Date	Destination
11-Nov-2012	Embarkation in Montevideo/Uruguay, departure 19.00 hrs
12 Nov - 14 Nov-2012	Relaxation at sea
15 Nov - 16 Nov-2012	Falkland Islands
17 Nov - 18 Nov-2012	Relaxation at sea
19 Nov - 21 Nov-2012	South Georgia
22-Nov-2012	Relaxation at sea
23 Nov - 27 Nov-2012	South Orkney Islands , South Shetland Islands , Antarctic Peninsula
28-Nov-2012	Passage through the Drake Passage
29-Nov-2012	Cape Horn/Chile
30-Nov-2012	Ushuaia/Argentina, arrival 6.00 hrs. Disembarkation. Charter flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Abundant Bird World of the Falkland Islands
The archipelago in the South Atlantic is home to a rich flora and fauna. While cruising off the very rarely visited Steeple Jason Island, you can observe an impressive phenomenon of nature - the world's largest colony of black-browed albatrosses. If the weather is favourable, we will set out in the Zodiacs, allowing you to watch the birds' daring take-offs and landings at close range. An envisaged Zodiac landing on Volunteer Beach will take you really close to the only colony of king penguins on the Falkland Islands. There, the animals share their habitat with Magellan and gentoo penguins. The capital Stanley, by contrast, invites you for a walk past Victorian houses.

Animals as Far as the Eye can See: South Georgia
Approximately 1,300 km further southeast, glaciated high mountain ranges rise out of the vast ocean. Sixty percent of South Georgia is covered by a layer of ice throughout the year. In bygone days, tough seal hunters and whale catchers lived here. Today, the group of islands is devoid of humans - and yet has far more than one million inhabitants. This is because the animals have reclaimed the habitat. On the occasion of numerous Zodiac rides and landings, you will experience the great diversity of species very intensively. For instance in Salisbury Plain, Stromness Bay and Gold Harbour, where you will encounter the famous king penguins, hundreds of thousands of them filling the air with their cries. Countless fur seals populate the island, and with a little luck, you will witness a fight among elephant seal bulls from a safe distance - in their fight over a harem, the animals raise the upper part of their body and then drop down on their enemy with their full weight. In Grytviken, the old wooden Whaler's Church offers a moment of tranquillity before you pay your last respects to a courageous man - the graveyard not far from the church accommodates the grave of the polar researcher Sir Ernest Shackleton. In the year 1916, Mr Shackleton's Antarctica expedition came to a happy end under dramatic circumstances. If we get the permission to visit the Argentinean research station Orcadas on the South Orkney Islands, you can gain an impression of the day-to-day life of contemporary researchers.

Enthralling Experiences: South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula
Genuinely experiencing Antarctica is only possible aboard a ship like the BREMEN - small, manoeuvrable and, thanks to the highest ice class for passenger ships, capable of penetrating drift and pack ice. The expedition leader and the experts on board know Antarctica thanks to their own travels and research stays. On the occasion of rides and landings with the Zodiacs, they take you right to the heart of the miracles of this unique nature. During a Zodiac ride around Elephant Island, for instance, you will see fur seals and chinstrap penguins building nests for their offspring due to be born soon. Deception Island holds a surprise in store for you - here, you can take a hot bath in the crater lake, which is fed by volcanic springs. Even the narrow entry into the caldera is an unforgettable experience in itself. As is a Zodiac tour in Paradise Bay amidst icebergs that silently drift by, taking you close to mysteriously shimmering glacier towers. Following the passage of the spectacular Neumayer Channel, you can marvel at a fantastic glacier panorama in Port Lockroy. Here, in the shade of a historic British research station, gentoo penguins are building their nests out of little stones. You will also sense the power of the ice as we sail through the narrow Lemaire Channel. The glaciated peaks to both sides of the waterway rise to heights of up to 1,000 m. Petermann Island is probably the most southerly point of your expedition and offers you the opportunity to observe blue-eyed cormorants as well as Adelie and gentoo penguins at close range. Finally, the last great experience of your cruise awaits you at the legendary Cape Horn - provided the weather is good, we will land there with the Zodiacs, allowing you to climb the elevated plateau. The view from up there is the magnificent finale of your expedition.

A change in itinerary may become necessary on this expedition to Antarctica. The captain will decide on the best possible alternatives depending on weather and ice conditions.