SILVERSEA Cruises has confirmed its 2021-22 Antarctic season will see three ships departing from Chilean ports. The line collaborated closely with Chile’s authorities, industry bodies and other stakeholders to lead the return of Antarctic travel, departing from two different ports for the season. Silver Cloud (pictured) and Silver Wind will...
SILVERSEA Cruises has confirmed its 2021-22 Antarctic season will see three ships departing from Chilean ports.
The line collaborated closely with Chile’s authorities, industry bodies and other stakeholders to lead the return of Antarctic travel, departing from two different ports for the season.
Silver Cloud (pictured) and Silver Wind will now set sail from Punta Arenas, while Silver Explorer will continue with its scheduled plan to depart from Puerto Williams from Nov.
Guests of Cloud and Wind will now fly into Santiago, where they will enjoy an overnight hotel stay before flying into Punta Arenas the next day.
Guests embarking aboard Explorer will do so in Puerto Williams, except those utilising Silversea’s Antarctica Bridge, the first fly-cruise service to the continent, which will see travellers fly directly from Punta Arenas to King George Island.
Silversea’s Antarctica cruise collection includes a series of mostly 10-day explorations of the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands, as well as shorter sailings of just five, six or nine days as part of the Antarctica Bridge fly-cruise program.
Longer journeys encompass the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, the Falkland Islands, Elephant Island and South Georgia.
Two Deep Antarctica itineraries will spend 20 days tracing a path beyond the Antarctic Circle, and there will also be two sailings offering guests the chance to witness the solar eclipse on 04 Dec from Antarctica — the only place on earth where it can be viewed in totality.
