Cabins

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cabin One Ocean Suite

One Ocean Suite

Number of cabins of this type: 1

Bed configuration: double bed, plus sofa bed

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cabin Shackleton Suites

Shackleton Suites

Number of cabins of this type: 5

Bed configuration: double bed, plus sofa bed

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cabin Superior cabin

Superior cabin

Number of cabins of this type: 3

Bed configuration: twin beds only

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cabin Twin private cabins (private washroom)

Twin private cabins (private washroom)

Number of cabins of this type: 20

Bed configuration: twin beds only

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cabin Twin semi private (shared washroom with adjacent c

Twin semi private (shared washroom with adjacent c

Number of cabins of this type: 12

Bed configuration: twin beds only

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cabin Main deck triple cabin (shared washroom)

Main deck triple cabin (shared washroom)

Number of cabins of this type: 2

Bed configuration: twin beds, plus sofa bed

Decks

Akademik Sergey Vavilov deck Deck 3

Deck 3

(Deck level: 4)

Akademik Sergey Vavilov deck Deck 4

Deck 4

(Deck level: 3)

Akademik Sergey Vavilov deck Deck 5

Deck 5

(Deck level: 2)

Akademik Sergey Vavilov deck Deck 6

Deck 6

(Deck level: 1)

Voyages in detail

Important

Everyone visiting Antarctica and the South Atlantic must recognise the obvious: that conditions can intervene at short notice and a voyage's planned itinerary must be altered. Make sure you read 'A very important note on published itineraries' in 'How to choose an Antarctic cruise'.

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Some of the sites that may be visited

Wilhelmina Bay

(planned for Day 5)

Wilhelmina Bay, discovered and named after the Queen of the Netherlands by Adrien de Gerlache’s Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897 -99, when the latter made a valuable contribution to understanding the geography of the northwest coast of Graham Land. De Gerlache named the whole area Palmer Archipelago after the pioneering sealer and he himself was honoured with Gerlache Strait at the request of other expedition members. After sighting Alexander Island in February 1898 their ship became stuck in ice and they were forced to overwinter with great difficulty in the Bellingshausen Sea – the first men to do so in Antarctica. They eventually returned to Chile.

Kayaking in Wilhelmina Bay

      courtesy Antarctica XXI (Philip Stone)

Deception Island

(planned for Day 8)

Deception Island is one of the most incredible islands on the planet. It is an active volcano in the South Shetland Islands, off the Antarctic Peninsula. Its unique landscape comprises barren volcanic slopes, steaming beaches and ash-layered glaciers. It has a distinctive horse-shoe shape with a large flooded caldera. This opens to the sea through a narrow channel at Neptune's Bellows, forming a natural sheltered harbour. It is one of the only places in the world where vessels can sail directly into the centre of a restless volcano.

It earned the name of 'Deception' from the concealed horsehoe-shaped harbour. The volcano beneath it was formed 10,000 years ago but erupts still in modern times, with fissures and cones in the late 60s and in 1970 that destroyed UK and Chilean scientific bases. Seismic activity was also detected in 1992 but no eruption occurred. This volcanic activity probably accounts for fewer glaciers on the island than on other islands in the area.

Telefon Bay is a small bay on the north-west coast of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It is surmounted by Telefon Ridge. The name appears on the chart of the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, and derives from the ship SS Telefon, which sat here awaiting repairs.

Points of interest include volcanic caldera, geothermal hot springs, scientific bases, extensive moss beds with the additional wildlife: Chinstrap penguin, Cape petrel, Antarctic fur seal, and Weddell seal, which is the most southerly of the Antarctic seals and lives mostly on fast ice.

Our prices

Prices are per person. The prices shown here are the current prices charged locally by each boat in their chosen currency. We charge our UK customers the equivalent price converted to British pounds at the current exchange rate. This helps keep prices low and protects you from currency fluctuations.

Our price promise

Our prices should be the best available anywhere. If you find a better price elsewhere please let us know: we will certainly try to match or beat it.

Complete trips

An expedition cruise is only part of your complete trip. Discuss your ideas with us. Our well-travelled experts can arrange your international flights from the UK, and design all the other parts of your trip in Argentina, Chile or elsewhere to fit the exact dates of your cruise and the things you want to do, and to make the best use of your time and budget. There is no obligation until you are ready to go ahead.

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By booking your trip with us you also benefit from our 100% financial protection and the knowledge that if anything goes wrong, or your plans change, our friendly experienced and resourceful travel specialists are here to help you.

Special offers

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