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...
Curious what people who have been to Antarctica have to say about it? Having the opportunity to visit Antarctica on one of our voyages is a special and unique travel experience. As one of the most remote places in the world that you can visit, in the past it had...
To make a trip to Antarctica – and the furthest reaches of the world – you must first experience the necessary rite of passage of crossing the Drake Passage. This is an essential component and traditional part of Antarctica travel, and it has rightly earned its...
The Polar Latitudes staff is REALLY missing Antarctica right about now and we’re also feeling a bit bored of our liquor cabinets, to be honest. Since May 13th is World Cocktail Day, we thought why not get creative, connect with our inner bartender, and find some...
There are many myths that swirl around about Antarctica. It is, after all, one of the most seldom visited places on earth. Due in part to its particularly hard-to-reach location at the ends of the earth, the expense and effort it takes to get there, its reputation for...
Antarctica, the great white continent. It’s an intriguing and mysterious land of ice and snow. It’s a fabled place where explorers lost their lives attempting to claim it, where animals thrive in the hundreds of thousands despite the devastatingly cold temperatures,...
Woohoo, you’re almost there, that much closer to leaving on your dream Antarctic cruise! Just a few more things to address before your big journey to the world’s furthest reaches. So, let’s talk dialects and ‘dinero’. Where you’re headed there are other languages...
Antarctica's beauty is unparalleledWhat is it like to travel to Antarctica on an expedition cruise? Well, first off the opportunity to see some of the most remote places on earth is like no other. The Antarctic Peninsula in its pristine state draws visitors far and...