ROW WITH IT

The advantage of planning a trip to the far south at this early stage of the year is that 2019 still has two Antarctic summers in its diary. One that starts in November, and the one that is now dousing the icebox continent in 24-hour light. If you’re quick, you can be p-p-picking up a penguin next month. Try the 12-day “Base Camp Antarctic Peninsula” cruise (worldexpeditions.com) due to leave Ushuaia, Argentina, on Feb 17. It even lets passengers kayak between icebergs. From US$7,950pp (£6,243); flights extra.