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
Feb 26, 2027 – Mar 6, 2027 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Feb 28, 2027 – Mar 11, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Feb 28, 2027 – Mar 10, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Mar 5, 2027 – Mar 15, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Mar 9, 2027 – Mar 19, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Mar 10, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Mar 20, 2027 – Apr 3, 2027 · 15 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Oct 19, 2027 – Nov 7, 2027 · 20 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Oct 27, 2027 – Nov 13, 2027 · 18 days · from Ushuaia, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
PONANT · Le Commandant Charcot
Oct 27, 2027 – Nov 8, 2027 · 13 days · from Ushuaia (Argentina)
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Nov 5, 2027 – Nov 15, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Nov 6, 2027 – Nov 17, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers