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Everything You Need to Know About Sleeping on the Snow
Engage CampingNote & Question: I assume we will rework this content to include the Arctic. Do we have Arctic camping pics? Or is this only an Antarctica thing?An Uninhabited Continent Opens Its Doors for One Incredible Night What’s camping in Antarctica like? Long...
Simple Ways to Explore Antarctica From Your Home
We are crazy in love with Antarctica, and we love sharing it with others. Since we can’t take you there right now, we want to give you the power to explore Antarctica from home, so we’ve chosen some of our favorite Antarctic films, books and online learning tools to...
Sea Kayaking in Antarctica
See Antarctica... From a Penguin’s Point of View To experience Antarctica up close and personal, there’s really no better seat than the one in your own kayak, just inches above the water, navigating among icebergs and glacial ice dating back 30,000 years. Gliding...
The Incredible Journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton
Explore the amazing true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of history’s most celebrated polar explorers, whose incredible Antarctic journeys became legendary tales of survival and perseverance.
Highlights From Our First Voyage of 2021
With our first voyage back in action completed with great success, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights. It just feels so darn good to be back doing what we love! We were pleased to see the many protocols we put in place to keep our guests...
Staying Safe Before You Travel
Staying Safe Before You Travel As we head into our third Antarctic season since COVID-19 began, we want to ensure that our guests, staff, and crew remain safe and healthy all season long. While things will still look a little different than it did pre-COVID, we...
A Successful Start to the 21/22 Season
Antarctica Here We Come! We are thrilled to have kicked off our 21-22 Season with relative ‘smooth sailing’. After months of hard work put into focusing on seemingly endless moving targets, the Polar Latitudes team put a carefully crafted, multi-faceted and thorough...
Celebrating Antarctica Day: The Antarctic Treaty
"Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only" December 1st, 1959: The Antarctic Treaty was signed, forever changing the course of history.Did you know that Antarctica is the only continent in the world that has no native human population? The only human...
Wandering Albatross
There is no mightier bird than the Wandering Albatross, a bird surrounded by lore and impressive in their size and wingspan. Also known as the snowy albatross, the white-winged albatross and simply “goonie”, these birds are one of the largest seabirds on Earth.
Meet our Polar Expedition Ship, the MS Seaventure
The 2021/2022 season marks the inaugural voyages with our newest ship, the MS Seaventure, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome this incredible ship to the Polar Latitudes family. This expedition vessel is perfectly sized for what we aim to accomplish each...
Antarctic Sites – Lemaire Channel
Sail through Antarctica’s breathtaking Lemaire Channel – known as Kodak Alley – for epic views, towering icebergs, and frequent whale, penguin, and seal sightings.
Meet the Team – Annette
Meet Annette! Polar Scientist, Marine Mammal Specialist, and Citizen Science Coordinator on board our voyages. The staff that make up the Polar Latitudes expedition and home teams are much more than a team – we are a tight-knit family. Most of us voyage together year...