Antarctica expedition cruises

G Expedition

The 'G Expedition' provides an intimate small-ship cruising experience. Cabins are spacious, with en-suite facilities and ocean-facing windows or portholes.

Class: Antarctic Category 1
Style: Polar expedition
Passengers: 134 maximum
Length: 344 ft
Cruising speed: 17 knots

Cabin prices: £, ££,

Introducing 'G Expedition'

Built for adventure but with speed, stability and safety in mind, G Expedition can hold up to 134 passengers. With a focus on safety, comfort and the unique demands of polar travel, a global Inmarsat satellite system has recently been installed.

The Expedition boasts large common areas and observation decks provide panoramic views. There is an excellent spacious mud room from where you change into waterproofs before embarking on a zodiac tour or kayaking/shore adventure. The mud room is warm so you hang your wet stuff here and have the option of a warm sauna; no traipsing back to your cabin in sopping wet clothes and boots. The next day you leave for your excursion in warm, dry clothes!

The Dining room is completely casual and it's all unreserved seating so passengers can sit wherever they want.

Voyages

'Antarctica Classic'

10 nights

The Antarctic Peninsula is anything but a world of white desolation. Join in a true adventure to a world of immense scale and visual splendour. Passing huge icebergs in the flat calm of a polar morning will reshape the way you look at your world. Encounter huge whales, enormous rookeries of penguins, and stunning landscapes few have ever witnessed. This 11-day expedition will introduce you to the magic of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.

'Antarctica Classic in Depth'

11 nights

This 13-day expedition introduces you to the magic of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, but adds on two additional days to better explore its majesty. Part of the reward of arriving in Antarctica is the challenge of negotiating the Drake Passage - and the G Expedition will bring you there safely. Encounter leopard seals lazing on ice floes and immense rookeries of penguins surrounded by towering glaciers. The G Expedition's expert guides and lecturers offer knowledge and insight that really bring the nature and history of the region to life, creating the adventure of a lifetime.

'Falklands South Georgia and Antarctic'

20 nights

Challenge. Desolation. Unlimited wonder. It's not difficult to grasp what attracted the great explorers to Antarctica. Get a personal appreciation for the struggle to tame the bottom of the world on this adventure to the land that entranced Ernest Shackleton and countless others since. Down here, you'll explore the Falkland Islands, encounter abandoned whaling stations on South Georgia Island, and pay your respects at Shackleton's grave. Elsewhere, you'll catch up with penguins (king, chinstrap, gentoo, and Adélie varieties) and learn all about them through daily lectures, get close to whales and cavorting seals from a Zodiac boat, and keep an eye peeled for towering icebergs and massive glaciers. Prepare to be astonished.

'Spirit of Shackleton'

19 nights

Experience vast penguin rookeries and seal colonies on this awe-inspiring voyage to Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands. This voyage illuminates Ernest Shackleton's legend and recounts his courageous exploration of Antarctica. You'll visit historical sites of past explorers, as well as Shackleton's final resting place - the wildlife-rich island of South Georgia. Antarctica is beyond comprehension and sure to amaze any traveller seeking a true adventure to the world's most remote wilderness.

'Quest for the Antarctic Circle'

12 nights

A massive rookery of penguins shuffles across a frozen shore; a pod of whales glides through frigid waters; dramatic landscapes float off in the distance - welcome to Antarctica. Join a voyage of discovery to planet earth's last frontier - a mysterious and virtually pristine paradise. The ice-strengthened expedition ship is ideally suited to cruising this icy wilderness, and her expert staff are on hand to ensure you'll fully appreciate all the majesty you encounter. Sail the Drake Passage past the South Shetland Islands, then really explore the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Prepare yourself for an adventure like no other.

On board 'G Expedition'

Cabins

Category 5 Suite

Number of cabins of this type: 4

Bed configuration: queen bed