Weddell Sea
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 8-Day
Nov 25, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026 · 8 days
Antarctic Peninsula · 64°47′S · 63°30′W
Palmer Archipelago • S-Curved Kilometer-High Fjord
83 upcoming Antarctic expeditions featuring Neumayer Channel on the itinerary, from $12,500. Compare ships, dates and cabin fares.
With inverted S-bends creating the illusion of a landlocked alpine amphitheater until the ship turns the final headland, Neumayer Channel is one of Antarctica's grandest deck-viewing passages and leads directly into the sheltered anchorage of Port Lockroy and Damoy Point.
| Available departures | 83 |
|---|---|
| Price range (per person, USD) | $12,500 – $58,734 |
| Typical duration | 8–10 days |
| Active fleet coverage | 1 operator · 2 ships |
| Parent polar region | Anvers Island |
| Geographic sector | Antarctic Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 64°47′S · 63°30′W |
| Prices last verified | 48-hour verification methodology |
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Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 · 9 days
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Nov 20, 2027 – Nov 30, 2027 · 10 days
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Nov 26, 2027 – Dec 3, 2027 · 8 days
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Nov 28, 2027 – Dec 6, 2027 · 9 days
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Dec 1, 2027 – Dec 10, 2027 · 10 days
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Dec 4, 2027 – Dec 12, 2027 · 9 days
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Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 21, 2027 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Dec 15, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 8 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 20, 2027 – Dec 29, 2027 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 21, 2027 – Dec 29, 2027 · 9 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2027 – Jan 4, 2028 · 9 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2027 – Jan 5, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 2, 2028 – Jan 10, 2028 · 9 days
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Jan 3, 2028 – Jan 10, 2028 · 8 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 8, 2028 – Jan 19, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 8, 2028 – Jan 17, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 15, 2028 – Jan 24, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 17, 2028 – Jan 27, 2028 · 10 days
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Jan 22, 2028 – Jan 29, 2028 · 8 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 25, 2028 – Feb 2, 2028 · 9 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 27, 2028 – Feb 5, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 31, 2028 – Feb 8, 2028 · 9 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 3, 2028 – Feb 12, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 6, 2028 – Feb 17, 2028 · 10 days
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Feb 10, 2028 – Feb 17, 2028 · 8 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 15, 2028 – Feb 25, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 15, 2028 – Feb 24, 2028 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 22, 2028 – Mar 2, 2028 · 10 days
Penguins
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.