Antarctic Cruises

Antarctic Cruises -  Introduction

Antarctica is known for gigantic icebergs, mountain ranges, penguins, polar bears and cold cold weather. Antarctica is 98% ice and 2% barren rock. Mean temperatures in the Antarctic range from minus 70°C which is during the coldest months to minus 30°C during the warmer months.

Antarctica is beautiful and serene however as the same time savage and violent. It's scale is amazing at 14, 250,000 sq km or 5,501,925 sq miles. The Antarctic Peninsula experiences the highest temperatures. Antarctic whiteouts and blizzards which can be extremely dangerous are common.

Antarctic Cruises - Best Time to Visit

Due to extreme weather in Antarctica tourists cannot visit during the winter due to pack ice which extends 1000km around the continent making ship access impossible. The best months for cruises into Antarctica such as Antarctic Cruises are as follows:

A good time for an Antarctic Cruise is October and November are early summer when the pack ice is breaking up. This is when the wildlife starts to come out to play.

The best time for an Antarctic Cruise is December and January when summer is truly underway therefore the weather is much warmer and you get up to 20 hours of daylight each day. This is the most popular time for tourists. This is the time when the penguins are hatching eggs and feeding their chicks.

February and March, which is the late summer months, is the time to go whale watching.

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