Ross Sea Odyssey
A 26-day exploratory voyage from Hobart to Dunedin aboard the Greg Mortimer, crossing the Antarctic Circle and cruising the pack ice along the Victoria Land Coast into the Ross Sea. Calls at the subantarctic islands, where yellow-eyed penguins waddle through rata forests, and, ice permitting, visits the remarkably preserved Heroic Age expedition huts. Cape Washington shelters one of the largest known emperor penguin colonies.
- Operated by: Aurora Expeditions
- Ship: Greg Mortimer
- Length: 25 nights
- Regions: Antarctica, South Pacific
- Wildlife: Emperor and Adélie penguins (Cape Washington rookery), orcas, snow petrels and Weddell seals, plus yellow-eyed penguins and royal albatross in the New Zealand subantarctic islands
- From: $36,595 per person
- Season: Austral summer (Dec-Jan)
- Next departures: 2026-12-14
- Route: Hobart → Subantarctic islands → Antarctic Circle → Victoria Land Coast → Ross Sea → Dunedin
The ship
- Greg Mortimer: 132 guests, built 2019
Departures
- 2026-12-14: $36,595
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