Antarctica Cruise Drop
19-Day In Shackleton's Footsteps: Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula
Swan Hellenic SH Minerva
Nov 20 – Dec 8, 2026
Buenos Aires → Buenos Aires
Discounted rates and hold requests available in the app.
Get $300 per person onboard credit — plus Gold WiFi package when you book with us.
Live out your Antarctica dream on this exceptional voyage aboard this luxury ice-class expedition ship. Your journey to this icy wilderness starts with the notorious two-day Drake Passage sea crossing. Following in the footsteps of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Itinerary
- Day 0 — Buenos Aires
- Day 1 — Ushuaia
- Day 2 — Day at Sea
- Day 3 — West Point Island, Saunders Island
- Day 4 — Port Stanley (Optional: Falklands Nature Trek, Gypsy Cove Visit, Mount William Hike)
- Days 5–6 — Days at Sea
- Days 7–10 — South Georgia
- Day 11 — Day at Sea
- Days 12–16 — Antarctic Peninsula (Optional: Kayaking, Snowshoeing)
- Days 17–18 — Days at Sea
- Day 19 — Ushuaia
What's included
- $300 onboard credit per person
- Gold WiFi package
- Round-trip charter flights between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia
- Group return transfers from airport to cruise port and to the hotel
- One night pre-cruise accommodation with breakfast in a 4/5-star hotel (exemptions apply)
- Your selected stateroom
- All meals onboard
- Complimentary hot & cold beverages, beer, wine & spirits any time throughout your cruise
- 24-hour room service
- Lecture programs by expedition team and guest speakers
- One selected shore excursion per port of call
- All expedition landings
- Gym, sauna, pool
- 24/7 self service laundry
- Waterproof backpack and refillable water bottle, yours to keep
- In polar regions: branded parka, yours to keep and use of rubber boots
- Memory Package
- Onboard gratuities & port taxes
Availability and pricing change fast — final fare is confirmed on the cruise line's invoice. A drop is a request, not a booking.