when he had the Gerlache Orca's around the boat teaching their young how to hunt a humpback whale.

Jade - USA Travelled: December 2021

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10

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Meeting new people all over the world while exploring the 7th continent. The landscape of Antarctica is amazing .

Anonymous - USA Travelled: December 2022

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10

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The experiences offered by Oceanwide, including daily landings, kayaking, mountaineering and zodiac cruises as available. This provided days filled with adventure and bringing you up and close and personal to the vast and beautiful landscape.

Andrew - USA Travelled: December 2019

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10

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Getting married in Antarctica was amazing experience and clearly the most memorable experience. I think Swoop and the team on the boat did an amazing job accommodating our ceremony and was extremely please all around the experience. Outside of that, the interactions and viewing of the animals was also an amazing experience. Awesome to see baby penguins go from eggs, to small chicks, to larger chicks depending upon the part of Antarctica we were in.

Adam - Hungary Travelled: December 2019

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10

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Engaging my girlfriend in Antarctica. But kayaking with a humpback whale was also great.

Janice - USA Travelled: January 2020

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9

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The first time we disembarked in Coureville Island and there they were...thousands of Gentoo Penguins. Everything was a highlight.

Susan - USA Travelled: December 2019

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9

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Kayaking through icebergs following humpback whales AND camping on the island

Alexandra - UK Travelled: December 2022

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4

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Having 10 humpbacks surrounding us whilst in the zodiacs. A couple were within touching distance. At one point 2 surfaced next to us as the glacier to our right calved. It was unreal.

George - Ireland Travelled: March 2023

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10

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The overnight camp out was special , we had a beautiful starry night and we’re lucky . Mountaineering came a close second !

Anonymous - USA Travelled: March 2023

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8

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Ice Climbing, Whale Babies, the breathtaking views

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