1,000 departures across 14 operators and 39 ships
196 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Weddell Sea on the route, from $9,895 per person.
The Weddell Sea, east of the Peninsula, is Antarctica at its most epic: a sea of giant tabular icebergs calved from ice shelves, dense pack ice, and Shackleton history — this is where Endurance was crushed and finally found again in 2022.
Voyages here look for emperor penguins near Snow Hill Island, cruise past ice cliffs the size of city blocks, and visit the huge Adélie rookeries of the Antarctic Sound. Ice conditions dictate the route more than anywhere else — flexibility is part of the adventure.
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Explorer 148 guests
Feb 29, 2028 – Mar 7, 2028 · 8 days
Seabourn Seabourn Venture 264 guests
Mar 11, 2028 – Mar 22, 2028 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Mar 15, 2028 – Mar 26, 2028 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Oceanwide Expeditions m/v Plancius 108 guests
Mar 20, 2028 – May 2, 2028 · 43 days
Ushuaia
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Oct 2, 2028 – Nov 9, 2028 · 38 days
Oranjestad, Aruba
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Oct 18, 2028 – Nov 9, 2028 · 22 days
Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile
Secret Atlas Aureum 36 guests
Oct 28, 2028 – Nov 16, 2028 · 19 days
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Secret Atlas Aureum 36 guests
Oct 28, 2028 – Nov 15, 2028 · 19 days
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Quark Expeditions Ultramarine 199 guests
Oct 30, 2028 – Nov 16, 2028 · 18 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nov 2, 2028 – Nov 19, 2028 · 18 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Nov 5, 2028 – Nov 15, 2028 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
PONANT Le Commandant Charcot 200 guests
Nov 6, 2028 – Nov 18, 2028 · 13 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Wildlife
A 14–17 metre baleen whale known for breaching and long pectoral fins, often seen feeding on krill in loose groups along the ice edge.
Wildlife
Black and white apex predator instantly recognizable by its pale eye patches, the orca is the largest of the dolphins and one of the ocean's most capable hunters. Sightings often involve a tight-knit family pod working the ice edge together.
Wildlife
The leopard seal is the Antarctic's second-largest seal after the elephant seal, built long and muscular with a spotted, leopard-like coat. It is the region's top predator, hunting penguins, fish, and even other seals along the ice edge.
Wildlife
One of the most widespread penguins in Antarctica, the Adélie is often the first tuxedoed local guests meet ashore. Its stark white eye-ring and brisk, purposeful waddle make it easy to pick out along the ice edge.
Wildlife
The Antarctic minke is a small, fast-moving rorqual, the most abundant baleen whale on Earth, though singles and pairs still take some looking to spot. It surfaces briefly among the pack ice, more often glimpsed than watched.
Wildlife
The snow petrel is one of only three bird species ever recorded at the Geographic South Pole, and it holds the record for the most southerly breeding sites of any bird. Pure white against dark rock and ice, it is unmistakable and easy to pick out from a moving ship.
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The snowy sheathbill is the only land bird native to the Antarctic continent, and one of just two sheathbill species in the world. Look down, not up: it spends its time walking the shoreline and rocks rather than flying.
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The Antarctic shag is the only cormorant species found on the continent, easy to pick out by its blue-ringed eyes as it stands stiffly upright on ice floes and coastal cliffs. It nests in small colonies apart from the penguin rookeries along rocky shorelines.
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Pale grey above, white below, and marked with a distinctive white wing patch, the southern fulmar is a familiar shape trailing expedition ships south of the Antarctic Convergence. It breeds on Antarctic cliffs and islands, then disperses north with the winter ice.