1 |
Sunday, December 22, 2024 |
Puerto Williams, Chile |
Embark |
9:00 PM |
Puerto Williams is a Chilean port and naval base located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. It lies 46 km E of Ushuaia on the opposite N side of the Chanel. With a population of a little over 2,000, including both naval personnel and civilians, Puerto Williams claims to be the southernmost city in the world (based on definition of ‘city’; its population is 2900). Read more about Puerto Williams, Chile
|
2 |
Monday, December 23, 2024 |
At Sea |
|
|
3 |
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 |
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
8:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
Port Stanley is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope, south of Stanley Harbour, in one of the wettest parts of the islands. It is very easy to see most of the islands’ worthwhile sites on a short walking tour. Read more about Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
4 |
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 |
West Point, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
6:00 AM |
11:00 AM |
West Point Island is one of the Falkland Islands lying west of West Falkland. Once a popular site for slaughtering seals, it is now owned by the Napier family and run as a sheep farm and tourist attraction. With a population consisting of only four people, visitors are fascinated to see their little home and appreciate their self-sufficiency. Read more about West Point, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
4 |
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 |
West Point, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
2:15 PM |
7:00 PM |
West Point Island is one of the Falkland Islands lying west of West Falkland. Once a popular site for slaughtering seals, it is now owned by the Napier family and run as a sheep farm and tourist attraction. With a population consisting of only four people, visitors are fascinated to see their little home and appreciate their self-sufficiency. Read more about West Point, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
5 |
Thursday, December 26, 2024 |
At Sea |
|
|
6 |
Friday, December 27, 2024 |
At Sea |
|
|
7 |
Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
10:00 AM |
|
|
8 |
Sunday, December 29, 2024 |
South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
|
|
|
9 |
Monday, December 30, 2024 |
South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
|
7:00 PM |
|
10 |
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
At Sea |
|
|
11 |
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
At Sea |
|
|
12 |
Thursday, January 2, 2025 |
Hope Bay, Antarctica |
9:30 AM |
2:00 PM |
Hope Bay is located on Trinity Peninsula, the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 350 km north of the Antarctic Circle.This is the closest part of Antarctica to the South American mainland. Hope Bay is 5 km long and 3 km wide, and opens into Antarctic Sound, a short strait separating Trinity Peninsula from a number of offshore islands. Actually, Hope Bay is often unreachable due to pack ice from the Larsen Ice Shelf clogging Antarctic Strait. Read more about Hope Bay, Antarctica
|
13 |
Friday, January 3, 2025 |
Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
|
|
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, the top one third (650km) actually lying north of the Antarctic Circle. It includes numerous islands and connecting ice sheets that reach to within 1000 km of the southernmost tips of Chile and Argentina. The northern part of the peninsula in known as Graham Land, the southern half Palmer Land. Read more about Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
|
14 |
Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
|
|
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, the top one third (650km) actually lying north of the Antarctic Circle. It includes numerous islands and connecting ice sheets that reach to within 1000 km of the southernmost tips of Chile and Argentina. The northern part of the peninsula in known as Graham Land, the southern half Palmer Land. Read more about Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
|
15 |
Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
|
|
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, the top one third (650km) actually lying north of the Antarctic Circle. It includes numerous islands and connecting ice sheets that reach to within 1000 km of the southernmost tips of Chile and Argentina. The northern part of the peninsula in known as Graham Land, the southern half Palmer Land. Read more about Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
|
16 |
Monday, January 6, 2025 |
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica |
5:30 AM |
Disembark |
The South Shetland Islands is a group of 11 major and several minor islands located 960 km south of the tip of South America and about 120 km north of the Antarctic Peninsula. While discovered towards the beginning of the seventeenth century, either by Dutch or Spanish explorers, it is currently not administered by any one nation. There are 18 research stations on the islands (10 year-round, 8 summer only). Read more about South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
|