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L'Austral
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Antarctica Cruise
Round Trip from Ushuaia (Argentina)
December 21, 2012 - January 5, 2013
16 days
/ 15 nights on board
- Antarctica has created a fascination for a long time ... this part
of the world remained a ghost on the world map ... Approached only since 1820, this vast land
of ice has spectacular mountain scenery, the largest icebergs and millions of animals
divided into large colonies.
- An exceptional journey with a team of passionate naturalists and zodiac excursions to
approach a unique wildlife in the majestic scenery of glaciers and tabular icebergs.
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Day 1 - Ushuaia (Argentina)
Embarkation from 5.00pm to
6.00pm.
Regarded as the world’s southern-most city, Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego in the
extreme South of Argentina at the end of Beagle Bay. This amazing little town of over 45,000 people
is surrounded by mountains and fertile plains. The first inhabitants here were nomadic hunters and
gatherers who arrived on foot to the Isla Grande over 10,000 years ago. Nature lovers will be
bowled over by the Tierra del Fuego National Park and its amazing wealth of flora and fauna:
beavers, albatrosses, guanacos, penguins... Here forests cover the slopes of the Andes mountains
then give way to snow-capped peaks… a truly unique and unforgettable landscape.
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Day 2 - At Sea
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Day 3 - New Island/West Point (Falkland Islands)
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Day 4 - At Sea
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Day 5 - At Sea
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Day 6 - Salisbury Plain / Fortuna Bay (South Georgia)
You will
disembark at the splendid Fortuna site among the penguins and be allowed to
approach the sea elephants lounging in the weak southern sunshine. his glacial expanse surrounded
by high mountains is home to over 250,000 King penguins
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Day 7 - Grytviken / St Andrews Bay (South Georgia)
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will discover the first whaling station and the Grytviken museum which is home to the tomb of the
famous navigator, Shackleton.
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Day 8 - Gold Harbour / Drygalski Fjord (South Georgia)
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Day 9 - At sea
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| Day 10 - At sea |
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Day 11 - Cruising in the Wedell Sea & Brown Bluff (Antarctica)
Our call at
Brown Bluff on the Antarctic continent brings you to the foot of an imposing cliff where you will find
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Day 12 - Antarctic Strait - Neko/Paradise Bay (Antarctica)
Neko Bay is without doubt one of most beautiful sites on the Antarctic Peninsula! It was
discovered by the Belgian explorer Gerlache, during his Antarctic expedition from 1897-99.
Mountains, snow, ice and nature in the wild combine to offer a unique landscape. The wildlife
here is as abundant as it is exceptional, with gulls, Cape petrels and cormorants, as well as
sea mammals such as seals, orcas and whales. Zodiac excursions bring you into the closest
contact with the icebergs, or take you into the heart of the penguin colonies, or to observe a
sea elephant lounging on the shore as the Antarctic terns wheel about overhead.
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Day 13 - Deception Island/Half Moon (Antarctica)
At Deception Island you
will marvel at one of the largest colonies of Chinstrap penguins. |
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Day 14 - At Sea/Drake Passage
You will cross the notorious Drake Passage
named after the famous explorer, Sir Frances Drake, who sailed in these waters way back in 1578. |
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| Day 15 - At Sea/Drake Passage |
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Day 16 - Ushuaia (Argentina)
Disembarkation. |
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Cruise Fares
Please contact us for more
information and
availability.
Prices are per person, based on double-occupancy and
subject to fuel adjustment.
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Categories |
Rates
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Special
Bonus Rates* Starting From:
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| Superior
Stateroom |
$10,053
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From $
9,047
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| DeLuxe
Stateroom |
$
11,451
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From $
10,305
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| Prestige Stateroom - Deck
4 |
$
12,849
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From $
11,564
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| Prestige Stateroom - Deck
5 |
$
13,494
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From $
12,145
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| Prestige Stateroom - Deck
6 |
$
14,410
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From $
12,725
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| Deluxe
Suite |
$
18,334
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From $
16,500
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| Prestige Suite - Deck
5 |
$
23,497
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From $
21,146
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| Prestige Suite - Deck
6 |
$
24,572
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From $
22,114
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| Owner
Suite |
$
26,185
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From $
23,566
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| 3rd adult Passenger in a
Superior Stateroom |
$
3,347
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From
$ 4,595
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| 3rd Passenger in a
Prestige Suite |
$
7,829
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From
$ 10,645
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| Safety and Port
Taxes |
$ 861
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$ 861
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| One Child (8-12 years old) sharing a
cabin with 2 adults |
FREE
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FREE
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| Single
Supplement* |
Starting at +
100%
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Starting at +
100%
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*On request. Limited availability.
Our fares include:
Your cruise including all meals from dinner on the day of embarkation to
breakfast on the day of disembarkation Captain's Welcome Cocktail
Mineral water, tea, filter coffee, white, red and rosé wines served
with meals
24 hour room service (selected menu)
Evening entertainments and events, and/or organised shows
Porterage from the quayside to the ship and vice versa (when
applicable)
English-speaking guest-speaker (when applicable)
Our fares do not
include:
Flights and airport taxes (unless
specified)
Port and safety charges
Gratuities
Transfers, day rooms and other services at arrival & departure,
before embarkation and after disembarkation
Optional shore excursions (sold on board)
Insurance
Personal expenses
Other drinks than aforementioned ones
** Ponant Bonus
Fares:
Special Savings program
off published cruise-only fares for select voyages, in
all stateroom and suite categories. Ponant Bonus fares
are capacity controlled, subject to availability and may change at any time without
notice. Ponant Bonus could
decrease or be closed for specific stateroom and suite categories or entire
cruise.
Ponant bonus fares represent savings from the published fare and may
not be combined with certain other promotional offers. Some cruise credits may not be combinable. The bonus fares represent our best available rate at time of booking.
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