Drake Passage (Antarctica)
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Region
Arctic - Antarctica
Local Time
2024-04-27 11:17
33°F 0.5°C
Strong breeze11.9 m/s
37 °F / 3 °C 31 °F / -0 °C
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.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December, 2023 Sunday |  Ocean Adventurer | ||
| 31 December, 2023 Sunday |  MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
| 31 January, 2024 Wednesday | World Explorer | ||
| 31 January, 2024 Wednesday |  Viking Polaris | ||
| 31 January, 2024 Wednesday |  Silver Wind | ||
| 31 January, 2024 Wednesday | Silver Cloud | ||
| 31 January, 2024 Wednesday |  Scenic Eclipse | ||
| 2 January, 2024 Tuesday |  Hanseatic Inspiration | ||
| 3 January, 2024 Wednesday | Silver Cloud | ||
| 3 January, 2024 Wednesday |  National Geographic Resolution | ||
| 3 January, 2024 Wednesday | Quark Ultramarine | ||
| 3 January, 2024 Wednesday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
| 4 January, 2024 Thursday | Silver Wind | ||
| 5 January, 2024 Friday |  World Traveller | ||
| 5 January, 2024 Friday | Silver Endeavour | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday | World Navigator | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday | Silver Cloud | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday | Quark Ultramarine | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday | Ocean Adventurer | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday |  MS Hamburg | ||
| 6 January, 2024 Saturday |  Le Commandant Charcot | ||
| 8 January, 2024 Monday | Viking Octantis | ||
| 9 January, 2024 Tuesday | World Navigator | ||
| 9 January, 2024 Tuesday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 9 January, 2024 Tuesday | Scenic Eclipse | ||
| 9 January, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
| 9 January, 2024 Tuesday | MS Roald Amundsen | ||
| 9 January, 2024 Tuesday | Le Commandant Charcot | ||
| 10 January, 2024 Wednesday | World Explorer | ||
| 10 January, 2024 Wednesday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
| 11 January, 2024 Thursday | Viking Octantis | ||
| 11 January, 2024 Thursday |  Ocean Diamond | ||
| 12 January, 2024 Friday | World Voyager | ||
| 12 January, 2024 Friday | Quark Ultramarine | ||
| 13 January, 2024 Saturday | Silver Wind | ||
| 13 January, 2024 Saturday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
| 13 January, 2024 Saturday | Silver Cloud | ||
| 13 January, 2024 Saturday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
| 14 January, 2024 Sunday | Ocean Diamond | ||
| 15 January, 2024 Monday | World Voyager | ||
| 15 January, 2024 Monday | World Navigator | ||
| 16 January, 2024 Tuesday | World Traveller | ||
| 17 January, 2024 Wednesday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 18 January, 2024 Thursday | World Navigator | ||
| 18 January, 2024 Thursday | Scenic Eclipse | ||
| 19 January, 2024 Friday | Silver Wind | ||
| 19 January, 2024 Friday | Viking Octantis | ||
| 19 January, 2024 Friday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
| 20 January, 2024 Saturday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 20 January, 2024 Saturday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
| 20 January, 2024 Saturday | Ocean Diamond | ||
| 20 January, 2024 Saturday | Hanseatic Inspiration | ||
| 22 January, 2024 Monday | World Traveller | ||
| 22 January, 2024 Monday | World Explorer | ||
| 22 January, 2024 Monday | Viking Octantis | ||
| 22 January, 2024 Monday | Silver Wind | ||
| 22 January, 2024 Monday | Silver Cloud | ||
| 22 January, 2024 Monday | MS Roald Amundsen | ||
| 23 January, 2024 Tuesday | National Geographic Resolution | ||
| 23 January, 2024 Tuesday | World Voyager | ||
| 23 January, 2024 Tuesday | MS Fridtjof Nansen | ||
| 24 January, 2024 Wednesday | World Navigator | ||
| 25 January, 2024 Thursday | World Traveller | ||
| 25 January, 2024 Thursday | MS Roald Amundsen | ||
| 26 January, 2024 Friday | World Voyager | ||
| 26 January, 2024 Friday | Hanseatic Spirit | ||
| 27 January, 2024 Saturday | World Navigator | ||
| 28 January, 2024 Sunday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 28 January, 2024 Sunday | World Explorer | ||
| 28 January, 2024 Sunday | Silver Cloud | ||
| 29 January, 2024 Monday | National Geographic Explorer | ||
| 29 January, 2024 Monday | Hanseatic Spirit | ||
| 30 January, 2024 Tuesday | Viking Octantis |
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 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, sailships 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.
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