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Captain Stubing mixed with all sorts at the Captain’s Table on the classic TV series The Love Boat.

What it’s like to dine at the captain’s table on a ship

It’s often reserved for loyal customers and those in expensive suites. But I was really only interested in one thing: how dangerous is polar cruising. Really?

  • by Lee Tulloch
Puerto Williams, the world’s southernmost city.

The world’s southernmost town becomes expedition cruise hub

A new departure hub designed to take pressure off Antarctic launch ports is behind one cruise line’s aim to help preserve this pristine environment.

  • by Catherine Marshall
Jumping into the freezing waters of Antarctica or the Arctic is a rite of passage many travellers can't resist.

Polar plunge: What it's like to take a dip in Antarctica's freezing waters

Blue skies and placid waters notwithstanding, it's counterintuitive to swim in the inhumanely cold waters of Antarctica.

  • by Catherine Marshall
Viking Polaris and Octantis feature 189 luxurious staterooms, each ship carries a submarine (yellow, naturally), onboard research labs, Special Operations Boats built to military specs and the best expedition equipment that money can buy.

Viking Polaris Antarctic cruise: The luxury cruise ship that doubles as a science vessel

I never enjoyed science classes at school, couldn't understand the point of Bunsen burners and looking at boring rocks under a microscope when there was a rich world of literature to explore.

  • by Kristie Kellahan
The Greg Mortimer.

Antarctica cruise: Following in the wake of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 100 years after his death

January marked 100 years since the death of Shackleton, arguably the most courageous, if not successful, of all the continent's great explorers. Just a couple of months later his ship was discovered at the bottom of an icy sea.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
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Our revelry is interrupted as a large ice sheet calves off a nearby glacier and crashes into the sea.

Antarctica polar camping: Sleeping outside on the coldest continent

Waking up on the planet's highest, driest, coldest continent is an experience to be savoured.

  • by Rob McFarland
Ponant passengers exploring Antarctica.

Flight of Fancy podcast: What is the future of travel in Antarctica?

There's nothing and nowhere quite like Antarctica. And now, it's opening up once again.

  • by Ben Groundwater
One of two on-board Airbus helicopter lands on the flight deck of Scenic Eclipse in Antarctica.

Antarctica luxury cruise: Whales, penguins and a submarine

Exploring the frozen continent aboard a sleek and sophisticated ship is awe-inspiring. It’s also a lot of fun.

  • by Anthony Dennis
The Qantas 787 Dreamliner.

Demand high for seats on board Antarctica Sightseeing charter flights on Qantas Dreamliner 787

When Captain Lisa Norman takes command in the cockpit next month she will truly put the “dream” in “Dreamliner”, becoming the first female pilot to captain a commercial passenger flight to Antarctica aboard the revolutionary Boeing 787.

  • by Anthony Dennis
The northern entrance of the Lemaire channel of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Flight of Fancy podcast: Things that surprise first-time visitors to Antarctica

Everything you should know about travelling to the great ice continent, from what to pack to what to do once you get there.

  • by Ute Junker