The first morning, waking up and seeing the awesome landscape of blue icebergs, black terrain covered with pure white snow while on zodiak cruise, seeing a group of humpback whales engage in bubble net feeding

Great holiday

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It provided not just great sights but great education as well it allowed us to have close encounters with humpback whales -- the most memorable being a group of humpback whales engage in a coordinated activity known as bubble net feeding

Expedition team clearly loved where they were and what they were doing they were focused on safety as well as providing an up close encounter with the continent and its fauna the whole of the team was fantastic -- a few of our favorites were German, Zibo, and Fede

We loved our cabin on deck 3 with a verandah i will always remember our first morning pulling back the blackout curtains and seeing the pristine antarctic peninsula and a few days later doing the same and seeing a humpback whale waving its fin

We had a blast with kayaking -- it allowed us to appreciate the massive size of the icebergs. i would recommend it to others and advise them to sign up in advance with the caveat that sometimes kayaking is impossible due to weather conditions.

Read the materials provided by swoop and antarctica 21 on how to prepare/dress be prepared if you get motion sickness/seasick be mentally prepared that the trip may not unfold as expected due to the variable weather definitely do the polar plunge followed by good fellowship in the sauna respect the environment and the penguin highways

It reinforced to me that human beings are part of an ecosystem that we can choose to exploit or of which we can be stewards and guardians

Very well prepared. i think it says much that even with the level of our pre-trip excitement, the actual experience was beyond expectations

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