Highlights of Antarctica Expedition Cruise (MS Fridtjof Nansen)
The shortest Antarctica sailing in HX's programme: a fly-cruise from Buenos Aires (overnight hotel, included) with a charter flight to Ushuaia to board the ship, then a two-day Drake Passage crossing each way bracketing five days landing on the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands among gentoo, chinstrap and Adelie penguin colonies, with leopard seals, humpback whales and Antarctic seabirds (skuas, cormorants, petrels, terns) along the way. Returns to Ushuaia, then flies back to Buenos Aires.
- Operated by: HX Expeditions
- Ship: MS Fridtjof Nansen
- Length: 10 nights
- Regions: Antarctica, South America
- Wildlife: Gentoo, chinstrap and Adelie penguins, leopard seals and humpback whales on the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands
- From: $9,295 per person
- Season: October 2026 to March 2029 in HX's published schedule.
- Next departures: 2026-10-30, 2026-11-09, 2026-11-19, 2026-11-29, 2026-12-09, 2026-12-19
- Route: Buenos Aires → Ushuaia → Drake Passage → Antarctic Peninsula → South Shetland Islands → Drake Passage → Ushuaia → Buenos Aires
The ship
- MS Fridtjof Nansen: 490 guests, built 2020
Departures
- 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-09: $9,295
- 2026-11-09 to 2026-11-19: $9,295
- 2026-11-19 to 2026-11-29: $9,295
- 2026-11-29 to 2026-12-09: $9,295
- 2026-12-09 to 2026-12-19: $9,295
- 2026-12-19 to 2026-12-29: $9,295
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