Antarctica- Looking for best ship at reasonable prices.

[boatsandtrains614]

I travel river, ocean and land tours in Europe, etc. Mostly Holland America, Overseas Adventure, GCT and Princess paying in the middle group. Going to Antarctica I need some advice whom I should use for a trip of around 14 days and what time of the year is good to travel.

We traditionally travel a little off season which helps in the cost.

Thank you everyone in advance for any suggestion.

     The things we do and see are more important that the room.

 

[scottjeanne]

Are you looking for an expedition or a drive by?  Very different experiences and very different costs.

[ethan1171]

Antarctica Season is short - so not many options regarding timing: Nov - Feb with Xmas/New Years dates being most expensive due to demand.

 

Antarctica is expensive due to the logistics involved! A *very* important aspect is how big is the expedition ship. If you are looking for an expedition and landing in Antarctica and maximizing time on land, a small ship is what you need to look for - less than 100 people. 

 

There are a full range of options for 10-14days starting at $8000/pp all the way to double or quadruple that.

 

A few options to consider would be Hurtigruten, Polar Latitudes, Quark, Silverseas, Ponant

 

Take a look here for an exhaustive lists of providers, comparisons etc:

 

https://antarcticafaqs.boards.net/

 

But if you are looking for a drive by with Princess or HAL - it is a very different discussion

 

[donaldsc]

4 hours ago, boatsandtrains614 said:

I travel river, ocean and land tours in Europe, etc. Mostly Holland America, Overseas Adventure, GCT and Princess paying in the middle group. Going to Antarctica I need some advice whom I should use for a trip of around 14 days and what time of the year is good to travel.

We traditionally travel a little off season which helps in the cost.

Thank you everyone in advance for any suggestion.

     The things we do and see are more important that the room.

 

 

You need to define your parameters for "best" before we can give you a useful answer.

 

DON