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Island Sky

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

This ship is no longer in operation

A polar cruise on board the Island Sky

9 Reviews

Luxury

What we love about the Island Sky

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Island Sky
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Island Sky

Welcome aboard the Island Sky! With spacious, well-appointed suites, stylish common areas, an ice-strengthened hull, and redundant core technology, the Island Sky represents the height of comfort and style. In 2017, it was upgraded to add tinted sliding glass doors to all cabins on Promenade Deck 4.

We’re thrilled to be bringing Island Sky back to Antarctica beginning in December of 2022.

The Island Sky is a fantastic platform for exploring Antarctica in comfort and style. It exudes old-world charm and is one of the few ships in her class that boasts 3 decks of suites with sliding glass doors, offering you immediate access to Antarctica from the privacy of your suite. As an added bonus, we’ve upgraded the beverage package onboard and all alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be included for the entirety of the voyage.

Amenities on board the Island Sky

wifi

Internet/Wifi

laboratory

Citizen Science Laboratory

drinks

Alcoholic Beverages included

drinks

Water, Coffee, Tea & fresh juices

children

Children discount

bar

Bar

parka

Expedition Parka

binoculars

Observation Deck

lounge

Observation Lounge

elevator

Elevator

doctor's suitcase

Medical Services

library

Library

Island Sky's take on sustainable traveling

Foremost among our sustainability goals are actively reducing the impact and emission of our vessels, investing in new technology, and continuously improving our existing resources. We have also installed a new low-emission engine in our veteran vessel, Ortelius. This engine complies with all the latest environmental legislation. Another of our important commitments to sustainability is our use of low-sulfur marine gas oil (LSMGO), which has a sulfur content of less than 0.1 percent.\n\nWe limit onboard waste production by recycling as often as we can as well as banning single-use plastics. This ship does not use straws, plastic cups, or any individually wrapped butter, yogurt, and jam. This vessel has a water treatment system and desalination system that uses reverse osmosis, allowing us to eliminate the use of plastic water bottles on board. Rather, guests receive a reusable water bottle they can refill on the vessel. Bathrooms are equipped with biodegradable shampoo and soap in recycled packing, further limiting our use of plastics.

Cabin Categories on board the Island Sky

island sky penthouse suite
Penthouse Suite

Type:

Double/Matrimionial (convertible)

Max. occupancy:

2

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island sky promenade suite
Promenade Suite

Type:

Double/Matrimionial (convertible)

Max. occupancy:

2

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Island sky window suite
Window Suite

Type:

Double/Matrimionial (convertible)

Max. occupancy:

2

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island sky veranda suite
Veranda Suite

Type:

Double/Matrimionial (convertible)

Max. occupancy:

2

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island sky owners suite
Owner's Suite

Type:

Matrimonial

Max. occupancy:

2

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Island Sky porthole suite
Porthole Suite

Type:

Double/Matrimionial (convertible)

Max. occupancy:

2

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island sky deluxe suite
Deluxe Suite

Type:

Double/Matrimionial (convertible)

Max. occupancy:

2

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More info about the Island Sky

Category
Luxury
Type
Small Ship
Class
B.V. Ice Class 1D
Crew members
75
Capacity
114
Year built
1992
Length
90.6 meters
Gross tonnage
4200 tons

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Celebrating Antarctica

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Reviews of Island Sky

Christi

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

Luxury

Cabin was very comfortable. The F&B team was super! The food was just too good!! We had a difficult time adjusting when we came home. We would definitely love to live on the Island Sky again and again. (Copied from Swoop Antarctica)

Heather

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

Luxury

The captain and crew were just lovely. Well taken care of boat. The food was plentiful, maybe too plentiful, and delicious. (Copied from Swoop Antarctica)

Island Sky

Deepak

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

Luxury

The ship was very well kept and staffed. Excellent food and too much of it The ship size was perfect (Copied from Swoop Antarctica)

Justin

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

Luxury

Lovely ship. So glad it was smaller. I loved the intimacy and getting to know all the passengers. (Copied from Swoop Antarctica)

Island Sky

Mike

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

Luxury

Old, but fancy. Limited but appropriate. The food was top-notch. Better than a cruise line (copied from Swoop Antarctica)

Falklands Passage

Catherine Macwillie

Island Sky Antarctica Cruises

Luxury

Awesome, Incredible, Amazing, Wonderful, Perfect, Great Response, I would do it all again! Tough to give only one example, camping, polar plunge, cruising on Zodiac's, landings, lectures, food, cabins, talent show Wildlife, great. Everyone was amazing passengers, great expedition team leader and members, and crew It was all a surprise. Whatever I thought I knew, what I thought I expected everything surprised me. Especially the icebergs, colors, wildlife, history Can't limit to one answer hitting the water in the polar plunge, watching the leopard seal catch penguins and being only feet from all of it, the whales, the penguins were so amazing. (Copied from Swoop Antarctica)

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