Anti-icing visa strategy for Antarctic cruise ships

You also need a visa to travel on an Antarctic cruise ship. You can't just visit. The following small series will introduce the relevant visa information and the information on the anti-icing level of Antarctic cruise ships.

Antarctic cruise ship visa

In most cases, it is recommended that you hold an American air ticket. I suggest you buy an American plane ticket. American air tickets are the basis for you to buy last-minute air tickets. Because most Antarctic cruise ships board in ushuaia (Argentina) and punta arenas (Chile), the Argentine visa can use electronic visa, and the passing probability is high. Chile visa can be exempted directly if there is an American visa, but without an American visa, South America visa is not easy to handle.

Anti-ice rating of Antarctic cruise ships

Arctic and Antarctic research ships follow the Finnish-Swedish ice class and Russian maritime ship registration.

The Finnish-Swedish Ice Class Code divides the anti-icing classes of anti-icing ships into 1asuper, 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d, while the Russian Ice Class Code divides them into UL, L 1, L2, L3 and L4.

UL= 1A super, L 1= 1A, L2= 1B, L3= 1C, l4 =1d.

1D is an entry-level anti-icing level, and the highest level is above1a. This class of ships can travel on rivers covered with ice floes at a speed of not less than 5 knots (the maximum thickness of ice floes is 1m, and the thickness of dense crushed ice is not less than 0. 1m).

Each ship's route matches its anti-ice grade and can be competent in the established channel.

But ships with high ice resistance can develop more difficult routes. For example, the Emperor Penguin route is accessible to Hondius with super anti-ice level of 1A, and it is an unreachable dream for ships with lower anti-ice level.