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We know how easy it is to fall in love with the idea of curious penguin chicks and sparkling glaciers, but what is it really like to visit Antarctica with Swoop? We decided to let our customers do the talking and share their experiences below.

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Ronald  - Portugal Travelled: February 2026

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?”

So many. Seeing the whales in Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctica Peninsula was way up there. Or the first fin whales (3-500 of them) at Elephant Island. Or St. Andrew's Bay in S. Georgia Island. Or just the ever-present landscapes of every shade of white, gray, an into blue.

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Leely  - Canada Travelled: February 2026

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?”

The entire team at Swoop/Lindbald and everyone onboard Nat Geo Explorer were phenomenal in curating this once in a lifetime experience! I would go again...in a heartbeat! Thank you The most inhospitable place on Earth—bleak, frozen, and stretching endlessly in every direction. A landscape of white and blue, ice and snow blending into an endless horizon. And yet, it overflows with life, beauty, and quiet wonder. I’ve read about this seventh continent, studied it, watched documentaries, absorbed every story I could find. But nothing compares to being here. No image or film can prepare you for the immensity, the stillness, the deep calm that settles within. If I could bottle this feeling and share it, I would. Words and photographs fall short of capturing its true spirit. I’ve always been drawn to awe—to the raw openness of nature and the spaces that make you feel both small and expansive at once. Here, silence is not emptiness; it is presence. In a world overflowing with noise, this quiet feels powerful and rare. Places that appear barren—deserts, ice fields, vast empty stretches—are often the most alive. They ask you to slow down, to notice, to feel. I am here, standing in the stillness and smiling 😊

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Linda  - USA Travelled: February 2026

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?”

So many……. Watching baby seals practicing swimming, watching the greeting committees of baby seals and penguins when we landed the zodiacs, all the education shared by members of the expedition team, and all the memorable conversations with other passengers.

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Kevin  - Canada Travelled: February 2026

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 a puma "up close".

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John  - USA Travelled: February 2026

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?”

The entire experience makes one moment difficult but setting foot on my seventh continent was goal completing and memorable. That said meeting my bunkie an 82 year old who had spent three years in the 70’s as part of a South African Antarctic Expedition coming back and finding the continent in better condition than he expected was the most meaningful moment.

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Mark  - USA Travelled: February 2026

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?”

Zodiac outing with whales

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Stephanie  - Sweden Travelled: February 2026

8

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?”

The first day in the kayaks when we went out in the ice berg fields then met the wildlife. I have never been so close to these types of animals or to blocks of ice that could kill me in a blink of an eye. Just the size and the vastness of everything made me feel so small.

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