Antarctica is returning to pre-pandemic capability ranges within the 2022-2023 season following a disrupted 2021-2022 season and no cruise visitors in 2020-2021.
According to the most recent version of the Cruise Industry News Annual Report, the vacation spot will obtain a complete of 55 ships from a number of totally different manufacturers, together with Hurtigruten, Ponant, Viking and Seabourn.
Cruise Industry News seemed on the plans of a number of the operators within the area:
Hurtigruten Expeditions
Ships: Three – Fridtjof Nansen, Roald Amundsen and Fram
Homeports: Ushuaia (Argentina); and Punta Arenas (Chile)
Itinerary highlights: Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, South Georgia, Falkland Islands and extra
Hurtigruten has three expeditions ships crusing in Antarctica throughout the complete 2022-2023 season.
Departing from Argentina and Chile, the corporate presents 12- to 23-night cruises within the area, visiting not solely the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands but additionally South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and extra.
Ponant
Ships: Five – Le Commandant Charcot, Le Lyrial, Le Soléal, L’Austral and Le Boreal
Homeports: Ushuaia (Argentina); Dunedin and Lyttelton (New Zealand)
Itinerary highlights: Ross Sea, Amundsen Sea, Marie Byrd Land, Weddell Sea, South Shetlands, South Orkneys and extra
Ponant is providing an entire season in Antarctica, with a complete of 5 ships crusing within the Frozen Continent.
In addition to its 4 Boreal Class ships, the corporate can also be working the icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot within the area.
The 245-guest luxurious vessel is ready to discover additional, visiting uncommon components of Antarctica, together with the Amundsen Sea and Marie Byrd Land.
Silversea Expeditions
Ships: Three – Silver Endeavour, Silver Wind and Silver Cloud
Homeports: King George Island (Antarctica); and Puerto Williams (Chile)
Itinerary highlights: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, Drake Passage and extra
With three ships within the area for first time, Silversea Expeditions is providing one in all its largest packages in Antarctica.
The spotlight of the deployment is the brand new Silver Endeavour, which debuted in November. Acquired by the corporate in 2022, the 200-guest vessel is providing fly-cruises to the Antarctica Peninsula departing from King George Island.
Oceanwide Expeditions
Ships: Three – Hondius, Plancius and Ortelius
Homeports: Ushuaia (Argentina); and Bluff (New Zealand)
Itinerary highlights: Antarctic Peninsula, Peter I Island, Ross Sea, Macquarie Island, South Georgia and extra
Oceanwide Expeditions is working three ships in Antarctica this season. In addition to the 2019-built Hondius, the Plancius and Ortelius are additionally crusing within the area, providing itineraries to the Antarctica Peninsula, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and extra.
In January and February, the Ortelius is ready to supply two month-long voyages to the Ross Sea, visiting distant components of Antarctica that embody the Campbell Island, the Macquarie Island and others.
Viking
Ships: Two – Viking Polaris and Viking Octantis
Homeport: Ushuaia (Argentina)
Itinerary highlights: Half Moon Island, Whalers Bay, Brown Bluff, Lemaire Channel, Neko Harbor, South Georgia and extra
The new Viking Polaris is the spotlight of Viking’s 2022-2023 program in Antarctica. Along with its sister ship, the Viking Octantis, the vessel is providing a collection of 13- to 19-day expeditions within the area.
Sailing from Ushuaia, the exploration itineraries characteristic visits to a number of components of the Frozen Continent, together with the Half Moon Island, the Lemaire Channel and extra.
Other cruise traces crusing within the area this winter embody:
- Quark Expeditions
- Lindblad Expeditions
- Aurora Expeditions
- Hapag-Lloyd
- Albatros Expeditions
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- Polar Latitudes
- Swan Hellenic
- Intrepid
- Scenic
- G Adventures
- Plantours
- Antarpply
- Poseidon Expeditions
- Seabourn
- Atlas Ocean Voyages
- Vantage Travel
- Noble Caledonia