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Antarctic Peninsula · 64°09′S · 60°53′W

Antarctic cruises visiting Cierva Cove

Northern Danco Coast • Sculpted Brash-Ice Amphitheater

17 upcoming Antarctic expeditions featuring Cierva Cove on the itinerary, from $9,470. Compare ships, dates and cabin fares.

Gerlache Strait
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Fed by several steep calving glaciers pouring into Hughes Bay, Cierva Cove is a premier Zodiac-cruising theater where expedition boats thread dense gardens of electric-blue brash ice and cathedral bergs while leopard and crabeater seals lounge on drifting floes below Argentina's Primavera Station.

Cierva Cove — Key Facts At a Glance
Available departures 17
Price range (per person, USD) $9,470 – $26,600
Typical duration 12–21 days
Active fleet coverage 1 operator · 1 ship
Parent polar region Gerlache Strait
Geographic sector Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates 64°09′S · 60°53′W
Prices last verified 48-hour verification methodology

Wildlife you can spot here

Penguins

Gentoo Penguin

A stocky, orange-billed penguin of the genus Pygoscelis, closest kin to the Adélie and Chinstrap. Its loud, trumpeting call, delivered with head thrown back, carries across the shoreline colonies where expedition landings are made.

Whales & Dolphins

Humpback Whale

A 14–17 metre baleen whale known for breaching and long pectoral fins, often seen feeding on krill in loose groups along the ice edge.

Whales & Dolphins

Orca

Black and white apex predator instantly recognizable by its pale eye patches, the orca is the largest of the dolphins and one of the ocean's most capable hunters. Sightings often involve a tight-knit family pod working the ice edge together.

Seals & Sea Lions

Leopard Seal

The leopard seal is the Antarctic's second-largest seal after the elephant seal, built long and muscular with a spotted, leopard-like coat. It is the region's top predator, hunting penguins, fish, and even other seals along the ice edge.

Whales & Dolphins

Antarctic Minke Whale

The Antarctic minke is a small, fast-moving rorqual, the most abundant baleen whale on Earth, though singles and pairs still take some looking to spot. It surfaces briefly among the pack ice, more often glimpsed than watched.

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