Dorothy and her husband returned in February from an 11 day Cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula. Here she tells us about her experiences on the trip… Was the Plancius a good base for your expedition? Yes definitely. We originally booked on the Ortelius but were asked to switch to Plancius (as Ortelius had been completely booked by a large group.) While […]
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Tracy & Darren’s Antarctic Peninsula Cruise
Tracy and her husband returned in January 2014 from a Cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula. Here she tells us about her trip and her experiences in booking with Swoop and our partners in Antarctica…
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Antarctic Basecamp Adventure
Tom returned at the end of November from an Antarctic Basecamp Adventure in Antarctica, where he kayaked climbed and camped on the ice, using the ship as a base. Here he tells us some more about his trip… What did you think of the Cruise Operator? They were an exceptional company. I was amazingly impressed […]
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Polar Pioneer: review July 2013
One of the obvious perks of doing what we do is that we occasionally get to visit the wonderful places that we talk about with our clients each day. However trips to Antarctica aren’t as frequent as we’d like, so when one of the vessels we work with is passing through Europe we seize the […]
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Fly & Cruise Antarctica: Ian & Beth’s trip
In December 2012 Ian and Beth explored the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the Ocean Nova on a 7 day Fly & Cruise trip. Prior to their Antarctica trip they went trekking in Torres del Paine and onto the Patagonian Ice Cap itself. They were kind enough to share a few thoughts on their trip… With the […]
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