Endeavor, In Search of the Emporer ex Ushuaia Return
Cruise Line Crystal Cruises
Ship Crystal Endeavor
Destination Antarctica
Nights 11
Departure Date 12 Nov 2022
Description 11 Night cruise departing roundtrip from Ushuaia onboard Crystal Endeavor.

Venture into the Weddell Sea on an expedition that sets out to explore the realm of the mighty emperor penguin: a snowcapped island and its surrounding ice floes. Journey on to the South Shetlands in search of Adélies and gentoos, fur seals and more.

Highlights of this cruise:

USHUAIA, ARGENTINA
THE WORLD'S SOUTHERNMOST TOWN
Ushuaia lies on the triangular-shaped island of Tierra del Fuego. While Ferdinand Magellan was exploring the straits between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1520, he was amazed by the smoke and fires which seemed to appear at every turn. These fires, kept continuously alight by the Yaghan and Ona Indians, became the inspiration for the name "Tierra del Fuego," Land of Fire.

ANTARCTIC SOUND EXPEDITION, ANTARCTICA
ICEBERG ALLEY
Renowned for the massive tabular icebergs – iconic “ice cathedrals” often miles long and hundreds of feet above sea level – that break free from the ice shelves along the Weddell Sea, this channel between Trinity Peninsula at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and Joinville Island measures about 37 miles long and nine miles wide. Some of the largest Adélie penguin colonies make their home here, and whales and other sea mammals are often seen.

SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ANTARCTICA
SNOW-CAPPED WILDLIFE HAVEN
Just northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula, the icebergs and snow-capped mountains of South Shetland volcanic archipelago are a mesmerizing site. A haven for wildlife, colonies of chinstrap, gentoo and Adélie penguins make their home here, and Antarctic fur seals and Southern elephant seals command the beaches. Seabirds are everywhere, including Antarctic terns and giant petrels.
Sailing Dates
  • 12 Nov 2022
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 12/11 Ushuaia, Argentina 06:00 PM
2 13/11 Drake Passage
3 14/11 Drake Passage
4 15/11 Antarctic Peninsula
5 16/11 Antarctic Peninsula
6 17/11 Antarctic Peninsula
7 18/11 Antarctic Peninsula
8 19/11 Antarctic Peninsula
9 20/11 South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
10 21/11 Drake Passage
11 22/11 Drake Passage
12 23/11 Ushuaia, Argentina 10:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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