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The Arctic, explained by people who have sailed it
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Written by Charlotte • 29 October 2026
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They speak from experience, communicated regularly and were able to problem solve when a slight issue arose.
We used Antarctica Cruise to book our trip of a lifetime to the 7th continent. We had been researching companies independently and were overwhelmed with all the differing options and prices. Antarctica Cruises deals with a whole range of companies that we had been looking at and this was why we contacted them. We gave our list of ‘must haves’ to Ben and he came up with a great deal from Silversea that had everything we wanted and more, for a great price, in less than 24 hours. Alicia also gave great journey support as did others when they weren’t available. Our cruise was amazing and better than we could have imagined. I highly recommend this company for booking your Antarctic cruise. They speak from experience, communicated regularly and were able to problem solve when a slight issue arose.
Anne D.
Seamless Experience
We travelled to Antarctica with Atlas Ocean Voyages Feb/Mar 2026. We had a seamless experience throughout the booking process and the cruise itself was amazing and memorable! The smaller ship, with only approximately 140 passengers made the whole experience more personal. We would highly recommend Atlas to anyone thinking about going to Antarctica.
Suzy P
Looking forward to an Arctic cruise on the World Traveller.
We recently did an Antarctica cruise on the World Traveller Atlas Ocean Voyages and it was spectacular. We enjoyed many land excursions by Zodiacs. The boat was luxurious, the expedition crew were very passionate about their experiences and the other staff members were brilliant. We would not have experienced all this without the expert knowledge of Ben, Sam and Alicia. They always responded with answers to our queries in a prompt manner. Highly recommend them and we are looking forward to an Arctic cruise on the World Traveller.
Jim B
They speak from experience, communicated regularly and were able to problem solve when a slight issue arose.
We used Antarctica Cruise to book our trip of a lifetime to the 7th continent. We had been researching companies independently and were overwhelmed with all the differing options and prices. Antarctica Cruises deals with a whole range of companies that we had been looking at and this was why we contacted them. We gave our list of ‘must haves’ to Ben and he came up with a great deal from Silversea that had everything we wanted and more, for a great price, in less than 24 hours. Alicia also gave great journey support as did others when they weren’t available. Our cruise was amazing and better than we could have imagined. I highly recommend this company for booking your Antarctic cruise. They speak from experience, communicated regularly and were able to problem solve when a slight issue arose.
Anne D.
Seamless Experience
We travelled to Antarctica with Atlas Ocean Voyages Feb/Mar 2026. We had a seamless experience throughout the booking process and the cruise itself was amazing and memorable! The smaller ship, with only approximately 140 passengers made the whole experience more personal. We would highly recommend Atlas to anyone thinking about going to Antarctica.
Suzy P
Looking forward to an Arctic cruise on the World Traveller.
We recently did an Antarctica cruise on the World Traveller Atlas Ocean Voyages and it was spectacular. We enjoyed many land excursions by Zodiacs. The boat was luxurious, the expedition crew were very passionate about their experiences and the other staff members were brilliant. We would not have experienced all this without the expert knowledge of Ben, Sam and Alicia. They always responded with answers to our queries in a prompt manner. Highly recommend them and we are looking forward to an Arctic cruise on the World Traveller.
Jim B