Antarctica Cruises December 2023 & 2024

While the rest of the world is cocooned in winter’s icy embrace, Antarctica in December is in the throngs of the austral summer, when the midnight sun bathes the seventh continent’s icy expanse in ethereal twilight, casting its bedazzling spell over the frozen landscapes, and setting the shimmering stage for a spectacular show of wondrous wildlife and adventurous polar pursuits.

December’s milder weather, retreating ice, and near-daylong sunlight allows for wider and more in depth exploration of Antarctica than earlier in the season, allowing greater access to the region’s now raucous rookeries and rich waters, replete with fuzzy penguin chicks, playful seal pups, and hungry humpback whales returning to their Antarctic feeding grounds.

Embark on an Antarctica cruise in December and sail to an otherworldly realm of awe-inspiring natural beauty, where icebergs glisten like diamonds, the air is crisp with the promise of unbridled adventure, and nature’s most captivating choreography—a mesmerizing dance of penguins, seals, and whales—beckons you into the most enigmatic of domains.

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Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise Fly / Fly

8 Day / 7 Night
Embarkation: Punta Arenas
Ships: Magellan Explorer, Ocean Nova
Dates: Dec 6, 7, 22, + 11 More
Up to 18% Savings
$ 9,495 - $ 29,995 Per Person
Save up to 30%
Save up to 30%
Extra 10% Off When Pay In Full

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering The 7th Continent

11 Day / 10 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ships: Ocean Adventurer, World Explorer
Dates: Dec 11, 20, 29, + 3 More
Up to 33% Savings
$ 7,961 - $ 22,436 Per Person
Young Explorers Save up to 50%

In-Depth Antarctica, Falklands & South Georgia Expedition

23 Day / 22 Night
Embarkation: Santiago de Chile
Ship: MS Fram
Dates: Dec 21, 21, 5, + 1 More
$ 16,608 - $ 42,490 Per Person

South Shetland Islands & Antarctic Peninsula

10 Day / 9 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ships: Ocean Albatros, Ocean Victory
Dates: Dec 5, 14, 26, + 2 More
Up to 30% Savings
$ 8,043 - $ 25,385 Per Person

Antarctica - Basecamp

13 Day / 12 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ships: Plancius, Ortelius, Hondius
Dates: Dec 11, 12, 24, + 4 More
$ 9,100 - $ 15,800 Per Person
No Single Supplement on Select Cabins
Save up to 30%
Save up to 30%

Antarctic Express: Fly The Drake Fly / Fly

8 Day / 7 Night
Embarkation: Punta Arenas
Ship: World Explorer
Dates: Dec 5, 15, 5, + 2 More
Up to 38% Savings
$ 10,706 - $ 22,316 Per Person
Triple Cabin Family Special

Classic Antarctica

10 Day / 9 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ship: MV Ushuaia
Dates: Dec 10, 19, 1, + 1 More
$ 5,730 - $ 14,860 Per Person
Don Maruska On Board

Spirit of Antarctica

12 Day / 11 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ships: Greg Mortimer, Sylvia Earle
Dates: Dec 4, 11, 8
Up to 20% Savings
$ 11,996 - $ 28,795 Per Person

Antarctica

11 Day / 10 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ships: Plancius, Ortelius, Hondius
Dates: Dec 11, 12, 23, + 3 More
$ 9,100 - $ 15,800 Per Person
Young Explorers Save up to 50%

Highlights of Antarctica

12 Day / 11 Night
Embarkation: Buenos Aires
Ships: MS Fridtjof Nansen, MS Roald Amundsen
Dates: Dec 12, 22, 4, + 10 More
$ 7,179 - $ 48,377 Per Person

Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctic Peninsula

21 Day / 20 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ship: Greg Mortimer
Dates: Dec 18
Up to 16% Savings
$ 24,305 - $ 49,976 Per Person

South Georgia & Antarctic Odyssey

21 Day / 20 Night
Embarkation: Ushuaia
Ship: Sylvia Earle
Dates: Dec 21, 2
Up to 20% Savings
$ 21,436 - $ 53,095 Per Person

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