Drake Passage (Antarctica)

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Drake Passage cruise port

Region
Arctic - Antarctica

Local Time
2023-03-20 21:17

min: 35 °F (1 °C) / max: 37 °F (3 °C) 36°F
2°C
Wind: 226°/ 14.5 m/s  Gust: 16.6 m/sWind: 226°/ 14.5 m/s  Gust: 16.6 m/sNear gale
14.5 m/s
Min / Max Temperature37 °F / 3 °C
35 °F / 2 °C
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Drake Passage (aka Sea of Hoces) is the body of water located between Cape Horn (mainland South America) and Livingston Island (part of South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). This sea way connects the Atlantic Ocean (via Scotia Sea) with the Pacific Ocean.

Drake Passage (Antarctica)

Drake Passage has length of over 500 ml (800 km). Along with the Magellan Strait and the Beagle Channel, these are the only navigable sea ways (passages) around South America. However, most large-sized commercial (cargo shipping) vessels operate on itineraries via Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. Due to Beagle Channel's strong winds, sail ships with around South America itineraries use the Drake Passage.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries a huge volume of water (about 600 times the Amazon River's flow) through the Drake Passage and around the continent of Antarctica.

Cruise ships passing the Drake Passage are among the best/most unique options to enjoy wildlife watching (whales, dolphins, penguins, seabirds).

The following map shows Drake Passage's location and major ports included in most cruise itineraries to the Antarctic Peninsula.

Drake Passage map

Port Drake Passage 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 Drake Passage, Antarctica. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
31 December, 2022
Saturday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
31 January, 2023
Tuesday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
1 January, 2023
Sunday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
2 January, 2023
Monday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Cloud
2 January, 2023
Monday
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises cruise lineHanseatic Nature
3 January, 2023
Tuesday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Wind
3 January, 2023
Tuesday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Commandant Charcot
4 January, 2023
Wednesday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
4 January, 2023
Wednesday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
4 January, 2023
Wednesday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Boreal
5 January, 2023
Thursday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
5 January, 2023
Thursday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineQuark Ultramarine
5 January, 2023
Thursday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Cloud
5 January, 2023
Thursday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
6 January, 2023
Friday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Wind
6 January, 2023
Friday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
6 January, 2023
Friday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
7 January, 2023
Saturday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineWorld Explorer
7 January, 2023
Saturday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
7 January, 2023
Saturday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Boreal
8 January, 2023
Sunday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
8 January, 2023
Sunday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Diamond
8 January, 2023
Sunday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineQuark Ultramarine
8 January, 2023
Sunday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
9 January, 2023
Monday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Explorer
9 January, 2023
Monday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
9 January, 2023
Monday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen
10 January, 2023
Tuesday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineWorld Explorer
11 January, 2023
Wednesday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Diamond
11 January, 2023
Wednesday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
11 January, 2023
Wednesday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineL'Austral
13 January, 2023
Friday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
13 January, 2023
Friday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
14 January, 2023
Saturday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Cloud
14 January, 2023
Saturday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
14 January, 2023
Saturday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Commandant Charcot
14 January, 2023
Saturday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Roald Amundsen
14 January, 2023
Saturday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Boreal
15 January, 2023
Sunday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Wind
16 January, 2023
Monday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineWorld Explorer
16 January, 2023
Monday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
17 January, 2023
Tuesday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
17 January, 2023
Tuesday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Cloud
17 January, 2023
Tuesday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineQuark Ultramarine
17 January, 2023
Tuesday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Diamond
17 January, 2023
Tuesday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
17 January, 2023
Tuesday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Commandant Charcot
18 January, 2023
Wednesday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
18 January, 2023
Wednesday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineL'Austral
18 January, 2023
Wednesday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Wind
18 January, 2023
Wednesday
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises cruise lineHanseatic Nature
19 January, 2023
Thursday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
19 January, 2023
Thursday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineWorld Explorer
19 January, 2023
Thursday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
19 January, 2023
Thursday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Explorer
19 January, 2023
Thursday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
19 January, 2023
Thursday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen
20 January, 2023
Friday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Diamond
20 January, 2023
Friday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
20 January, 2023
Friday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution
22 January, 2023
Sunday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
22 January, 2023
Sunday
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises cruise lineHanseatic Inspiration
24 January, 2023
Tuesday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
25 January, 2023
Wednesday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineWorld Explorer
25 January, 2023
Wednesday
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises cruise lineHanseatic Spirit
26 January, 2023
Thursday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Cloud
26 January, 2023
Thursday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
26 January, 2023
Thursday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Diamond
26 January, 2023
Thursday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen
27 January, 2023
Friday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
27 January, 2023
Friday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
27 January, 2023
Friday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Roald Amundsen
27 January, 2023
Friday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Wind
27 January, 2023
Friday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
28 January, 2023
Saturday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineWorld Explorer
28 January, 2023
Saturday
Mystic Cruises Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
28 January, 2023
Saturday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
29 January, 2023
Sunday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Explorer
29 January, 2023
Sunday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
29 January, 2023
Sunday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen
30 January, 2023
Monday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
30 January, 2023
Monday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Wind
30 January, 2023
Monday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution
30 January, 2023
Monday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Endurance
30 January, 2023
Monday
Hurtigruten Cruises cruise lineMS Roald Amundsen
30 January, 2023
Monday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
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