CLASSIC ADVENTURE

Of course, for many, the ultimate adventure cruise has to be one that goes to Antarctica. Scenic’s Into the Weddell Sea itinerary is a classic of the genre — 19 days getting to and around the fabled White Continent, with time in Buenos Aires topping and tailing your expedition. After your first night in BA, you’ll fly to Ushuaia, at the tip of South America, to board Scenic Eclipse, the luxury brand’s first foray into adventure cruising. You’ll have a day to enjoy your floating resort as you cross the Drake, reaching the South Shetland Islands, before your first taste of Antarctica, on day five — the gentoo and chinstrap penguins will be there to greet you.

You’ll spend the next five days exploring the Weddell Sea, weaving through ice floes alongside whales, emperor penguins and

Weddell seals. There are activities every day — slipping past ice formations on Zodiacs, setting foot on islands to get close up to the wildlife, and kayaking and SUP-ping around icebergs, hearing them groan up close. On day 11, you’ll reach the seventh continent itself. Here, the itinerary is more fluid, to follow the weather conditions — but Antarctica is so extraordinary that the details hardly matter. On day 15, you’ll start the two-day journey back to Ushuaia, where Buenos Aires beckons again.

Scenic offers the 17-day Into the Weddell Sea itinerary from £4,453 per person, including all meals, shore excursions, transfers, gratuities and internal flights. Excludes international flights and a small number of vintage wines. Departs 19 December 2022. scenic.eu