Antarctic Cruise Adventure

Awake to your first morning aboard. Today, your vessel cruises the Drake Passage, the 600-mile-wide confluence of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Continue cruising today and join your naturalists on the deck to look for various species of whale and abundant seabirds, which join other mammals in feasting on the krill-rich waters of the Drake Passage. Later in the evening, chat with experts about the wildlife spotted today and learn about the next day’s itinerary.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, conditions permitting, ‘Le Lyrial’ cruises the Antarctic Sound. Located at the northernmost tip of the Antarctic mainland, the sound harbors a proliferation of giant icebergs and one of Antarctica’s largest colonies of Adélie penguin. Your Expedition Team scouts for opportunities to land on remote, biodiverse islands.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning your Expedition Team may chart a course for the South Shetland Islands, an enclave of captivating history, geology and wildlife. Here, your team looks for the best opportunities to visit volcanic islands and historic sites, as well as gentoo, Adélie and chinstrap penguin rookeries.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Bordering the South Shetland Islands along the Antarctic continent, the Danco Coast is famed for its scenic, jawdropping waterways. From the comfort of your vessel, you may sail through some of its most stunning and photogenic channels, straits and bays.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Continue exploring the Antarctic Peninsula and after a full day of adventure, recap the day’s discoveries with your naturalist guides, spend time on deck chatting with fellow guests and take in enriching presentations from the Expedition Team. Later, unwind over cocktails in the lounge before dinner in the elegant dining room.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Possible excursions today may include a Zodiac cruise through an area renowned for its prolific humpback whale sightings or visits to sites known to harbor gentoo penguin, kelp gull and breeding skua. Following today’s exciting excursions, relax or seize the opportunity to capture photos amid Antarctica’s distinctively atmospheric twilight.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Bid farewell to Antarctica and begin your cruise back to Ushuaia. The ship’s return through the Drake Passage is an interlude for recap and reflection, offering time to compare notes with your expert lecturers on the wildlife, history and geology of the White Continent.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

While cruising through this historic passage, you may spot various Drake Passage seabird species, including the elusive albatross and the giant petrel.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

‘Le Lyrial’ is scheduled to dock in Ushuaia this morning. After breakfast, bid farewell to your crew and fellow guests before disembarking. Then, transfer to the airport for your connecting flight to Buenos Aires.

Meals Provided : Breakfast