71 Antarctic expeditions departing in February 2027, from $9,100 per person. Compare ships, cabins and operators for the month.
February is whale month: humpbacks, minkes and orcas feed intensively in the Gerlache Strait and the bays, and Zodiac encounters become almost routine. Receding ice opens the deep south — most Antarctic Circle crossings run now. Penguin chicks fledge and adults begin to moult.
Temperatures ease off but remain comfortable; days shorten enough to bring back proper sunsets. A sweet spot of wildlife action and slightly softer prices late in the month.
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions · World Voyager
PONANT · L'Austral
Antarctica21 · Magellan Discoverer
Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Resolution
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Fridtjof Nansen
Aurora Expeditions · Douglas Mawson
Silversea Cruises · Silver Endeavour
Oceanwide Expeditions · m/v Plancius
Poseidon Expeditions · Sea Spirit
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Roald Amundsen
PONANT · Le Lyrial