Antarctica Peninsula Cruises & Tours for 2025-2026 by Adventure Life

Antarctica Cruise Deals

10 Antarctic Peninsula Cruise Deals for 2025-2026

Trip Name	From	Days	Next Departure	Summary
Classic Antarctica Air Cruise	$15,995	8	Nov 21, 2025	Embark on this 8-day Antarctic cruise on the Magellan Explorer. Fly over the Drake Passage round-trip from Punta Arenas to King George Island where you meet your ship. Cruise between the South Shetland Islands and the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula as you search for wildlife and explore stunning landscapes. 0
Antarctica - Basecamp	$9,700	13	Dec 16, 2025	Take your Antarctic expedition to the next level! This 13-day Antarctic Peninsula Basecamp voyage aboard MV Plancius is packed full of adventures with hiking, snowshoeing, mountaineering, kayaking, excursions in zodiacs, and overnight camping on the Antarctic Continent. 0
South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula	$9,095	10	Jan 02, 2026	Board Ocean Victory on this 10-day cruise to the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Set foot on the Antarctic continent as well as sub-Antarctic islands and experience the incredible wildlife, stunning mountain scenery, and gigantic icebergs of this remote region on this expedition cruise. 0
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent	$12,195	11	Nov 06, 2025	On this 11-day adventure to the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula you'll cruise through sea ice, witness penguins building their nests, kayak along icebergs, and experience exhilarating encounters with abundant wildlife including penguins, seals and whales. 0
Antarctic Small Ship Expedition	$6,995	10	Mar 26, 2026	Embark on this 10-day Antarctic adventure with Magellan Explorer. Sail the Beagle Channel from Ushuaia and across the Drake Passage to the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula where you will search for wildlife and explore the surrounding landscape. 0
Wild Antarctica featuring the Weddell Sea - Fly/Sail	$20,095	13	Feb 17, 2026	Have a truly fantastic experience on this 13-day adventure cruise in Antarctica and marvel at the wildlife and scenic views of the deep south. Fly Punta Arenas to King George Island, discover the Weddell Sea & Antarctic Peninsula and cross the legendary Drake Passage. 0
Across the Antarctic Circle	$17,795	13	Dec 16, 2025	On this 13-day Across the Antarctic Circle Expedition Cruise Roundtrip Ushuaia aboard Greg Mortimer, celebrate this magical frozen area of extraordinary beauty, powerful orcas, leopard seals, ethereal snow petrels, bristling mountain ranges, and surreal icebergs. Expect a Christmas and New Year celebration like no other. 0
Classic Antarctica Air Cruise	$11,495	8	Dec 02, 2025	Embark on this 8-day Antarctic adventure with Ocean Nova Air Cruises. Fly over the Drake Passage from Punta Arenas to King George Island where you meet your ship. Cruise between the South Shetland Islands and the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula as you search for wildlife and explore the surrounding landscape. 0
Across the Antarctic Circle: Fly the Drake - Fly/Fly Expedition	$23,795	12	Feb 08, 2026	Get a chance to observe seals and penguins in their natural habitat. Spend 12 days aboard the Sylvia Earle exploring Antarctica's huge white continent. Additionally, fly through the Drake Passage during this expedition. 0
South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula	$8,095	10	Jan 03, 2026	Board Ocean Albatros on this 10-day cruise to the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Set foot on the Antarctic continent as well as sub-Antarctic islands and experience the incredible wildlife, stunning mountain scenery, and gigantic icebergs of this remote region on this expedition cruise. 0

Antarctica Peninsula Travel Guide

Antarctic Peninsula

Information on the Antarctic Peninsula, Lemaire Channel, Hope Bay, Paradise Bay and Wiencke Islands

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South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a chain of islands located off the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula including King George Island, Elephant Island, Livingston Island and the volcanic Deception Island. King George Island is the most heavily populated region of the Antarctic and where the airport for Antarctic fly/cruise tours land is located.

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Gorgeous views of Greenwich Island and the wildlife on shore.

Best Time of Year to Travel to Antarctica

The travel season in Antarctica is during the summer, which runs from November through March. January and February are considered the best months to go on an Antarctica cruise due to better weather and excellent wildlife viewing opportunities.

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Best Antarctica Peninsula Cruise Lines for 2025-2026

Ponant - offers 47 Antarctic Peninsula cruises, with grandiose decor ranging from glaciers, ice floes, tabletop icebergs, mountain peaks that plunge directly into the sea, research stations, and enchanting bays discovered daily via carefully selected Zodiac® excursions, based on prevailing ice conditions. Their newest fleet member, Le Commandant Charcot, is the world's first hybrid-electric polar expedition ship powered by liquefied natural gas.
Quark Expeditions - has 12 Antarctica Peninsula expeditions to view icebergs of every form and size in the peninsula's bays, fjords, and inlets, as well as the opportunity to witness minke and humpback whales at close range. The Ultramarine, the company's newest addition to its fleet, features two twin-engine helicopters, twenty quick-launch Zodiacs, luxurious staterooms, wellness amenities, and several outside wildlife viewing areas.
Silversea Cruises - provides an extensive Antarctica cruise collection that features mostly 10-day excursions of the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands and shorter sailings of just 5, 6, or 9 days as part of the Antarctica Bridge fly-cruise program. The Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, Falkland Islands, Elephant Island, and South Georgia are included in longer cruises. Silver Cloud and Silver Wind guests will now fly into Santiago, Chile, for an overnight hotel stay before flying to Punta Arenas the following day to board the ship. Guests embarking on Silver Explorer will do so in Puerto Williams except for travelers aboard Silversea's Antarctica Bridge, the world's first ultra-luxury fly-cruise to Antarctica, who will fly directly from Punta Arenas to King George Island.
Lindblad Expeditions - discover the Antarctic Peninsula over 19 voyages, where unending white mountains roll to the horizon, and massive glaciers churn icebergs into the sea. While traveling aboard the state-of-the-art National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Resolution, or National Geographic Endurance, experience the Antarctic Peninsula up close by zipping around enormous tabular icebergs by Zodiac or kayak and walking along beaches teeming with penguins, seals, slabs, and humpback and orca whales breaching the surface of the lake.
Aurora Expeditions - In addition to the Ulstein X-BOW®, two of its new expedition ships, Sylvia Earle and Greg Mortimer, have large viewing platforms that bring you closer to the Antarctic Peninsula's magnificent maze of sheltered channels and inlets, where modern scientific stations and remnants of early explorers and the whaling industry are scattered among penguin rookeries and solitude.