704 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Drake Passage on the route, from $6,795 per person.
The 800 km of open ocean between Cape Horn and the South Shetlands is the classic gateway to Antarctica — roughly 48 hours each way. It can be the notorious "Drake Shake" or a gentle "Drake Lake"; either way, modern expedition ships with stabilisers cross it routinely.
Sea days are far from empty: wandering albatrosses shadow the ship, lectures run all day, and the first iceberg on the horizon is a moment nobody forgets. Prone to seasickness? Fly-cruise itineraries skip the crossing entirely.
PONANT · L'Austral
Polar Latitudes · Ocean Victory
Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Orion
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Fridtjof Nansen
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Fram
Aurora Expeditions · Sylvia Earle
Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud
Swan Hellenic · SH Diana
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) · MS Roald Amundsen
Polar Latitudes · Discoverer
Antarctica21 · Magellan Discoverer
Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Endurance