Antarctica
Holiday guide
Ocean cruises
The ends of the Earth
The Arctic and Antarctic are otherworldly places of furious extremes, where unfamiliar rhythms and patterns will keep you in a perpetual state of wonder.
This cruise ship can go where other ships cannot
As Antarctica becomes crowded with ships, the Le Commandant Charcot can push through pack ice and into regions of seas typically only reached by military or scientific vessels.
- by Jamie Lafferty
The one destination no traveller can ever be fully prepared for
There’s an astonishing prep-list before you can even set foot on the White Continent. But, in this harsh environment, even the most prepared can expect the unexpected.
- by Katrina Lobley
New ice age: 10 unbelievable Antarctica experiences
From polar camping to exploring in a luxury sub, there’s no time like the present to super-size your visit to the White Continent.
- by Katrina Lobley
Opinion
Ocean cruises
What it’s like to dine at the captain’s table on a ship
It’s often reserved for loyal customers and those in expensive suites. But I was really only interested in one thing: how dangerous is polar cruising. Really?
- by Lee Tulloch
The world’s southernmost town becomes expedition cruise hub
A new departure hub designed to take pressure off Antarctic launch ports is behind one cruise line’s aim to help preserve this pristine environment.
- by Catherine Marshall
Polar plunge: What it's like to take a dip in Antarctica's freezing waters
Blue skies and placid waters notwithstanding, it's counterintuitive to swim in the inhumanely cold waters of Antarctica.
- by Catherine Marshall
Viking Polaris Antarctic cruise: The luxury cruise ship that doubles as a science vessel
I never enjoyed science classes at school, couldn't understand the point of Bunsen burners and looking at boring rocks under a microscope when there was a rich world of literature to explore.
- by Kristie Kellahan
Antarctica cruise: Following in the wake of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 100 years after his death
January marked 100 years since the death of Shackleton, arguably the most courageous, if not successful, of all the continent's great explorers. Just a couple of months later his ship was discovered at the bottom of an icy sea.
- by Jamie Lafferty
Antarctica polar camping: Sleeping outside on the coldest continent
Waking up on the planet's highest, driest, coldest continent is an experience to be savoured.
- by Rob McFarland