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 · World Voyager
Jan 14, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 14 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 24, 2027 · 10 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · 23 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
9 cabin offers
PONANT · L'Austral
Jan 17, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 11 days · from Ushuaia (Argentina)
Kayaking & paddlingPolar plunge
6 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Jan 22, 2027 – Feb 1, 2027 · 11 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Feb 3, 2027 – Feb 11, 2027 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Feb 10, 2027 – Mar 1, 2027 · 20 days · from Ushuaia, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 11, 2027 – Feb 18, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Feb 16, 2027 – Mar 1, 2027 · 14 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingPhotographyPolar plunge
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 16, 2027 – Feb 23, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 21, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers