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Antarctic departures in December 2026

85 Antarctic expeditions departing in December 2026, from $7,300 per person. Compare ships, cabins and operators for the month.

December brings peak season: the warmest temperatures so far (0 to +8 °C on the Peninsula), nearly 20 hours of daylight, and the first penguin chicks hatching around the solstice — colonies turn into noisy nurseries. Whale sightings pick up week by week.

Christmas and New Year departures are the most sought-after (and priciest) of the year; celebrating the New Year at midnight in broad daylight is a story in itself. Book these sailings 12–18 months out.

Voyage to Antarctica Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Resolution

Voyage to Antarctica

Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
$28,581 per person, from
available
Antarctic Peninsula: The Classic Voyage Polar Latitudes · Discoverer

Antarctic Peninsula: The Classic Voyage

Dec 8, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 · 12 days
CampingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
15 cabin offers
$11,407 per person, from
available
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Dec 9, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
8 cabin offers
$14,396 per person, from
available
Highlights of Antarctica HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Fridtjof Nansen

Highlights of Antarctica

Dec 9, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026 · 12 days
CampingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
1 cabin offer
€11,430 per person, from
available
Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud

Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams

Dec 9, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026 · 18 days · from Puerto Williams
8 cabin offers
$16,920 per person, from
available

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