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
Feb 14, 2028 – Mar 4, 2028 · 20 days · from Ushuaia, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
PONANT · Le Boréal
Feb 14, 2028 – Feb 24, 2028 · 11 days · from Ushuaia (Argentina)
Kayaking & paddlingPolar plunge
6 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Feb 17, 2028 – Mar 1, 2028 · 14 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingPhotographyPolar plunge
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 17, 2028 – Feb 27, 2028 · 11 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Feb 25, 2028 – Mar 4, 2028 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Feb 29, 2028 – Mar 11, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
Mar 3, 2028 – Mar 13, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Mar 3, 2028 – Mar 13, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Mar 10, 2028 – Mar 21, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Mar 12, 2028 – Mar 22, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
8 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Mar 20, 2028 – Apr 3, 2028 · 15 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
9 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Oct 12, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 · 20 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
9 cabin offers