TICK THESE ADVENTURES OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST

TREK ON A GLACIER

HEAD to Juneau in Alaska with Norwegian Cruise Line and the shore excursion options include a four-hour glacier trek. Chilly, but wind and waterproof outerwear, boots, gloves, ice axes, gaiters, crampons, harnesses and helmets are provided, and you’ll be whisked to the start of the trek by helicopter. Participants must be 12 years and over (ncl. com).

FLY A FIGHTER JET

IF THE sedate nature of cruising is making you long for breakneck speed, head to Russia with Crystal Cruises. The cruise line’s shore excursion team specialises in more unusual outings, and during stopovers in St Petersburg passengers can sign up for a flight in a MIG fighter jet. Wannabe Top Guns will fly out of a Moscow military base before boarding the aircraft and zooming over Moscow at twice the speed of sound. The drawback? It will cost you around £35,000 (crystalcruises.co.uk).

TRY POLAR DIVING

SEA squirts, lobsters, peacock worms and urchins are just some of the creatures you’ll spot on one of Ocean Expeditions’ polar diving sessions in the Arctic and Antarctic. Divers, who must be fully PADI qualified and must have done cold-water and dry-suit dives before, will dive under the shallow ice and along the glacier walls, reaching a depth of 20 metres. Participants must bring their own dry suit (oceanwide-expeditions.com).

SPEND THE NIGHT ON ICE

BOOK a place on Gane and Marshall’s Antarctic Peninsula Cruise and you’ll have the opportunity to spend two nights camping on ice. You can explore the surrounding area on a guided hike or paddle past the glaciers in a kayak (ganeandmarshall.com).

TRY A HIGH-WIRE ACT

HIGH wire rope courses are popular, but if you fancy upping the fear factor, consider Chukka’s Adrenaline High Wire Challenge & Zip, one of the excursions offered to Carnival Cruise Line’s passengers stopping off at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It’s highly likely you’ll spot whales, sharks and stingrays (carnival.com).