60 Antarctic expeditions departing in November 2026, from $7,200 per person. Compare ships, cabins and operators for the month.
November is early summer: 24-carat white landscapes, penguins courting, mating and laying eggs, and seals pupping on the beaches. The snow is at its cleanest and photographers rate the low-angle light the best of the season. Peninsula temperatures hover around −2 to +5 °C, with fast-lengthening days.
It is also value month — fares run noticeably below the December–January peak, with a wide choice of departures. Elephant seal beaches on South Georgia are at their most dramatic now.
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Fridtjof Nansen
Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud
Swan Hellenic · SH Minerva
Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer
Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Endurance
PONANT · Le Boréal
Swan Hellenic · SH Diana
Aurora Expeditions · Sylvia Earle
Polar Latitudes · Ocean Albatros
Polar Latitudes · Ocean Victory
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Roald Amundsen
Oceanwide Expeditions · m/v Ortelius