December Reviews

Our ship encountered a huge group of feeding humpback whales. We were surrounded by them for approx. 1.5 hours as we watched them feed, play, breech, dive... it was an enchanting experience. I never thought I would be so up close to these beautiful creatures.

Coming across dozens and dozens of feeding humpback whales one morning. Some of them came right up to the ship!

Well Antarctica was impressive with all its splendor.. it’s vastness, whiteness. And for a few of the coves we were able to get in. But South Georgia.. was the highlight with so much wildlife and the history. The museum in Grytviken and the church were also very interesting. All the penguins - thousands of them at a time was very overwhelming at times. And Malvinas was good to as we learned more about its history.

Being so close to a humpback whale and knowing that we had experts on hand to explain everything.

From the moment we arrive in Antarctica on the jet I realized that I had landed in a world that I could have never have envisioned being in. It was certainly life changing.

Our excursion in Fournier Bay to see the humpback whales. The abundance of whale activity was an amazing experience.

Crossing Drake Passage

Our camping expedition was a one of a kind with the penguins coming to check out the people who landed on their property and placed sleeping bags on the snow.

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

Fournier Bay kayaking ! Epic whale experience

Seeing huge blue icebergs for the first time as we sailed by.

The pure and spacious of Antarctic, the abundant of wildlife, the greatness of the nature, the efforts and enthusiasm every expedition staff are also very impressive. I still missing all of these when I back home.

My son winning the wildlife photo contest. He's 16 and wants to be a professional photographer - this was an amazing confidence boost and he will never forget it.

Ohiggins Chilean research base

Stepping on the Antarctic continent itself was amazing. Seeing penguins up close and whales up close.

Sleeping on the continent in my bevy bag to wake up at 3am to light snow, peace and a phenomenal view of glaciers and a waterfall. The watching a group of artic turns chase a skua right over me as I lay snug in my bag. The windy wet ride through iceberg alley with dark clouds on the horizon, making it look like one could fall off the edge - cerulean blues iceberg caves, huge icebergs with turrets and knife edge peaks and, to top it all off, a leopard seal on an iceberg. And penguins frolicking in the water - torpedo like in their speed and jumps, clearly having a blast. I could go on...ice climbing with calving icebergs, swimming penguins and seals below, and snow waterfalls from avalanches in the mountains across the bay; Damvoy Point - blue sky with great clouds coming across the peaks and that amazing blue streaked, cracked glacier ...and baby penguins! Love the Adeline's her and there and sharing the penguin highways with them...wacthching them hoping, sliding, jumping, braying....could watch pimguisn forever.

Antártica felt like a Mystical Journey. Kayaking surrounded by beautiful whales, walking on white mountains that felt like heaven on earth, majestic icebergs and friendly penguins that make you laugh!

The entire adventure was amazing, I could literally highlight all the activities one by one. The crew was fun and extremely helpful, the food and the services were excellent and every little thing on the ship was designed to make sure that we had the time of our lives. What did I love the most? The animals for sure! I wanted to snuggle up with those curvy seals that always had a smile on their faces and I had a hard time not to hug those clumsy little penguins always curiously staring at us. Seeing a whale made us run to the windows or out to the deck every single time, even on the last day, even if it was 6 am in the morning and we wore nothing but our pyjamas under our coat. Last, but definitely not least, Antarctica is the cupid in my life's love story. My boyfriend had never heard of anyone dreaming about Antarctica before but wanted to get on board. One thing led to another and we suddenly were not only planning the trip but were also falling in love. My best and dearest memories would already tie me to this amazing continent but in Neko Harbour he also proposed to me making this journey truly unforgettable.

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

Kayaking and having whales and seals swim right next to us.