Cruises visiting Weddell Sea

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.