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Antarctic Peninsula · 62°58′S · 60°39′W

Cruises visiting Deception Island

Flooded Volcano • Geothermal Steam & Polar Plunge

69 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Deception Island on the route, from $9,614.

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Deception Island is a flooded volcanic caldera you sail straight into, through a gap in the crater wall called Neptune's Bellows. Inside: black-sand beaches that steam at low tide, the rusting remains of a whaling station, and an eerie, amphitheatre calm.

It is one of Antarctica's most surreal landings — and a favourite spot for the polar plunge, warmed (slightly) by geothermal sand.

Deception Island — Key Facts At a Glance
Available departures 69
Price range (per person, USD) $9,614 – $31,995
Typical duration 9–19 days
Active fleet coverage 4 operators · 9 ships
Geographic sector Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates 62°58′S · 60°39′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.

Penguins

Chinstrap Penguin

Named for the thin black band under its chin, the chinstrap penguin looks as if it is wearing a helmet. Listen for it before you see it: it has one of the loudest, harshest calls of any penguin.

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