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66°33′S — SOUTHERN OCEAN DISPATCH

Antarctic Expedition Cruises

Compare live cabin prices, ice-strengthened ships, and verified polar departures across operators.

Albatrosses & Seabirds

Antarctic Prion

The Antarctic prion is the largest of the prions, a group of small Southern Ocean petrels sometimes called dove prions. Watch for loose flocks wheeling low over the swell as your ship crosses open water between landings.

Albatrosses & Seabirds

Cape Petrel

The pintado petrel, better known as the Cape petrel, is one of the most abundant seabirds of the Southern Ocean, with a population estimated at around two million. Travellers usually meet it long before they see land, tracking ships across open water.

Albatrosses & Seabirds

Wilson's Storm Petrel

A small, sooty-black seabird that flits and patters over the wake like it's walking on water. Named for ornithologist Alexander Wilson, it's reckoned among the most numerous bird species on Earth.