Antarctica Cruises

[drcam]

They say that you should spend, at most, 5-10% of your NETT yearly salary on vacations.

So even just one typical Ponant cruise is likely to be enough to push me over the limit. Unfortunately I don't have enough passive income at this stage in life.
They do have some tempting itineraries though.
I can work more, sure, and the taxman steals half straight away.

 

[kpc]

They say that you should spend, at most, 5-10% of your NETT yearly salary on vacations.

Well then I have been breaking that rule for many years now

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Options are narrowing down a bit:
1. Seabourn: Aboard Seabourn Venture or Seabourn Pursuit on November 18th or 21st for 21 days along this itinerary. Verandah Suite V1. Cost just shy of A$40K.
2. Travel HX (Hurtigruten): Aboard MS Fram on November 27th for 22 days along this itinerary. U2 outside cabin (window view, no balcony). Cost just shy of A$30K.

Ponant out as the no single supplement offers are all at the tail end of the season.

Seabourn and Travel HX offer essentially the same itinerary, and similar guest capacity. Seabourn obviously higher-end and includes a verandah/balcony. Feeling like a no brainer for the additional $10K...

 

[VPS]

So my Seabourn was 21 days but we had a bit of trip down the Chilean fjords from Santiago so you will get a lot more time in Antarctica.

I loved Seabourn and that's not a bad price because I paid around $27k in 2020 before the C thing happened.

I would definitely try and spend some time in BA at the beginning of the cruise and can recommend a good tour guide there.

 

[RB]

Any recent experiences of travel with Swan Hellenic amongst posters?

 

[RooFlyer]

Seabourn obviously higher-end and includes a verandah/balcony. Feeling like a no brainer for the additional $10K...

Agree. I spent a lot of time on my balcony. It can get warm in the afternoons if there is no wind and sun out, so I enjoyed numerous G&Ts, looking at the world go by like this





Or a hot chocolate and Kahlua ...

 

[drron]

People seem to have forgotten that you can cruise to Antarctica from Australia or NZ as well. yes it does take longer but you do land on the Antarctic Continent. If you do try to get a cruise that calls at Macquarie Island. not as much ice as South Georgia but the wildlife is incredible. Getting harder to visit as I believe only 5 ships can visit per season.
Other things that can be included is Mawsons huts now 115 years old.
From NZ the NZ sub antarctic islands.

But if the Peninsula you should definitely try and include South Georgia.