Antarctica Cruises 2012

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Approaching the Antarctic Peninsula, the crystalline monoliths of ice and great tabular bergs of the Weddell Sea become clear. A Zodiac (motorized landing craft) takes you closer to the monumental walls of ice, making it all the more amazing to know these glaciers are constantly on the move to the speedy tune of 30 centimeters per day.

In the shadow of their grandeur, the local denizens frolic. Adelies, chinstrap and gentoo penguins by the hundreds, even thousands, will entertain you royally with their behavior – porpoising, tobogganing, parenting and nest maintenance, trundling wet and gleaming from the sea. You’ll be astounded by the spectacle of their massive rookeries. And endlessly amused by their antics. You’ll search the ice floes for Antarctica’s six different species of seals, including the ultimate predator, the leopard seal. Sail through the incomparable Lemaire Channel, dwarfed by precipitous peaks and nicknamed Kodak Alley. And hold your breath as a 40-ton humpback whale surfaces right next to your ship.

In Antarctica, everything is in a state of permanent flux; a slow moving primordial symphony of shifting snow and creeping ice. With the promise that no two expeditions will be alike, your vacation will assuredly be one of the most unique and exclusive experiences of your lifetime. You’ll enter the ranks of the legendary explorers, and the relatively few to date who’ve journeyed there. And depending on where you’ve already traveled, you might even join another mythical society – the exclusive group of travelers who’ve actually set foot on all seven continents.

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