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Antarctic Explorer & The Americas

Ship: Viking Polaris   
Departure: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Nights: 41 nights
Departs: Ushuaia
+ Club Members - Bonus $200/person credit
One Way Trip
One
way trip
Duration
41
Nights
Days at Sea
24
Sea Days
Ports
13
Ports
Countries Visted
8
Countries
  • Itinerary

    Antarctic Explorer & The Americas

    Ports of call

    To find out more about the itinerary for this cruise, select the itinerary items below.

    Day Date Port of Call Arrival Departure
    1 Sunday, February 16, 2025 Ushuaia, Argentina Embark 5:00 PM
    View of Ushuaia, Argentina

    Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, is located on the Beagle Channel, where soaring mountains, ice-blue glaciers, and an historic lighthouse create an ideal backdrop. The capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, it was first settled by British missionaries. During the first half of the 20th C the major building of the city was a prison, built by the Argentinian government for repeat offenders and serious criminals, as the subpolar oceanic climate made escape difficult. Read more about Ushuaia, Argentina

    2 Monday, February 17, 2025 Drake Passage, Antarctica 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Drake Passage, Antarctica

    Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the sixteenth century English explorer Sir Francis Drake, although he never actually sailed the passage, it connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is the shortest crossing from Antarctica to the rest of the world’s land, about 860 km. Conditions can change instantly in the Drake Passage, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs: hence notorious as ‘sailors’ graveyard.’ Until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 large ships had to sail this passage. Read more about Drake Passage, Antarctica

    3 Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    4 Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    5 Thursday, February 20, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    6 Friday, February 21, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    7 Saturday, February 22, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    8 Sunday, February 23, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    9 Monday, February 24, 2025 Explore Antarctica
    10 Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Drake Passage, Antarctica 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Drake Passage, Antarctica

    Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the sixteenth century English explorer Sir Francis Drake, although he never actually sailed the passage, it connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is the shortest crossing from Antarctica to the rest of the world’s land, about 860 km. Conditions can change instantly in the Drake Passage, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs: hence notorious as ‘sailors’ graveyard.’ Until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 large ships had to sail this passage. Read more about Drake Passage, Antarctica

    11 Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Scenic Sailing: Cape Horn
    12 Thursday, February 27, 2025 Ushuaia, Argentina 12:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Ushuaia, Argentina

    Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, is located on the Beagle Channel, where soaring mountains, ice-blue glaciers, and an historic lighthouse create an ideal backdrop. The capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, it was first settled by British missionaries. During the first half of the 20th C the major building of the city was a prison, built by the Argentinian government for repeat offenders and serious criminals, as the subpolar oceanic climate made escape difficult. Read more about Ushuaia, Argentina

    13 Friday, February 28, 2025 Scenic Sailing: Cape Horn
    14 Saturday, March 1, 2025 Baia Garibaldi, Chile 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Baia Garibaldi, Chile

    Bahia Garibaldi is a fjord that branches off the Noroeste arm of the Beagle Channel. The Beagle Channel is a strait in Tierra del Fuego Archipelago on the extreme southern tip of South America. between Chile and Argentina. Read more about Baia Garibaldi, Chile

    15 Sunday, March 2, 2025 Explore Chilean Glaciers
    16 Monday, March 3, 2025 Punta Arenas, Chile 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Punta Arenas, Chile

    Punta Arenas, overlooking the Strait of Magellan in southern Patagonia, Chile, bustles with windswept trekkers en route to glacier-filled Torres del Paine National Park or an Antarctic cruise. Before leaving, be sure to take note of the mansion-lined main square, Plaza Muñoz Gamero where local vendors sell homemade crafts, the City Cemetery with its elaborate tombs, the Sara Braun Palace, and Braun Menendez Residence that presents great insight of the city's wealthy pioneer past. The city is also home to the former British Navy base and early Spanish colony of Puerto Hambre, and a popular ski centre that overlooks the Strait of Magellan. Read more about Punta Arenas, Chile

    17 Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Chilean Fjords, Chile 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Chilean Fjords, Chile

    Strikingly rich in natural and historical attractions, the narrow fjords on the west coast of Chile penetrate deeply into the mountains of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, a major part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, and with no large rivers in the area the fjords drain water from outlet glaciers of the ice-capped, storm-swept elevations. It is a large area of uninhabited islands, deep sounds, breathtaking glaciers, and narrow passages. Read more about Chilean Fjords, Chile

    18 Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Explore Chilean Glaciers
    19 Thursday, March 6, 2025 Explore Chilean Glaciers
    20 Friday, March 7, 2025 Chilean Fjords, Chile 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Chilean Fjords, Chile

    Strikingly rich in natural and historical attractions, the narrow fjords on the west coast of Chile penetrate deeply into the mountains of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, a major part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, and with no large rivers in the area the fjords drain water from outlet glaciers of the ice-capped, storm-swept elevations. It is a large area of uninhabited islands, deep sounds, breathtaking glaciers, and narrow passages. Read more about Chilean Fjords, Chile

    21 Saturday, March 8, 2025 Chacabuco, Chile 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Chacabuco, Chile

    Chacabuco - aka Puerto Chacabuco - is a Chilean town located at the head of Aisén Fjord in Aisén commune. Ships anchor in the bay of Chacabuco and passengers are tendered to shore. This is a small isolated settlement with no clearly defined town centre, consisting of one main road, a fish processing facility, and a pier. Read more about Chacabuco, Chile

    22 Sunday, March 9, 2025 Chilean Fjords, Chile 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Chilean Fjords, Chile

    Strikingly rich in natural and historical attractions, the narrow fjords on the west coast of Chile penetrate deeply into the mountains of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, a major part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, and with no large rivers in the area the fjords drain water from outlet glaciers of the ice-capped, storm-swept elevations. It is a large area of uninhabited islands, deep sounds, breathtaking glaciers, and narrow passages. Read more about Chilean Fjords, Chile

    23 Monday, March 10, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    24 Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile 4:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile

    Santiago is the capital of Chile, 90 minutes drive from its port Valparaiso. Santiago has easy access both to ski slopes just 50 km to the Andes, and beaches 100 km to the Pacific. Chile's steady economic growth has transformed Santiago into one of Latin America's most modern metropolitan areas, with dozens of shopping centers and impressive high-rises. Read more about Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile

    25 Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    26 Thursday, March 13, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    27 Friday, March 14, 2025 Iquique, Chile 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Iquique, Chile

    Iquique is a city in northern Chile, capital of Tarapacá Region, on the Pacific coast. It is located on a rocky peninsula in the rainless Atacama Desert with its unbelievable landscape that has a lagoon in the middle of the driest desert in the world, and overlooks the Pacific Ocean. You can find beautiful topography in the Isluga Volcano National Park, with high mountains and attractions like native flora, geysers, lagoons and rivers. Read more about Iquique, Chile

    28 Saturday, March 15, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    29 Sunday, March 16, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    30 Monday, March 17, 2025 Lima (Callao), Peru 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Lima (Callao), Peru

    Lima, although a sprawling desert city, is the capital and largest city of Peru. The Historic centre of Lima is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its large number of historical buildings dating from the Spanish colonial era. In particular, visit the Plaza Mayor with the 16th century Cathedral and the Presidential Palace. Read more about Lima (Callao), Peru

    31 Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    32 Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    33 Thursday, March 20, 2025 Manta, Ecuador 8:00 AM 7:30 PM
    View of Manta, Ecuador

    Manta is a major commercial and holiday resort centre and the second major port of Ecuador. It is possibly best known for the Playa (beach) Murciélago area of the Malecón, where not only is the seafood excellent, but also on offer is great music, beach aerobics, parties, and general night life ambience. Gathering momentum among tourists is the fact that this is the home of seeds of particular palms that are almost indistinguishable from ivory after they have been dried. Read more about Manta, Ecuador

    34 Friday, March 21, 2025 Sail The Pacific Ocean
    35 Saturday, March 22, 2025 Fuerte Amador, Panama 8:00 AM 11:59 PM
    View of Fuerte Amador, Panama

    Fuerte Amador (Fort Amador, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, is part of an artificial peninsula jutting out into the Pacific from Balboa, which connects four small islands to the mainland. On the west side of Fuerte Amador is the Pacific entrance to the Canal, and on the east side is Panama Bay facing Panama City. The surrounding ocean is always filled with vessels patiently awaiting their turn to transverse the Canal, while on the skyline a few kilometres to the north are the skyscrapers of Panama City. Read more about Fuerte Amador, Panama

    36 Sunday, March 23, 2025 Colon
    37 Monday, March 24, 2025 Sail The Caribbean Sea
    38 Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Sail The Caribbean Sea
    39 Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Cozumel, Mexico 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Cozumel, Mexico

    Cozumel is a Caribbean island just off the Yucatan Peninsula in SE Mexico. It has grown steadily over the years since Jacques Cousteau first put the island on the map as a sea turtle sanctuary. While it has great beaches, friendly people and safe streets, with prices comparable to other Mexican tourist destinations, most visitors travel to Cozumel to see what is under the water. Read more about Cozumel, Mexico

    40 Thursday, March 27, 2025 Scenic Sailing: Gulf Of Mexico
    41 Friday, March 28, 2025 Fort Lauderdale, USA 7:00 AM Disembark
    View of Fort Lauderdale, USA

    Fort Lauderdale is a city on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. in the state of Florida. As well as being a major yachting centre, it has a large and intricate canal system that results in its also being known as the ‘Venice of America’. Read more about Fort Lauderdale, USA

  • Ship

    Viking Polaris Overview

    Viking Polaris

    Viking Polaris is an elegant expedition vessel designed to take you on an unforgettable journey through the world's most remote and captivating destinations, the ship sets new standards of luxury and exploration, combining Scandinavian elegance with cutting-edge technology. Expert naturalists, scientists, and historians are onboard to enrich your journey, providing valuable insights into the destinations you visit. The ship boasts a reinforced hull designed to navigate through icy waters, allowing you to venture into polar regions with ease and safety. A state-of-the-art laboratory provides an interactive space for learning and discovery, enriching your understanding of the environment and wildlife you encounter. Viking is committed to environmentally responsible cruising. The ship is equipped with state-of-the-art hybrid engines, reducing fuel consumption and minimizing its impact on the environment. The onboard sustainability program focuses on conservation and education, fostering a deeper appreciation for our planet's delicate ecosystems.

  • Cabins

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    OS, NS, ES

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    Size including Private Lounge Area: 1,238 sq. ft.Features: Panoramic ocean-view, multi-room suite with private Nordic Balcony, private garden lounge area with badenstamp, separate dining area/boardroom seating six, and private library, wine amp; music collections curated by Chairman Torstein Hagen. King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens amp; pillows. 55quot; OLED flat-screen TV. Two additional 42quot; flat-screen interactive LCD TVs with intuitive remote amp; complimentary Movies on Demand in suite. 110/220 volt outlets amp; USB ports. Large master bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, double-sink vanity, heated floor, anti-fog mirror amp; hair dryer, plus guest bathroom. Premium Freyjareg; toiletries. Plush robes amp; slippers. Direct-dial satellite phone amp; cell service. Security safe. Individual climate control. Purified water refilled daily. Welcome bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne. Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water amp; premium snacks (replenished once daily). Binoculars. Traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket. Personal coffee machine with premium coffee amp; tea selections. Stateroom steward amp; twice-daily housekeeping. 24-hour room service, including service from any restaurant during open hours. Daily personalized tea or pre-dinner cocktail amp; canapeacute;s on request. Dinner amp; guided tour with ship officers (subject to availability). Complimentary laundry, dry cleaning, pressing amp; shoe shine services. Silver Spirits beverage package included. Floor-to-ceiling drying closet. Spacious walk-in closet with wooden hangers amp; drawers. Under-bed suitcase storage space.

    Penthouse Balcony

    Penthouse Balcony

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    Cabin Types

    NP

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    Size including Nordic Balcony: 269 sq. ft.Features: Ocean-view stateroom with private Nordic Balcony: floor-to-ceiling distortion-free glass at your shiprsquo;s edge, for optimal cozy viewing. Or lower the top panoramic glass for a sheltered, al fresco lookout. King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens amp; pillows. 55quot; OLED flat-screen TV. 110/220 volt outlets amp; USB ports. Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated floor, anti-fog mirror amp; hair dryer. Premium Freyjareg; toiletries. Plush robes amp; slippers. Direct-dial satellite phone amp; cell service. Security safe. Individual climate control. Purified water refilled daily. Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water amp; snacks. Binoculars. Traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket. Personal coffee machine with premium coffee amp; tea selections. Stateroom steward amp; twice-daily housekeeping. 24-hour room service. Floor-to-ceiling drying closet. Spacious drawers amp; closet with wooden hangers. Under-bed suitcase storage space.

    Deluxe Baclony

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    Size including Nordic Balcony: 215 sq. ft.Features: Ocean-view stateroom with private Nordic Balcony: floor-to-ceiling distortion-free glass at your shiprsquo;s edge, for optimal cozy viewing. Or lower the top panoramic glass for a sheltered, al fresco lookout. King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens amp; pillows. 55quot; OLED flat-screen TV featuring CNN, CBC, MBC2, beIN Sports. Premium Freyjareg; toiletries. Plush robes amp; slippers. Security safe. Individual climate control. Purified water refilled daily. Mini-bar with soft drinks, water amp; snacks (replenished once daily). Binoculars. Traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket. Personal coffee machine with premium coffee amp; tea selections. Stateroom steward amp; twice-daily housekeeping. 24-hour room service. Floor-to-ceiling drying closet. Spacious drawers amp; closet with wooden hangers. Under-bed suitcase storage space.

    Nordic Balcony

    Nordic Balcony

    Nordic Balcony on the Viking Polaris Nordic Balcony on the Viking Polaris

    Cabin Types

    N2, N1

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    Size including Nordic Balcony: 215 sq. ft.Features: Ocean-view stateroom with private Nordic Balcony: floor-to-ceiling distortion-free glass at your shiprsquo;s edge, for optimal cozy viewing. Or lower the top panoramic glass for a sheltered, al fresco lookout. King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens amp; pillows. 55quot; OLED flat-screen TV. 110/220 volt outlets amp; USB ports. Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated floor, anti-fog mirror amp; hair dryer. Premium Freyjareg; toiletries. Plush robes amp; slippers. Direct-dial satellite phone amp; cell service. Security safe. Individual climate control. Purified water refilled daily. Mini-bar with soft drinks, water amp; snacks. Binoculars. Traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket. Personal coffee machine with premium coffee amp; tea selections. Stateroom steward amp; twice-daily housekeeping. 24-hour room service. Floor-to-ceiling drying closet. Spacious drawers amp; closet with wooden hangers. Under-bed suitcase storage space.

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