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Antarctic departures in December 2027

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.

Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Oceanwide Expeditions · m/v Ortelius

Antarctica - Discovery and Learning

Dec 9, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 11 days · from Ushuaia
Diving & snorkelling
6 cabin offers
€9,550 per person, from
available
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Dec 9, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
8 cabin offers
$13,334 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake Quark Expeditions · World Voyager

Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake

Dec 9, 2027 – Dec 16, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
$17,035 per person, from
available
Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Oceanwide Expeditions · m/v Plancius

Antarctica - Discovery and Learning

Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 11 days · from Ushuaia
Diving & snorkelling
6 cabin offers
€11,800 per person, from
available
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise Antarctica21 · Magellan Explorer

Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise

Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
11 cabin offers
available
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise Antarctica21 · Magellan Discoverer

Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise

Dec 12, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
8 cabin offers
available
Spirit of Antarctica Aurora Expeditions · Douglas Mawson

Spirit of Antarctica

Dec 12, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 12 days · from Ushuaia
CampingHiking & snowshoeing
20 cabin offers
$14,316 per person, from
available

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