Tag: Antarctica Cruise
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A Look at Some of the Craziest Cruise Destinations
There is a whole world of cruises that go off the beaten path to visit exotic locations. If you’re someone who’s interested in travelling places your friends have never been, check out our quick look at some of the craziest places cruise ships can visit! Read more […] -
Costco Cruises to Antarctica
To be informed that there are Costco cruises to Antarctica could be doubly surprising – you may not be aware that Costco offers cruises, and you also might not know that there are cruises to Antarctica. In fact, there are cruises to Antarctica, and Costco would be happy to sell you one, at least if they could (more on this in moment). Below we outline Costco’s Antarctic cruise offerings, as it were, explaining what a cruise to Antarctica is and how you can go about finding one. Read more […] -
Antarctic Cruises: Which Cruise Ships Sail to Antarctica?
Antarctica is a distant land to sail to, and it certainly isn’t a routine destination for a cruise vacation (in contrast to places like the Caribbean or Alaska, for example). Yet people do take cruises to Antarctica, which means there must be cruise ships that take Antarctic Cruises, and indeed there are. These Antarctic cruise ships vary in style and the accommodations they offer, but they all tend to be rather small, holding only around 50 to 200 people. There probably isn’t enough demand for cruises to Antarctica to fill a huge cruise ship, and moreover a large cruise ship could be hard to maneuver in some of the more remote areas of the Antarctic region. In this article, we’ll look at a few different cruise ships that travel to Antarctica to get a sense of what they are like. Read more […] -
Antarctic Cruises: Where Can You Go?
Antarctic cruises are often thought of as cruises to Antarctica, and, of course, they are. But “Antarctic cruise” is actually a broader term, covering cruises that sail to areas like South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, not just voyages to the continent of Antarctica. For those considering cruises to this remote part of the world, this is important to keep in mind – there are more Antarctic cruises than you might imagine from which to chose. Read more […] -
Antarctic Cruises: What Can You Do?
We recently wrote an article about cruises to Antarctica, wherein we discussed some of the general features of antarctic cruises. What we concluded is that antarctic cruises (sometimes called “Antarctica cruises” because of the relative rarity of the adjectival form of “Antarctica”) are kind of like a two-for-one deal because you get to go on a cruise vacation while simultaneously pursuing a specific end: visiting the antarctic region of the world. Since an antarctic cruise is vastly different than a standard cruise vacation offered through one of the major cruise lines (e.g., Carnival), we also concluded that a trip to Antarctica is best undertaken by a particular type of person, a person who enjoys adventure, exploration, and the sights of nature. In this article, we’ll focus specifically on some of the things you can do on an antarctic cruise, which we were only able to touch on briefly in our last treatment of this topic. Read more […] -
Cruises to Antarctica
Not long ago, we wrote about whale watching cruises and how they are a great alternative to regular cruises, the ones offered through major cruise lines. Another great alternative to the standard cruise vacation is an Antarctica cruise (technically an “antarctic cruise” for reasons related to parts of speech), which will take you to parts of the globe that in previous generations were only the terrain of extreme explorers. Cruises to Antarctica are perfect for adventure seekers and nature enthusiasts, as well as for those who merely want to get as far away from civilization as possible. (These groups are not necessarily mutually exclusive.) Read more […]
