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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 Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Dec 27, 2028 – Jan 7, 2029 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
$17,103 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North Quark Expeditions · World Voyager

Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North

Dec 27, 2028 – Jan 4, 2029 · 9 days · from Punta Arenas, Chile
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
5 cabin offers
$15,176 per person, from
available
Voyage to Antarctica Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Resolution

Voyage to Antarctica

Dec 27, 2028 – Jan 7, 2029 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
$19,800 per person, from
available
Antarctic Peninsula: Crossing the Circle Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Peninsula: Crossing the Circle

Dec 28, 2028 – Jan 10, 2029 · 14 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
$14,446 per person, from
available
Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams Silversea Cruises · Silver Cloud

Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams

Dec 28, 2028 – Jan 9, 2029 · 18 days · from Puerto Williams
8 cabin offers
$16,080 per person, from
available
Voyage to Antarctica Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Endurance

Voyage to Antarctica

Jan 1, 2029 – Jan 12, 2029 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
$18,000 per person, from
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