140 upcoming Antarctic departures offering polar plunge, from $11,624 per person. Optional activities have limited places — book them with the cruise.
The polar plunge is the voyage's rite of passage: a leap into water around 0 °C, usually from the gangway with a safety line, occasionally off a beach — famously at Deception Island's geothermal shore. Participation is free, voluntary and wildly popular.
The shock lasts seconds, the bragging rights are permanent, and a warm towel (sometimes a shot of something stronger) waits at the top of the ladder. Doctors screen participants on some ships.
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Jan 9, 2029 – Jan 18, 2029 · 10 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Jan 12, 2029 – Jan 29, 2029 · 18 days · from Ushuaia, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Jan 16, 2029 – Jan 23, 2029 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Jan 18, 2029 – Feb 9, 2029 · 23 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Jan 26, 2029 – Feb 3, 2029 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Jan 28, 2029 – Feb 6, 2029 · 10 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Feb 2, 2029 – Feb 21, 2029 · 20 days · from Ushuaia, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 4, 2029 – Feb 11, 2029 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Feb 8, 2029 – Feb 21, 2029 · 14 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingPhotographyPolar plunge
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 9, 2029 – Feb 16, 2029 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 14, 2029 – Feb 22, 2029 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Feb 20, 2029 – Mar 3, 2029 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers