Just Back from Antarctica Dec 2017
My Thoughts:
Rain pants -- a must, had one Zodiac tour that we were constantly showered with ice cold sea water
- unless you get really cold i WOULDN'T do ski pants -- way to warm
Binoculars --- We used them a lot on the ship from observation deck or room balcony
Sun glasses ---- a must-- bright sun with white snow
Sun tan Oil ---- a must for a fare skinned like me
Walking poles --- saw people give them up after a day or 2 and others use them everyday.
Dramamine--- Start taking it 24 hours before cruise!! Rough to me was CALM by the cruise shipmates opinions
Biggest mistake--- Not having anything to fill the down time. Had about 6 days with ZERO TV reception. Internet
availability was like the bad old dial up days-- almost useless. Ship had some recorded movies
and documentaries that you've never heard of. SO, take a Ipad and download books, movies or
TV shows before you go
Biggest observation --- People were WAY over dressed. Summer is just starting and people got so hot they'd take
their coat off and lay them in snow and retrieve them when hike was over.
Don't ever ---- skip a zodiac tour. Snowing one morning and several couples skipped it. Snow stopped and it cleared up
and was the BEST one of the 10 we took.
Think about ---- Penguin poop. It smells BAD and gets worse as summer continues. I'd recommend something to dab
under your noise to mask the smell
Rain pants -- a must, had one Zodiac tour that we were constantly showered with ice cold sea water
- unless you get really cold i WOULDN'T do ski pants -- way to warm
Binoculars --- We used them a lot on the ship from observation deck or room balcony
Sun glasses ---- a must-- bright sun with white snow
Sun tan Oil ---- a must for a fare skinned like me
Walking poles --- saw people give them up after a day or 2 and others use them everyday.
Dramamine--- Start taking it 24 hours before cruise!! Rough to me was CALM by the cruise shipmates opinions
Biggest mistake--- Not having anything to fill the down time. Had about 6 days with ZERO TV reception. Internet
availability was like the bad old dial up days-- almost useless. Ship had some recorded movies
and documentaries that you've never heard of. SO, take a Ipad and download books, movies or
TV shows before you go
Biggest observation --- People were WAY over dressed. Summer is just starting and people got so hot they'd take
their coat off and lay them in snow and retrieve them when hike was over.
Don't ever ---- skip a zodiac tour. Snowing one morning and several couples skipped it. Snow stopped and it cleared up
and was the BEST one of the 10 we took.
Think about ---- Penguin poop. It smells BAD and gets worse as summer continues. I'd recommend something to dab
under your noise to mask the smell
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I would have thought Tauck would have done lots of things to keep you amused on the travel days at sea, was that not the case? For us, the better option is the Patagonia tour which we will take in November next year. Snow scenes are nice, but we need to see green too.
Dont remember that the penguin poop smell was something that bothered my husband and me There were lots of penguins but just dont remember that the smell was something we were concerned with.
I also would go on every pontoon expedition. Each one was diffferent and you never know what remarkable thing you will see!
-Calaf
Happy future travels!
I am also thinking about this trip for 2020....would LOVE to read a review from you when you return if you have the time to post.....
Carol
I'd be happy to post a review upon my return. Until then, I hope you've had the opportunity to look at the Review tab on the Antarctic destination page, as there are 96 reviews already posted.
Calaf