4 Unexpected Things I Learnt Going On An Antarctica Cruise

If you are thinking of, out wondering, about cruising to Antarctica then you need to know that things are set to change quite a bit for Antarctica cruises. So much so you should consider going sooner rather than later if you have Antarctic cruising on your bucket cruise or must-do cruise list
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00:00 Start
00:55 Curiosity Kills
05:10 Times Are Changing
06:42 Another Mistake
08:51 Getting Busy

[@lizsharpe1031]

Gary, thanks for educating people on just how much devastation humans wrought upon the Antarctic animals....good service to the animals...thanks again, and always enjoy your channel!

[@lizzietizzy]

I really appreciated your comments on wildlife, the problems of overhunting and fishing, and what the local areas have done to help bring back conservation efforts. Thank you for sharing!

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Holly & I just finished watching. We really liked the insight into why one ought to go sooner rather than later. Lets hope the plastic situation is solved to protect that fragile eco system.

[@johnrambo5055]

Beautiful. About to look up some cruises out of my price range!

[@tipsfortravellers]

Go for it! fingers crossed!!

[@cliffnorman178]

Thanks so very much for your insights Gary. Invaluable advice.

[@tipsfortravellers]

Very welcome! Thanks for watching and your ongoing support. very much appreciated

[@milesbliss3256]

Great video. Thank you Gary

[@diannegates7396]

Great points Gary. Thank you

[@russmeans]

Antarctica is on my list. Great wildlife information and impacts. Appreciate your bringing it to everyone attention.

[@tipsfortravellers]

My pleasure!

[@irishinusa1615]

What a blessing to experience. Excellent vlog, as always 👏👏👏👏👍🥰

[@tipsfortravellers]

Thank you! Appreciate, as always, you watching and your support!

[@ZStitchDisneyFan]

Thank you for an interesting video. I’ve got no desire to go to the attic I’m more than happy to view it from someone else’s point of you but yeah you raise very valid concerns and it be interesting to see how this develops.

[@tipsfortravellers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@englishadventureswithteach8134]

Fascinating and informative video. Thank you very much and best wishes from Cambodia.

[@tipsfortravellers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kerryputland3635]

Thoroughly enjoyed the information in this video, I had no idea of the numbers humans had killed and continue to kill just through our lifestyle. The plastic is a big problem. Filter you washing machine water folks, I do and am shocked by what I find in the filter bag. I did not know about the Reindeer and rats on Sth Georgia. I am going again in a few days and this time, like you, am going to Sth Georgia.

[@randyv8232]

Yup. Most itineraries and Fly Cruises don't include south Georgia because it is usually a much longer trip. 19=22 days. Hopefully i can go here soon. Time to sell my kidney

[@sockmonkey22]

We booked with Celebrity Cruises which stops near Antarctic Islands, for $2,000 per person, window cabin. The equally large Norwegian Cruises allow tourists on boat tenders to land on Antarctic ports. They charge almost double per person for the privilege so we stuck with what we could afford. Point is, certain large cruise lines must pay off that Antarctic watchdog group because this has nothing to do with numbers of passengers nor ship sizes.

[@tipsfortravellers]

As per my other reply you will definitely not be going on land anywhere in Antarctica on any ship carrying over 500 guests. www.antarctica21.com/journal/are-small-ships-better-in-antarctica/

[@RoccosVideos]

Looks beautiful. I didn’t expect to see any green in Antarctica.

[@HeatherTravels]

This is horrible, but also very interesting. I'll be continuing the health and success of wildlife in both the Arctic and the Antarctic regions.

[@vkokor4142]

YES, it is very different now in Antarctica. I was in Antarctica in November 2022. We were ONLY allowed to walk and stay on a narrow marked trail, pretty far from the animals. We had to step in a bucket of disinfectant before stepping foot on land and were told to NOT touch land with anything but our boots. I think you will need a big lens to have any pictures worthwhile. Big concern over Transmitting Bird Flu to penguins and other birds and us (a big invasive species!) Bringing plant and animal invasive species to the pristine environment.

[@moorelifeandtravel]

I’d love to go to Antarctica, but it is so expensive! I hope it gets a bit more budget friendly, but I get who it’s expensive

[@artedguru]

Expedition cruise link?

[@texasboy5117]

Gary: A very good and detailed introduction of what to see in Antarctica. Which Ponant trip did you take?

[@tipsfortravellers]

I was on the Ponant 18-night South Georgia, South Orkneys and Antarctic Peninsula

[@texasboy5117]

@@tipsfortravellers we are very close to going to Antarctica and want to take the right trip. This video was incredible in that you told your viewers what was the most important things to see. While these trips are not cheap, we really believe some trips on the bucket list are worth the money. Thank you so much for the trip information and your efforts to produce insightful content. Regards

[@tipsfortravellers]

Great to hear it was so helpful. You are 100% right that finding the right itinerary and line that suits you is so key as it’s a massive cost!

[@texasboy5117]

@@tipsfortravellers we normally spend about 50,000 USD for cruises and vacations. This would take just about a years travel budget!

[@DorisASmith]

Thanks for this, Gary. I'm booked on an Antarctic cruise that does *not* include the So. Georgia Islands, but *does* go south of the Antarctic Circle. What's your thinking on the relative merits of going further south versus going to the Islands?

[@tipsfortravellers]

That will be a unique experience as not many of the cruises got that far. So that will be a big thing in itself. It will be incredible, of course. You will see less wildlife in numbers as when South Georgia. But any trip is fantastic for sure!

[@ctsao6873]

Hi, Doris, which cruise line are you taking. We have done the Antarctica peninsula cruise already. We are searching for a cruise that will go to other part of the continent. Or starting from New Zealand instead of Ushuaia.

[@DorisASmith]

@@ctsao6873 I'm booked on Silversea, the 12-Feb-23 sailing on the Silver Explorer.

[@albertabi]

They'll probably give you Champagne to celebrate the passing of the Antarctic Circlr Line....

[@susansmith864]

It's going to get damaged by tourism so get your damage in early is not a great message.

[@bollocksoplenty1161]

Fantastic message, you mean. I want my chance to damage something before the boomers wreck it all for themselves.

[@Themvaldes2]

Hi Gary, we're actually planning to go to Antarctica for next year and were looking at Silversea for their 10 day Antarctica expedition cruise and was wondering if you thought that would be the best option for our first experience going down to Antarctica since they're who you went with your first time. It's an important trip for us, but also I probably wouldn't be able to recreate it until much later in my life if it turns out to be a bad experience ( I know that sometimes it's up to the weather, so more of the actual experience that was up to Silversea) or if you have any other lines that are worth considering in the same price range

[@tipsfortravellers]

They are excellent and definitely high on the list. The main reason I went on another line for my next trip was they were not doing the itinerary I wanted when I booked to go again

[@Themvaldes2]

@@tipsfortravellers Thank you so much, we just put the deposit down today for February 2023!

[@cherifurr3935]

So glad the wildlife could come back on large numbers, since it seems man was hellbent on destroying it. Horrible that plastic particles is even threatening them as far as Antarctica…😢

[@Paul-GrnHil]

Gary, What cruise line did you use for this cruise?

[@tipsfortravellers]

I was on Ponant Le Lyrial

[@news1m]

I had been a gold member with my late husband on Seaborne. As lovely as these videos appear, the cruise director makes little effort in doing anything realistic to make the cruise more enjoyable. Excursions used to be a very big problem. They were limited in ridiculously low numbers. I just saw the prices on the upcoming cruises , and $45,000 a person is a lot of money. I much rather take other types of vacations where u aren’t stuck onboard if a port won’t let you off or if a port won’t accept you. This ship is getting a lot of attention, but most of your time will be spent onboard, boredom leads to eating & weight gain, and everything you would normally opt for onland is 3-4 times the regular price.

[@cathyh1680]

The video mentioned at the end to watch didn't show up on the screen to click. I would be interested to know the title so I can look for it.

[@tipsfortravellers]

Sorry! It is now added !!!

[@lizsharpe1031]

Also, info on climate change, krill, plastics....thank you

[@sylviekins]

After that, I have just spent over half an hour looking for trips! Sea sickness is a big issue for me-couldn’t even cope with a whale watching trip off the coast of NSW with seasick pills on board. Of course the fear of it is just as bad. Anyway I have ordered a brochure, so that is a start. It is sad that the biggest danger to these amazing place is us.

[@chriswilliams6568]

You are more likely to get sea sick on a smaller vessel remember, those little boats will often do it. You hardly feel any movement on a large cruise ship.

[@sylviekins]

@@chriswilliams6568 that is very likely true- also I should have thought about it- I was ok when we were underway, but of course you have to just idle and wait for the whales, so that was when I got sick- when we were just bobbling about! I should have thought of that! I was ok- just focussed on the horizon.

[@KateandBree]

Dramamine isn’t always strong enough. You can try getting a script for Scopolamine; however, you cannot mix alcohol and scopolamine. Also, make sure you are told about ALL OF THE SIDE EFFECTS. They are some very serious (yet look innocuous) side effects.

[@sylviekins]

@@KateandBree yes, I use hyoscine, which is over the counter in Australia. I am a doctor, and once took some stemetil to get the ferry from Melbourne to Hobart, but that is not good to use for long or if you want to be awake. I think my experience of crossing the North Sea on a 24 hour ferry from Harwich to Gothenburg in 1987 has remained in my memory. Definitely would not drink alcohol. Actually I suspect my anxiety about being sick makes a big contribution. Thank you for all your advice- there are some places I would dearly love to go, that can really only be visited by ship.

[@KateandBree]

@@sylviekins Oh trust me, I get it! For the first two days, I had to drug myself with my anti-anxiety AND dramamine. (Not a good combo, but my doc said it was okay for one or two days.) I am the queen of anxiety. After being convinced I was not going to drown, I was like, okay, we're good. Therapy has helped tremendously with my doomsday thinking, but not with first time situations. HA HA.

[@johnf4680]

Micro plastic is not a serious issue. It is just the current thing to fear.

[@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281]

❄️❤️❄️🇨🇦

[@Nas0917]

17 old kid dreaming about become a traveller.😇 I'm from poor family I don't have for traveling that's why I'm working at shops and roads for buying bags, sleeping bags,etc I hope all of you stay blessed 💁🏼‍♂️♥️ after 2 years I will go on my trip 🇮🇳🚵jai hind

[@Aryan-ex2gg]

Chup krr be cringe

[@tipsfortravellers]

I started that way too and from a young age would scrimp, save and work to be able to travel and travel...

[@Nas0917]

@@tipsfortravellers thank you sir maybe we will meet ♥️

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

So we can't touch the penguins? :'(

[@rosemaryf8177]

I had booked a cruise to Antartica which included South Georgia and the Dec 4,2021 Total Solar Eclipse. Three days before flying to Argentina, Quark Expeditions phoned me to say that they had to start the trip later and as a result removed South Georgia from the schedule. I decided to go anyway, but fortunately the cruise got cancelled the day before embarking, due to crew testing positive for covid-19. Though I was very disappointed, I am now happy it got cancelled since South Georgia was removed from the trip. I have now rebooked an Antartica cruise including South Georgia for November 2022. But I have a question for you. Part of the compensation Quark Expeditions offered me was a 25 percent discount on any of their other cruises. I am planning to book a Canadian High Arctic cruise which includes Greenland for August 2023. I was disappointed that you said in this video that the Arctic is now changing- you waited too late to go. Were you were talking about Canada and Greenland or were you referring to Alaska or the European Arctic?

[@tipsfortravellers]

I was talking the Artic Svalbad. I have booked the Canada Arctic and Greenland for 2023 and hoping it still brilliant. From talking to the expedition team who go there they said it is a must!

[@ctsao6873]

We took a Ponant cruise for Greenland west coast and Canadian Nunavut territory in August 2019. Most of the time we were there, it was so warm, we didn’t need our heavy coat. Greenland west coast was so stunning beautiful we booked another trip for August 2022. We will visit Svalbard , Greenland east coast and Iceland.

[@albertabi]

Albatros had an Expedition cancelled for the same reason two years ago, and they compensate their travellers next month with the same expedition instead of refunding.

[@tropicalblum]

Humans are the absolute worst animal

[@readingirl1984]

Do NOT go to Antartica and other unique places! By going you are contributing to the destroying of those places! Please restrain yourself, there are plenty of other beautiful places wich you can explore without damaging them. The messege of this video was very disapointing. To encourage people to flood this beautiful place is so very wrong.

[@hiramhackenbacker9096]

No one is living permanently in Antarctica. No one is farming in Antarctica. No one is mining in Antarctica. No one is manufacturing in Antarctica. If you think the numbers going to Antarctica to look at it, even if it was increased by 100 times is a threat to this enormous continent you have no concept of proportion or scale. 99.9% of animals on Antarctica will never see a human. Climate change is the threat to Antarctica we are responsible for. Focus on that.

[@noddybebetrain9896]

So go now? Now is the time to go? Where'd you think warming and microplastics come from? The cruise ships, so stupid