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In Shackleton's Footsteps: Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula

18-night Antarctica expedition · 3 departures · from $25,200 per guest

  • 18 nightsDuration
  • SH Minerva, SH VegaShips
  • UshuaiaRound trip from
  • Nov 20, 2026Next sailing
In Shackleton's Footsteps: Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula

Live out your Antarctica dream on this exceptional voyage aboard our luxury ice-class expedition ship. Your journey to this icy wilderness starts with the notorious two-day Drake Passage sea crossing. Following in the footsteps of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton, we visit South Georgia. Here you will clamber onto beaches crammed with millions of penguins and take home everlasting memories. Get ready for fabulous photo opportunities of magnificent icebergs as we sail around the Antarctic Peninsula. This immersive cruise is the ultimate Antarctica journey that will make for the trip of a lifetime.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Here you will clamber onto beaches crammed with millions of penguins and take home everlasting memories. Get ready for fabulous photo opportunities of magnificent icebergs as we sail around the Antarctic Peninsula. This immersive cruise is the ultimate Antarctica journey that will make for the trip of a lifetime

Upcoming departures

SailsShipNightsFrom (per guest)
Nov 20, 2026SH Minerva18$25,200Cabins & fares
Nov 30, 2027SH Minerva18$32,375Cabins & fares
Jan 4, 2028SH Vega18$62,450Cabins & fares

Day by day

As planned for the Nov 20, 2026 departure; other departures may differ.

  1. Day 1Pre-Cruise Night

  2. Day 2Ushuaia

  3. Day 3Day at sea

  4. Day 4West Point Island

  5. Day 4Saunders Island

  6. Day 5Port Stanley

  7. Day 6Day at sea

  8. Day 7Day at sea

  9. Day 8South Georgia

  10. Day 9South Georgia

  11. Day 10South Georgia

  12. Day 11South Georgia

  13. Day 12Day at sea

  14. Day 13Antarctic Peninsula

  15. Day 14Antarctic Peninsula

  16. Day 15Antarctic Peninsula

  17. Day 16Antarctic Peninsula

  18. Day 17Antarctic Peninsula

  19. Day 18Day at sea

  20. Day 19Day at sea

  21. Day 20Ushuaia

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