Swoop Antarctica Blog
Swoop works in close collaboration with 13 partners, collectively operating a total of 19 different vessels, and we’re committed to keeping our customers as up-to-date as possible on the release of new dates and rates. Below you’ll find information explaining: When will new dates & rates be released? What are the advantages of waiting for […]
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Martin travelled with his wife to the Antarctic Peninsula in early 2015. Here he shares his experience aboard the Akademik Ioffe and booking through Swoop. What was the highlight of your trip? Identifying just one highlight of the trip is tough – all of the excursions were very interesting and unique. Of particular note is […]
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Sandra returned in December from a 10 day Luxury Cruise in Antarctica aboard the Silver Explorer. Here she tells us about her experiences on the trip and in booking with Swoop Antarctica & our partners… What was your experience of Swoop Antarctica? When I first started my search for a cruise to Antarctica, I started […]
Read MoreI was lucky enough to sail the M/V Ushuaia’s last voyage of the season in March 2014. My previous post described the extraordinary experience of exploring the Antarctic Peninsula. Here I’d like to focus on my experience of the vessel and the expedition team that helped me do that. We boarded the M/V Ushuaia in the […]
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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 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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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 […]
Read MoreOne 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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