Cruise to Antarctica is one cool journey

Back on board, the ship maintains a tight crew-to-passenger ratio, with onboard photographers teaching complimentary photography sessions and scientists remaining on deck to answer questions about wildlife, sustainability or any other science-related matters.

Although journeys to Antarctica would rarely be considered budget travel or inexpensive, most tour operators maintain that it’s not about making profits but rather about making ambassadors for this largely uninhabited continent.

“Without public interest, expeditions don’t exist,” Coulthard explains. “So without public interest, the Antarctic would not survive. The Antarctic needs us in order to keep it in our mind’s eye. You go down a tourist, and you go back home an Antarctic ambassador to keep this continent alive in the minds of people to the north.”

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