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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.

Antarctic Peninsula: The Classic Voyage Polar Latitudes · Ocean Albatros

Antarctic Peninsula: The Classic Voyage

Nov 22, 2026 – Dec 3, 2026 · 12 days
CampingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotography
18 cabin offers
$11,395 per person, from
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Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North Quark Expeditions · World Voyager

Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North

Nov 24, 2026 – Dec 3, 2026 · 10 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
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Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud

Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams

Nov 24, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026 · 18 days · from Puerto Williams
8 cabin offers
$20,370 per person, from
available
Voyage to Antarctica Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Resolution

Voyage to Antarctica

Nov 26, 2026 – Dec 7, 2026 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
$17,404 per person, from
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