A TYPICAL DAY IN ANTARCTICA *
SEASONS IN ANTARCTICA
There is really no such thing as a typical day in Antarctica. Individual landing locations are different every time due to weather, ice, currents or light conditions. The time in the season will affect many of these items as will it affect what is happening with the wildlife.
MONTH
DAYLIGHT AVG TEMP SEA ICE
PENGUINS
BEST TIME TO SEE
MAX -1 °C M IN -5 °C
Spring OCTOBER
Courting
elephant seals
snow sea birds
seals
16 HOURS
MAX 2 °C M IN -3 °C
Spring NOVEMBER
elephant seals
snow
sea birds
seals
Nesting
18 HOURS
5:00am Enjoy an early coffee or wander to the open decks to set eyes on the morning’s new location for the first time. 7:00am -8:00am Breakfast is served. Once you’ve had your breakfast you return to your cabin and get ready for your first landing.
8:00am - 11:30am Once instructed, you walk down to the mud room where you get dressed in your expedition gear, put on your boots and then jump on a Zodiac to spot some penguins and explore the white continent.
11:30am - 1:30pm After a cup of tea to warm up, lunch is called and the expedition crew prepare a BBQ lunch on the back deck. The ship begins to move along slowly to your next landing site.
MAX 4 °C M IN -1 °C
Summer DECEMBER
migrating whales
sea birds
seals
Hatching
21 HOURS
MAX 5 °C M IN 0 °C
Summer JANUARY
migrating whales
sea birds
seals
Penguin chicks
20 HOURS
MAX 4 °C M IN 0 °C
Summer FEBRUARY
1:30pm - 3:30pm After lunch you may arrive at a research base. Your host shows you through the base’s living areas and you get a feel for the life of a scientist at this base. You cruise around on the zodiacs spotting wildlife, then head back to the ship once more.
3:30pm - 7:00pm Back on board the ship, you can choose to read or sit on the deck with a drink and some snacks as the ship moves again. The expedition team present a recap on the day and inform the passengers about what is planned for tomorrow.
7:00pm - 8:30pm Dinner is called. While waiting for your meal, trade images on your camera with your fellow passengers and talk about everything that you’ve seen during the day. Afterwards head to the lounge bar for some drinks or watch a movie in your cabin and relax after an amazing day.
migrating whales
sea birds
seals
Penguin chicks
16 HOURS
MAX 3 °C M IN 0 °C
Autumn MARCH
migrating whales
fur seals
sea birds
seals
Penguin chicks
13 HOURS
* On an expedition cruise with under 200 pax. Weather permitting.
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