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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Antarctic Sites – Lemaire Channel The Lemaire Channel is a wonderfully calm and stunning waterway that, if we are fortunate enough to pass through it, offers some of the most fantastic views and incredible wildlife sightings on the peninsula. The area has...
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....
Wildlife You Can See In Antarctica Antarctica has an abundant amount of wildlife, with some animals uniquely endemic to the region while others migrate annually from different areas to breed and feed. Known for its extreme environment and freezing temperatures, you...
Antarctic Sites – Cierva Cove Cierva Cove is a stunning cove that lays 6 nautical miles southeast of Cape Sterneck in Hughes Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is named after Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish pilot, engineer, and inventor....
