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Cruises visiting South Shetland Islands

676 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with South Shetland Islands on the route, from $6,795 per person.

The South Shetlands are the first land most ships reach after the Drake Passage, about 120 km off the Peninsula. The archipelago packs volcanic beaches, steaming calderas and enormous penguin and seal colonies into a single day's sailing.

Highlights include the flooded volcano of Deception Island, chinstrap colonies numbering hundreds of thousands, and southern elephant seals on the beaches. Fly-cruise itineraries start here, at King George Island's airstrip.

Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise Antarctica21 · Magellan Explorer

Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise

Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
9 cabin offers
$18,995 per person, from
available
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise Antarctica21 · Magellan Discoverer

Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise

Jan 21, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
7 cabin offers
$22,995 per person, from
available
Crossing the Antarctic Circle Polar Latitudes · Ocean Albatros

Crossing the Antarctic Circle

Jan 21, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 13 days
CampingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
7 cabin offers
$15,395 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle

Jan 22, 2027 – Feb 1, 2027 · 11 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
$23,541 per person, from
available
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise Antarctica21 · Magellan Explorer

Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise

Jan 24, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027 · 8 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
8 cabin offers
$18,995 per person, from
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