Cynthia Smith

Canada

Customer
Rating

10

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Cynthia Smith's Trip Date:

21st Jan - 9th Feb 2019

Cynthia Smith's Ship:

Akademik Ioffe

Overall, how was your trip?

I went with two specific goals and achieved them both.The wild life was great , the landscape not so, partly because we spent7 days in open sea and there was nothing but fog most of the time. No snow covered mountains as one would see in the Antarctic peninsular. There were two prominent sets of passengers one about 12 - Swedish people who were not friendly and the other was a group of “Gay “ scuba diving friends who were more friendly. There were no surprises and the trip was as advertised. The security at Port Stanley was aggravating having my Allen keys confiscated because the woman classified it as a dangerous weapon !!! My friend’s Allen keys were allowed through go and figure that one out. I had two magical moments - 1) The sound of the fur seal pups crying for their parents through the dense fog as we slid past South Georgia en route for Port Stanley. Seal pups are feisty and very independent little creatures. A delight to watch 2) The blowing sound of hump back whales as they glided past the zodiac. We were asked to remain silent in our zodiac to experience this magical moment of stillness except for the movement by these truly magnificent mammals

In one sentence, what did you think of Antarctica? Did it live up to your expectations?

Antarctica lived up to my expectations

Would you visit again?

No

How was the service that Swoop provided?

Swoop’s service was great.I was pleased that we did not go on the original trip as we would have missed the chicks. Timing was fortuitously better.

How likely is it that you would recommend Swoop to a friend?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

10 out of 10

You chose a/an Antarctica & South Georgia Express experience. How was that experience?

I prefer the other ship operator

If Swoop arranged some of your travel before/after your voyage. How did we do?

I arranged all hotel and air bookings at your recommendation Everything went smoothly

How were your experiences on the zodiac excursions and shore landings?

The expedition staff were great and very helpful

Do you have any tips or advice for other people planning a trip to Antarctica?

My advice is that you have to be fit to really enjoy this trip

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