Polar Expedition Cruises

Lisa M from Apopka

Ocean Albatros Arctic and Antarctic Cruises

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November 2024

This was a trip of a lifetime and Ocean Albatros was the perfect company to cruise with. Their ship was spotless and the decor was very pleasing. Staff were exceptional and knowledgeable, as well as the Expedition Team. Daily activities included 2 Zodiac and or landings per day and informative lectures. My favorite activity was camping on Antarctica! Food was also varied and delicious.

Julien Augis

Ocean Albatros Arctic and Antarctic Cruises

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November 2024

First of all special thanks to Bruna from PolarTours, she provided a great support during the booking process and before the cruise. The trip itself was amazing from the begining to the end. The ship was so nice, I particularly enjoyed the jacuzzis, sauna and gym. Our room was very comfortable. All crew members were so nice and dedicated (expedition guides, waiters, security, captain...). I higly appreciated the wide variety of food and the quality. We managed (thanks to the wonderful weather) to complete 10 expeditions on 6 days. My favourite location was the andvord bay where we climbed a hill with snowshoes, the view up there was just incredible. We saw so many animals... pingouins of course but also whales, orcas, seals, birds... everyday!

Natalia Ł

Ocean Albatros Arctic and Antarctic Cruises

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November 2024

The trip was absolutely amazing! Starting with great support and immediate responses from Bruna for all my doubts. The ship was great, with many nice public spots to relax and enjoy the views, so I didn’t spend a lot of time in the room. The expedition team together with whole hospitality team took excellent care of each participant. 12 days trip was also just enough time to get to Antarctica and enjoy many nice spots. I would suggest to take some postcards with you as you can send it from one of the Antarctica post office for 2USD (cash only) but the shop on the ship doesn’t have postcard.

This was a once in a lifetime trip. Seeing thousands of Penguins and other marine birds was just incredible! Being able to land at South Georgia and the Falkland Islands on the zodiacs was great. And due to the low number of people on this ship, we were all able to disembark at once and usually stay ashore for over 3 hours. As compared to when we went to Antarctica, there were more than 100 people on the ship so we needed to take turns going ashore so we only had a little over an hour each time on shore. The service and meals on the Magellan Explorer was great. Staff, including the expedition, crew, hotel and restaurant members were just outstanding. During sea days and including landing days, the expedition team gave insightful lectures relevant to the areas that we were visiting. All in all, highly recommended.

This was the most amazing trip I've ever taken. I was happy we had so many opportunities to see the northern lights and a variety of activities we could choose for each of our landings. The long hikes were my favorite. I thought it was really great how flexible the itinerary was because we got to see polar bears after we changed our landing site.

It was unique, extraordinary, wonderful, beautiful scenery, perfect service from John and Mette, The ship was old and only superficially prepared to transport tourists. Which is why I felt unsafe in this area, so far away from civilization. The cook cooked just as well or as badly as friends of mine when we go on a sailing trip together, you never had the impression that he was a real professional