From polar camping to exploring in a luxury sub,there’s no time like the present to super-size your visit to the White Continent.
It’s often reserved for loyal customers and those in expensive suites. But I was really only interested in one thing:how dangerous is polar cruising. Really?
A new departure hub designed to take pressure off Antarctic launch ports is behind one cruise line’s aim to help preserve this pristine environment.
Blue skies and placid waters notwithstanding,it's counterintuitive to swim in the inhumanely cold waters of Antarctica.
I never enjoyed science classes at school,couldn't understand the point of Bunsen burners and looking at boring rocks under a microscope when there was a rich world of literature to explore.
January marked 100 years since the death of Shackleton,arguably the most courageous,if not successful,of all the continent's great explorers. Just a couple of months later his ship was discovered at the bottom of an icy sea.
Waking up on the planet's highest,driest,coldest continent is an experience to be savoured.
There's nothing and nowhere quite like Antarctica. And now,it's opening up once again.
Exploring the frozen continent aboard a sleek and sophisticated ship is awe-inspiring. It’s also a lot of fun.
When Captain Lisa Norman takes command in the cockpit next month she will truly put the “dream” in “Dreamliner”,becoming the first female pilot to captain a commercial passenger flight to Antarctica aboard the revolutionary Boeing 787.