66°33′S — SOUTHERN OCEAN DISPATCH
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Weddell Sea
Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Whales & Dolphins
Black and white apex predator instantly recognizable by its pale eye patches, the orca is the largest of the dolphins and one of the ocean's most capable hunters. Sightings often involve a tight-knit family pod working the ice edge together.
Gerlache Strait
Weddell Sea
Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026 · 16 days
South Georgia
Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
King George Island
Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026 · 12 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 13, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026 · 8 days
Antarctic Sound
Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026 · 8 days
King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 15, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Gerlache Strait
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 23 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 17, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia
South Georgia
Dec 18, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 · 23 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
King George Island
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · 12 days
Albatrosses & Seabirds
The snowy albatross, better known as the wandering albatross, has the widest wingspan of any living bird alive today. Watch for it riding the wind for hours behind the ship without a single wingbeat.
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 19, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 10 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 19, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026 · 12 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 19, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 20, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Dec 20, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 · 18 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Gerlache Strait
South Georgia
Dec 22, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 22, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 · 13 days
Ushuaia
South Georgia
Dec 22, 2026 – Jan 13, 2027 · 23 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 23, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Marguerite Bay
Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · 16 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 · 9 days
Antarctic Circle
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 13 days
Gerlache Strait
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 12 days
Weddell Sea
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Seals & Sea Lions
The leopard seal is the Antarctic's second-largest seal after the elephant seal, built long and muscular with a spotted, leopard-like coat. It is the region's top predator, hunting penguins, fish, and even other seals along the ice edge.
Antarctic Circle
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · 14 days
Deception Island
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 · 12 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Gerlache Strait
Weddell Sea
Jan 2, 2027 – Jan 9, 2027 · 8 days
South Georgia
Jan 3, 2027 – Jan 21, 2027 · 19 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 4, 2027 – Jan 13, 2027 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Gerlache Strait
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 6, 2027 – Jan 13, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
South Georgia
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 21 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 16, 2027 · 10 days
Ross Ice Shelf
Jan 7, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 34 days
Dunedin
Lemaire Channel
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 15, 2027 · 9 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
