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This expedition is for people who enjoy active adventures.
Every sailing offers an average of three shore landings per day while in the
Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. The education program covers
a wide range of topics from identifying seabirds to the future of
Antarctica. Optional adventures - camping, kayaking, mountaineering and
cross-country skiing - are available on selected departures. You'll sail
about 1800 nautical miles from Ushuaia to Ushuaia. Some departures may be
operated in the opposite direction.
Day 1
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Your last contact with civilization, Ushuaia, Argentina is rustic, quaint
and vibrant. You will be at the end of the world as you know it. If you
arrive early, you could hike, kayak or mountain bike. Ushuaia is an
adventurer's paradise.
Day 2
Embarkation Day
You are transferred to the port by motor coach to board the ship in the late
afternoon.
Day 3-4
Crossing the Drake Passage
Our Adventure Ships don't have elevators. Good news for fitness buffs who
want to keep fit while at sea. You'll climb stairs to and from the dining
room, outside decks, and your cabin. In between we'll keep you busy learning
how to identify seabirds on the wing as well as entering and exiting a
Zodiac safely. We are preparing you for the shore landings to come.
Day 5-9
Antarctica
Adventure options - kayaking, camping, mountaineering or cross-country
skiing - should be booked at the same as you make your expedition
reservations. If you decide that the adventure options are not for you, your
voyage will still be exhilarating. Zodiacs will zip you ashore to hike the
steep hills of penguin rookeries. You'll negotiate iceberg graveyards past
seals floating on ice floes. Research stations and spy bases could be on the
agenda. Every expedition is unique. Landings and wildlife sightings are
subject to weather, ice conditions and the natural cycles of wildlife.
Day 10-12
The Drake Passage
The education program continues with subjects that range from the Antarctic
Marathon to whales of the Southern Ocean. You can stand topside identifying
seabirds. You'll be an expert by the time you enter the Drake for the return
journey.
Day 12
Disembarkation, Ushuaia, Argentina
Breakfast will be aboard the ship. Your luggage will be transferred to the
end of the quay for storage. Unless you have booked one of the morning
flights out of Ushuaia? Then we'll transfer you as a group directly to the
airport.
| Date
|
Days |
Cabin
|
|
|
|
Triple Shared Facilities |
Twin Shared Facilities |
Twin Semi-Private Facilities |
Superior |
Superior Plus |
Suite |
Cook Suite |
Dec 05, 08
-Dec 16, 08 |
12 |
$4,400 |
$5,300 |
$5,600 |
$6,400 |
$6,900 |
$7,300 |
$7,900 |
Aboard Akademik Shokalskiy
| Date
|
Days |
Cabin
|
|
|
|
|
Triple Shared Facilities |
Twin Shared Facilities |
Twin Private Facilities |
Superior |
Amundsen Suite |
Fuel Surcharge
|
Feb 16, 08
-Feb 27, 08 |
12 |
$5,800 |
$7,200 |
$8,300 |
$9,300 |
$10,200 |
$240 |
Feb 26, 08
-Mar 08, 08 |
12 |
$4,600 |
$6,200 |
$7,200 |
$8,400 |
$9,200 |
$240 |
Nov 22, 08
-Dec 03, 08 |
12 |
$4,800 |
$5,700 |
$6,800 |
$7,900 |
$8,400 |
N/A
|
Dec 20, 08
-Dec 31, 08 |
12 |
$5,200 |
$6,400 |
$7,400 |
$8,600 |
$9,500 |
N/A
|
Dec 30, 08
-Jan 10, 09 |
12 |
$6,100 |
$7,500 |
$8,600 |
$9,700 |
$10,600 |
N/A
|
Feb 06, 09
-Feb 17, 09 |
12 |
$6,100 |
$7,500 |
$8,600 |
$9,700 |
$10,600 |
N/A
|
Feb 16, 09
-Feb 27, 09 |
12 |
$6,100 |
$7,500 |
$8,600 |
$9,700 |
$10,600 |
N/A
|
Feb 26, 09
-Mar 09, 09 |
12 |
$5,200 |
$6,400 |
$7,400 |
$8,600 |
$9,500 |
N/A
|
Aboard Akademik Sergey Vavilov
| Date
|
Days |
Cabin
|
|
|
|
Triple Shared Facilities |
Twin Shared Facilities |
Twin Semi-private Facilities |
Superior |
Superior Plus |
Suite |
Cook Suite |
Nov 06, 08
-Nov 17, 08 |
12 |
$4,400 |
$5,300 |
$5,600 |
$6,400 |
$6,900 |
$7,300 |
$7,900 |
Nov 16, 08
-Nov 27, 08 |
12 |
$4,400 |
$5,300 |
$5,600 |
$6,400 |
$6,900 |
$7,300 |
$7,900 |
Aboard Ocean Nova Adventure Ship
| Date
|
Days
|
Cabin
|
|
|
|
Triple |
Twin
Lower Lower |
Dedicated
Single |
Nov 20, 08
-Dec 01, 08 |
12 |
$4,900 |
$6,900 |
$9,900 |
Nov 30, 08
-Dec 11, 08 |
12 |
$4,900 |
$6,900 |
$9,900 |
Dec 10, 08
-Dec 21, 08 |
12 |
$4,900 |
$6,900 |
$9,900 |
Dec 30, 08
-Jan 12, 09 |
12 |
$6,200 |
$8,900 |
$12,500 |
Rates for the 2008-09 season include:
- Hotel accommodation, with continental
breakfast, the night prior to embarkation
- Shipboard accommodation from day of
embarkation to disembarkation *All breakfasts, lunches and dinners on
board throughout your voyage
- Zodiac transfers and sightseeing while
aboard
- Education program
- Group transfer between hotel and vessel
upon embarkation
- Group transfer between vessel and
airport following disembarkation
- Rubber boots loan service
- Complimentary parka on Akademik
Shokalskiy and Ocean Nova
- Photographic Journal on DVD
- All miscellaneous service taxes and port
charges throughout the program
 AKADEMIK
IOFFE
Scandinavian built for the Russian Academy of Science, this ship
was designed to travel quietly, during hydro-acoustic research.
The ship is exceptionally stable, yet maneuverable. External
stabilizers and a built-in trimming system provide exceptional
stability. Akademik Ioffe has an ice-strengthened hull and a
cruising speed in open water of 14.5 knots.
110 Guests
Cabins &
Amenities
-
All cabins
have
exterior
views
-
Cabins have
either
shared,
semi-private
or private
facilities
(See deck
plan)
-
One dining
room with
unreserved
seating.
-
Theater-style
presentation
room.
-
Lounge and
bar, open
late
afternoon
and evening
with a wide
selection of
wines and
spirits.
-
Library with
a collection
of
polar-themed
books.
-
Ship-to-shore
communications
via
satellite.
-
Clinic with
licensed
doctor.
-
Gym, sauna
and swimming
pool.
-
One elevator
between
passenger
deck levels
and to the
Bridge
level.
 OCEAN
NOVA ADVENTURE SHIP
This ship will be reconfigured in 2008 to operate as an
Adventure Ship with clean, crisp Scandinavian styling and a reputation as an
excellent ship in the Antarctic. Built to sail the ice-choked waters of
Greenland, Ocean Nova's ice-strengthened hull has enabled the ship to park
in the ice of the Weddell Sea!
68 Guests
Destinations: Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Falkland Islands (Islas
Malvinas)
Cabins and Amenities
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37 outside cabins, all featuring private facilities.
-
Spacious dining room with unreserved seating:
buffet-style breakfast with table service; table-service lunch and
dinner with main course choices from a changing daily menu; cakes served
in mid-afternoon.
-
Glass-enclosed observation lounge and presentation room.
-
Lounge and bar, open late morning, afternoon and evening
with a wide selection of wines and spirits; coffee, tea available all
day.
-
Library with collection of polar-themed books.
-
Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
-
Clinic with licensed doctor.
-
Exercise room.
-
Dedicated single cabins.
-
Please note: there is no passenger elevator between
decks.
AKADEMIK
SHOKALSKIY
Akademik Shokalskiy was originally designed and built in Finland
for polar and oceanographic research. The ship is small, nimble, and
ice-strengthened, capable of reaching the nooks and crannies of Antarctica
that many larger ships cannot. The vessel is equipped with Zodiacs. On
select departure camping, kayaking, cross-country skiing and mountaineering
adventure options are offered.
48 Guests
Cabins &
Amenities
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26 outside cabins, all featuring private or shared
facilities.
-
Two dining rooms with unreserved seating: buffet-style
breakfast with table service; table-service lunch and dinner with main
course choices, from a menu that changes daily; cakes served in
mid-afternoon; coffee and tea available 24 hours from a self-serve
station.
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Newly-renovated presentation room.
-
Lounge and bar, open late afternoon and evening with a
wide selection of wines and spirits.
-
Library with a collection of polar-themed books.
-
Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
-
Clinic with licensed doctor.
-
Please note: there is no passenger elevator between
decks.
 AKADEMIK
SERGEY VAVILOV
Scandinavian built for the Russian Academy of Science, this ship
was designed to travel quietly, during hydro-acoustic research. The ship is
exceptionally stable, yet manoeuvrable. External stabilizers and a built-in
trimming system provide exceptional stability. Akademik Sergey Vavilov has
an ice-strengthened hull and a cruising speed in open water of 14.5 knots.
110 Guests
Cabins &
Amenities
-
All cabins have exterior views
-
Cabins have either shared, semi-private or private
facilities (See deck plan)
-
One dining room with unreserved seating.
-
Theatre-style presentation room.
-
Lounge and bar, open late afternoon and evening with a
wide selection of wines and spirits.
-
Library with a collection of polar-themed books.
-
Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
-
Clinic with licensed doctor.
-
Gym, sauna and swimming pool.
-
One elevator between passenger deck levels and to the
Bridge level.
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