Antarctic Peninsula
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Arctic - Antarctica
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2024-12-14 09:27
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Port Antarctic Peninsula cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Antarctic Peninsula. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
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26 November, 2024 Tuesday | Viking Octantis | ||
26 November, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Endurance | ||
27 November, 2024 Wednesday | National Geographic Endurance | ||
27 December, 2024 Friday | Scenic Eclipse 2 | ||
28 November, 2024 Thursday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
30 November, 2024 Saturday | Quark Ultramarine | ||
30 December, 2024 Monday | Silver Wind | ||
30 December, 2024 Monday | Scenic Eclipse 2 | ||
1 December, 2024 Sunday | Silver Wind | 05:00 | |
2 December, 2024 Monday | Silver Endeavour | ||
2 December, 2024 Monday | Silver Cloud | 05:00 | |
3 December, 2024 Tuesday | Viking Polaris | ||
3 December, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
4 December, 2024 Wednesday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
4 December, 2024 Wednesday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
5 December, 2024 Thursday | Ocean Adventurer | ||
5 December, 2024 Thursday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
6 December, 2024 Friday | National Geographic Endurance | ||
7 December, 2024 Saturday | Viking Octantis | ||
7 December, 2024 Saturday | World Explorer | ||
7 December, 2024 Saturday | National Geographic Endurance | ||
8 December, 2024 Sunday | Silver Endeavour | ||
10 December, 2024 Tuesday | Scenic Eclipse | ||
10 December, 2024 Tuesday | Quark Ultramarine | ||
11 December, 2024 Wednesday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
11 December, 2024 Wednesday | Silver Wind | 05:00 | |
12 December, 2024 Thursday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
12 December, 2024 Thursday | Silver Cloud | 05:00 | |
13 December, 2024 Friday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
14 December, 2024 Saturday | Viking Polaris | ||
14 December, 2024 Saturday | Silver Endeavour | ||
14 December, 2024 Saturday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
14 December, 2024 Saturday | Ocean Adventurer | ||
14 December, 2024 Saturday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
15 December, 2024 Sunday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
15 December, 2024 Sunday | Hanseatic Inspiration | ||
16 December, 2024 Monday | National Geographic Endurance | ||
17 December, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
17 December, 2024 Tuesday | World Explorer | ||
17 December, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Endurance | ||
18 December, 2024 Wednesday | MS Roald Amundsen | ||
21 December, 2024 Saturday | Scenic Eclipse | ||
21 December, 2024 Saturday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
22 December, 2024 Sunday | World Explorer | ||
22 December, 2024 Sunday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
22 December, 2024 Sunday | Silver Cloud | 05:00 | |
23 December, 2024 Monday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
23 December, 2024 Monday | Scenic Eclipse 2 | ||
23 December, 2024 Monday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
24 December, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
24 December, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
25 December, 2024 Wednesday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
25 December, 2024 Wednesday | Viking Polaris | ||
25 December, 2024 Wednesday | Hanseatic Nature | ||
29 December, 2024 Sunday | Quark Ultramarine | ||
31 December, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
31 December, 2024 Tuesday | MS Fridtjof Nansen |
The Antarctic Peninsula is Antarctica's mainland's northernmost part, located at the base of the Southern Hemisphere. It is the largest, most prominent peninsula in Antarctica, extending 800 mi (1300 km) from a line between Cape Adams (Weddell Sea) and a mainland point south of Eklund Islands.
Under the ice sheet covering it, the Antarctic Peninsula consists of bedrock islands, separated by deep channels. The bottoms of these channels lie at depths substantially below the current sea level and are joined by a grounded ice sheet. South America's southernmost tip, Tierra del Fuego, lies just about 620 mi (1000 km) away across the Drake Passage.
(map credit Swoop Antarctica)
The Antarctic Peninsula is dotted with research stations. This territory is part of disputed claims by the UK, Argentina, and Chile. None of the claims, however, has international recognition. Under the Antarctic Treaty System, respective countries don't attempt to enforce their claims. Argentina has the most personnel and bases stationed on the Antarctic Peninsula. Tourism to this destination started in the 1950s and most ship-based tourists depart from Ushuaia Argentina.
In May 2019, Members of IAATO (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators) met in Cape Town (South Africa) and unanimously voted in mandatory measures in order to prevent whale strikes in Antarctic waters. The new measures instruct IAATO members to commit to either 10-knots (18,5 kph / 11,5 mph) cruising speed limit within Antarctic Peninsula's geofenced time-area or one extra watchman on the Wheelhouse (Navigation Bridge) to record and monitor whale sightings (during whale mitigation training voyages). These measures are compulsory and took effect on July 1, 2019. Antarctica's cruising season officially starts in October.
The most visited cruise regions combined with Antarctic Peninsula destinations are South Georgia Island (British Antarctic Territory), Falkland Islands UK (Islas Malvinas), South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands (including King Goerge Island), cruising in the Ross Sea and Weddell Sea (to access the South Pole), scenic cruising through Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, South America).
Most Antarctic itineraries include stops at Port Stanley (East Falkland Island), Neko Harbor and Paradise Bay (both in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula), Port Lockroy (on Wiencke Island). In South Georgia, polar cruise ships usually stop at Stromness, Grytviken, Gold Harbour, St Andrew's Bay, Newark Bay, King Haakon Bay.
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