THE FULL MONTE

Not all Antarctic cruises cast off from Ushuaia. G Adventures (gadventures.co.uk) has a 22-day “Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica” cruise, slated to leave the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, on Oct 22 – which could mean a day on the urban sands of Playa Ramirez before you set sail. From £8,580pp, including flights.