How to choose a cruise ship when traveling to Antarctica?

The type of cruise ship you choose to travel to Antarctica depends on the number of people, as follows:

1, the adventure ship (carrying about 100 passengers or less) is actually a simple ship.

The advantages are flexibility, easy access to glaciers and fjords in the Antarctic region, and frequent landing activities or cruises; The atmosphere on the ship will be more intimate; Cruise ships are mostly transformed from scientific research ships, and it is possible that the scientific research team members are more professional. The disadvantage is that the cabin facilities are relatively simple, even simple.

2. Luxury yacht (carrying about 100 passengers or less)? In fact, it is a luxurious ship.

In the Antarctic region, it is easy to go deep into glaciers and fjords for frequent landing activities or cruising; The atmosphere on the ship will be more intimate; Cruise ships are mostly transformed from scientific research ships, and it is possible that the scientific research team members are more professional. Although ships can be divided into adventure ships and luxury ships, most of them are adventure ships, and the cabin facilities are relatively simple. Luxury boats are rare in small boats, and the cost is very expensive.

3. Big ship (carrying about 200 passengers).

Perfect facilities, luxurious infrastructure and many recreational activities on board. The cruise ship has a large tonnage and runs relatively smoothly (but there is still the possibility of seasickness when crossing the Drake Strait. However, large ships are not as flexible as small boats, and it is not easy to shuttle through ice floes and narrow waterways; It takes time to queue up for landing and get on and off the ship.

4. Oversize ship (carrying about 500 passengers).

Oversized ships are cheaper because they can carry more passengers. But in many cases, you can only cruise, but you can't dock, so there are few landing opportunities. You can only land in a few places.

Precautions:

1. If it is a ship with less than 100 passengers, a single landing can guarantee that 100% can go ashore for sightseeing in one morning or afternoon. That's about four hours. You can arrange your time more freely. For example, I like taking pictures myself. Last time in Antarctica, I was in the gathering place of Papua penguins, waiting for the scene of skua stealing eggs. About an hour or so, I finally captured this photo. Sufficient time is very important.

2. If it is a large ship with more than 100 passengers, it will land in rotation. An Antarctic cruise ship with 200 people generally runs in two batches. The first batch 100 people landed, and the second batch 100 people took the sea cruise. About 2 hours, two batches of replacement. The landing time of each batch is about 2 hours. At the same time, due to the large number of people, the connection time from the cruise ship to the assault boat and then to the shore will be longer, which will shorten the tour time.