Luxury Cruises
Antarctic Expeditions offers the finest selection of carefully curated luxury small ship cruises in Antarctica. When you step aboard, rest assured that luxury and adventure go hand in hand. We understand that the journey is as important as the destination; aboard these superb vessels, you’ll travel in style, enjoying world-class cuisine, exceptional service, and the company of an attentive, expert team eager to share their passion and knowledge—all while ensuring your utmost comfort throughout the voyage.
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12 Days Luxury Antarctica Cruise - Puerto Williams to King George Island
Silver Wind
12 days from
$2,423 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
This exquisite 9-day voyage into Antarctica is an explorer’s dream come true. From Puerto Williams we’ll traverse …
Next departure on 05 January, 2027
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & Puerto Williams
- Days 2 - 3 - Drake Passage
- Day 4 - Antarctic Sound
- Days 5 - 8 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 9 - South Shetland Islands
- Day 10 - King George Island
- Day 11 - Post Cruise
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13 Days Luxury Antarctica Expedition - Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Silver Cloud
13 days from
$2,131 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Antarctica is the most alien place on Earth. It is truly like walking on another planet; its …
Next departure on 25 October, 2025
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & Puerto Williams
- Days 2 - 3 - Drake Passage
- Day 4 - Antarctic Sound
- Days 5 - 7 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 8 - South Shetland Islands
- Day 9 - Drake Passage
- Days 10 - 11 - Puerto Williams
- Day 12 - Post Cruise
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15 Days Luxury Antarctica Expedition - Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Silver Cloud
15 days from
$1,877 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
An utterly immersive and authentic Antarctic adventure awaits. Sail below the Antarctic Circle south to a wilderness …
Next departure on 23 January, 2026
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & Puerto Williams
- Days 2 - 3 - Drake Passage
- Day 4 - Antarctic Sound
- Days 5 - 6 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 7 - South of the Polar Circle
- Days 8 - 9 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 10 - South Shetland Islands
- Day 11 - Drake Passage
- Days 12 - 13 - Puerto Williams
- Day 14 - Post Cruise
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18 Days Antarctica & South Georgia Luxury Expedition - Puerto Williams to King George Island
Silver Cloud
18 days from
$2,241 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
This adventure weaves its way through the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Bookended by Puerto Williams …
Next departure on 05 December, 2025
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & Puerto Williams
- Day 2 - Day at sea
- Day 3 - New Island
- Day 3 - West Point Island
- Day 4 - Port Stanley
- Days 5 - 6 - Day at sea
- Days 7 - 9 - South Georgia
- Days 10 - 11 - Day at sea
- Day 12 - Antarctic Sound
- Days 13 - 15 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 16 - King George Island
- Day 17 - Post Cruise
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18 Days Luxury Antarctica Expedition - Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Silver Cloud
18 days from
$1,622 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Spend Christmas exploring the Antarctic wilderness. Bookended by Puerto Williams, you’ll start with three days at sea. …
Next departure on 21 December, 2025
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & Puerto Williams
- Days 2 - 4 - Day at sea
- Days 5 - 7 - South Georgia
- Days 8 - 9 - Drake Passage
- Day 10 - Elephant Island
- Days 11 - 12 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 13 - South Shetland Islands
- Day 14 - Drake Passage
- Days 15 - 16 - Puerto Williams
- Day 17 - Post Cruise
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21 Days Luxury Antarctica Expedition with South Georgia - Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Silver Cloud
21 days from
$1,647 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Feel the adrenaline pulsing as you step out onto remarkable lands at the foot of the world. …
Next departure on 04 November, 2025
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- Day 1 Pre Cruise
- Day 2 Puerto Williams CHILE
- Day 3 Day at sea INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 4 New Island FALKLAND ISLANDS & West Point Island FALKLAND ISLANDS
- Day 5 Port Stanley FALKLAND ISLANDS
- Days 6 - 7 Day at sea INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Days 8 - 10 South Georgia SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
- Days 11 - 12 Day at sea INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 13 Elephant Island ANTARCTICA
- Day 14 Antarctic Sound ANTARCTICA
- Days 15 - 16 Antarctic Peninsula ANTARCTICA
- Day 17 South Shetland Islands SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ANTARCTICA
- Day 18 Drake Passage INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 19 Cruising Cape Horn CHILE
- Day 20 Puerto Williams CHILE
- Day 21 Post cruise
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24 Days Antarctica & South Georgia Luxury Expedition - Puerto Williams to Buenos Aires
Silver Endeavour
24 days from
$1,418 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Take the next three weeks to discover Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. These are some …
Next departure on 04 October, 2025
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & Puerto Williams
- Days 2 - 3 - Drake Passage
- Day 4 - Antarctic Sound
- Days 5 - 6 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Days 7 - 8 Day at sea
- Days 9 - 11 - South Georgia
- Days 12 - 13 - Day at sea
- Day 14 - Port Stanley
- Day 15 - West Point Island
- Day 15 - Saunders Island
- Days 16 - 17 - Day at sea
- Day 18 - Puerto Madryn
- Days 19 - 20 - Day at sea
- Days 21 - 22 - Buenos Aires
- Day 23 - Post Cruise
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9 Days Luxury Antarctica Expedition - King George Island to King George Island
Silver Cloud
9 days from
$3,473 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Set sail for the world’s most coveted destination. This voyage sees you fly in to the heart …
Next departure on 24 October, 2025
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- Days 0 - 1 - Pre Cruise & King George Island
- Day 2 - Antarctic Sound
- Days 3 - 5 - Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 6 - South Shetland Islands
- Day 7 - King George Island
- Day 8 - Post Cruise
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Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys
L'Austral
12 days from
$1,759 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
In alliance with Smithsonian Journeys. This cruise is part of a collection of PONANT voyages that are …
Next departure on 08 January, 2026
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- Day 1 USHUAIA
- Days 2 - 3 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Days 4 - 8 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Days 9 - 10 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 11 USHUAIA
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Cruise Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic - Ross Sea Expedition
Le Soleal
22 days from
$2,056 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Embark on an extraordinary adventure to the seldom visited Ross Sea from New Zealand and walk in …
Next departure on 26 January, 2026
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- Day 1 DUNEDIN
- Day 2 AT SEA
- Day 3 CAMPBELL ISLAND
- Days 4 - 6 AT SEA
- Days 7 - 14 ROSS SEA REGION
- Day 15 AT SEA
- Day 16 AT SEA
- Day 17 - AT SEA
- Day 18 MACQUARIE ISLAND
- Day 19 AT SEA
- Day 20 THE SNARES
- Day 21-22 DUNEDIN
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Emblematic Antarctica - Luxury Expedition Cruise
L'Austral
12 days from
$1,681 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
If there is one place on the globe that fires the imagination of travellers and arouses in …
Next departure on 20 November, 2025
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- Day 1 BUENOS AIRES
- Day 2 USHUAIA
- Days 3 - 4 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Days 5 - 9 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Days 10 - 11 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 12 USHUAIA
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In the Wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot - In Depth Antarctica Luxury Expedition
Le Commandant-Charcot
16 days from
$2,732 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Your journey aboard Le Commandant Charcot will begin with your first look at this strikingly elegant ship, …
Next departure on 05 December, 2025
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- Days 0 - 1 USHUAIA
- Days 2 - 3 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 4 CROSSING THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE & THE GULLET
- Days 5 - 6 EXPEDITION TO CHARCOT ISLAND
- Day 7 BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA
- Day 8 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Day 9 MARGUERITE BAY
- Day 10 POURQUOI PAS ISLAND
- Days 11 - 12 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Days 13 - 14 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 15 USHUAIA
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Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula - Antarctica, South Georgia & Falklands Luxury Cruise
L'Austral
20 days from
$1,314 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Discover the Southern Ocean as you have never seen it before! Embark on a 19-day polar expedition …
Next departure on 05 November, 2025
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- Day 1 USHUAIA
- Days 2 - 3 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 4 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Day 5 SAILING ON THE WEDDELL SEA
- Days 6 - 7 AT SEA
- Days 8 - 10 SOUTH GEORGIA
- Days 11 - 12 AT SEA
- Day 13 PORT STANLEY
- Days 14 - 15 AT SEA
- Day 16 PUERTO MADRYN
- Days 17 - 18 AT SEA
- Day 19 BUENOS AIRES
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The Emperor Penguins of Weddell Sea - 14 Day Luxury Antarctica Expedition Cruise
Le Commandant-Charcot
14 days from
$3,517 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
The theatre of the greatest expeditions, a refuge for the rarest wildlife and an endless ice desert, …
Next departure on 30 October, 2025
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- Day 1 Pre Cruise
- Day 1 USHUAIA
- Days 2 - 3 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 4 NORTH ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Days 5 - 10 THE WEDDELL SEA EXPLORATION
- Days 11 - 12 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 13 USHUAIA
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The Great Austral Loop - Antarctica, South Georgia & Falklands Luxury Expedition
L'Austral
19 days from
$1,569 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Experience a magical Christmas with PONANT. Discover the Southern Ocean as you have never seen it before! …
Next departure on 10 November, 2025
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- Day 1 USHUAIA
- Day 2 AT SEA
- Day 3 NEW ISLAND & GRAVE COVE
- Days 4 - 5 AT SEA
- Days 6 - 8 SOUTH GEORGIA
- Days 9 - 10 AT SEA
- Days 11 - 14 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Days 15 - 16 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Days 17 - 18 USHUAIA
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Unexplored Antarctica between Two Continents - Luxury Expedition
Le Commandant-Charcot
30 days from
$3,490 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
Charcot, Bellingshausen, Dean, Fisher, Ross, Amundsen… Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the names of these legendary explorers resonate …
Next departure on 16 January, 2026
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- Day 1 USHUAIA
- Days 2 - 3 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Day 4 CROSSING THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
- Day 5 EXPEDITION TO CHARCOT ISLAND
- Days 6 - 8 BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA
- Day 9 AMUNDSEN SEA
- Days 10 - 16 MARIE BYRD LAND EXPLORATION
- Day 17 CROSSING THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
- Days 18 - 21 THE ROSS SEA EXPLORATION
- Day 22 BALLENY ISLANDS
- Days 23 - 24 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Day 25 MACQUARIE ISLAND
- Days 26 - 28 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Day 29 HOBART, TASMANIA
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Unexplored East Antarctica & French Southern Lands - Luxury Expedition
Le Commandant-Charcot
29 days from
$3,384 NZD per day
* Current p/p indicative rate.
The theatre of mythical expeditions and a refuge for fascinating wildlife that is among the wildest on …
Next departure on 17 February, 2026
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- Day 1 HOBART, TASMANIA
- Days 2 - 5 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Days 6 - 7 ADÉLIE LAND
- Day 8 MAGNETIC SOUTH POLE
- Days 9 - 10 ADÉLIE LAND
- Days 11 - 12 WILKES LAND
- Day 13 SAILING ALONG SHACKLETON ICE SHELF
- Days 14 - 16 QUEEN MARY LAND
- Days 17 - 19 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Days 20 - 21 FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS
- Day 22 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Day 23 FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS
- Days 24 - 28 AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Day 29 CAPE TOWN
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