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Antarctic departures in December 2028

35 Antarctic expeditions departing in December 2028, from $11,520 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.

Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake

Dec 2, 2028 – Dec 9, 2028 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
$20,516 per person, from
available
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · World Voyager

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Dec 3, 2028 – Dec 13, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
5 cabin offers
$13,598 per person, from
available
Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud

Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams

Dec 6, 2028 – Dec 18, 2028 · 18 days · from Puerto Williams
8 cabin offers
$14,800 per person, from
available
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Dec 7, 2028 – Dec 18, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
$14,367 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake

Dec 7, 2028 – Dec 14, 2028 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
$20,516 per person, from
available
Voyage to Antarctica Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Endurance

Voyage to Antarctica

Dec 8, 2028 – Dec 19, 2028 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
$17,100 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North Quark Expeditions · World Voyager

Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North

Dec 12, 2028 – Dec 21, 2028 · 10 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
$15,804 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North

Dec 12, 2028 – Dec 20, 2028 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
$14,788 per person, from
available

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