90 Antarctic expeditions departing in December 2027, from $9,550 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.
Aurora Expeditions · Sylvia Earle
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 13 days · from Ushuaia
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingMountaineering & ski touring
18 cabin offers
Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 18 days · from Puerto Williams
8 cabin offers
Polar Latitudes · Ocean Albatros
Dec 6, 2027 – Dec 16, 2027 · 11 days
CampingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
19 cabin offers
Oceanwide Expeditions · m/v Hondius
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 13 days · from Ushuaia
CampingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingMountaineering & ski touring
8 cabin offers
Antarctica21 · Magellan Discoverer
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 14, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
8 cabin offers
PONANT · Le Lyrial
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 11 days · from Ushuaia (Argentina)
Kayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
Aurora Expeditions · Greg Mortimer
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 14 days · from Ushuaia
18 cabin offers
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
Poseidon Expeditions · Sea Spirit
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 12 days
CampingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
9 cabin offers
Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Resolution
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Explorer
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 10 days
9 cabin offers
PONANT · Le Boréal
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 18, 2027 · 11 days · from Ushuaia (Argentina)
Kayaking & paddling
6 cabin offers