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Exploring The Exotic Antarctica Cruise
ntarctica is one of the refitted 1980's Russian polar
great unexplored areas of research vessel. This ship takes
the world. It wasn't until a fortunate 106 passengers to the
the last fifty years that there polar region with the amenities
has been any appreciable expected from Celebrity Cruises
exploration or study of the vast such as pool, sauna, and gym.
frozen continent. Now the tourist Accommodations are small by
with sufficient money can comparison to a cruise ship;
actually view and set foot on staterooms can be as small as 135
this unique part of the earth. square feet while a suite with
private bath is only 285 square
The tourist season for Antarctica feet.
is restricted only to the months
of December through February when Currently Celebrity Cruises has
it is the peak of summer in the one 11-day trip to Antarctica
southernmost part of the world. scheduled for departure February
Only vessels equipped for the icy 6, 2006. The price is
waters cruise to one of the approximately $10,000 per person.
coldest areas of the earth. Three The cruise originates and returns
major cruise lines offer to Ushuaia Tierra Del Fuego, the
Antarctic cruises: Celebrity southernmost town in South
Cruises, Orient Lines, and America near Cape Horn. As with
Radisson Seven Seas. Smaller all cruises in the frozen waters,
specialty expedition companies destinations depend upon actual
also offer other trips to this weather conditions during the
destination. cruise.
Celebrity Cruises travels to Orient Lines provides several
Antarctica with the polar Antarctic cruises each year
icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, a aboard its world traveler ship
Marco Polo. This ship was Fuego. Other cruises are 15 or
originally built in Germany in 18-day cruises that start in
1965 and was rebuilt in the early Santiago, Chile or Buenos Aires,
1990's. It has twelve decks and Argentina. Prices start at around
carries 826 passengers, a cruise $5,000 per person for the 11-day
ship not a research vessel like cruise.
the Kapitan Khlebnikov.
Accommodations vary from deluxe Radisson Seven Seas provides
and regular suites to a full cruises to Antarctica aboard the
complement of cabin categories to ship Explorer II. Explorer II is
choose from. Orient Lines has a designed to cruise safely in the
high reputation for quality and polar region. While this vessel
the Marco Polo is a full service carries 300 passengers elsewhere,
ship with many restaurants and only 198 people can take the
amenities. Antarctic cruise. Explorer II is
a small cruise ship with all the
Orient offers a variety of amenities expected from a luxury
Antarctic cruises throughout the and award-winning cruise line
season from December to February such as Radisson Seven Seas.
with the option of 11 to 33 day
cruises, depending upon point of Radisson Seven Seas provides only
departure. The longest trip two cruises per year in the
begins in the Caribbean, passes Antarctic region, both in the
through the Panama Canal and month of January. Both cruises
tours the west coast of South are round trip from Ushuaia
America before touring Tierra Del Fuego and are 12-day
Antarctica. Once the ship reaches trips. While the 2005 cruise
the Cape Horn area, regular itinerary shows cruising the
11-day cruises to Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, the 2006
depart from Ushuaia Tierra Del cruises show only cruising the
South Shetland Islands without $7,500 per person for the 12-day
mention of the Antarctic cruise.
continent. Prices start at around
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