FINALLY! - Arriving Antarctica - 1st day - Deception Island & Admiralty Bay

[@evamanakova4536]

Beautiful part of Earth and cute Pinguins and Pinguin Rock 😉

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

So gorgeous, still can't believe we got to see it 😍

[@amirkarimi6542]

Wow... This video was absolutely mind-blowing... I can't wait to watch next videos... All in all, thank you for giving us new insight into these marvellous islands... I wish I'd been there too... 💙💙

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

Thanks so much for watching! It was an incredible, other-worldly experience to be there & we feel privileged to be able to share our experience with others and inspire them to visit too in the future 😍

[@csrmn6442]

Thanks for the video! Did you step foot on antartic soil?

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

Thanks for watching! Unfortunately no, on the bigger cruise ships you're not allowed ashore on Antarctica. You'd have to go on an expedition ship of 500 or less passengers.

[@wellardsmith3629]

How truly amazing. Question: How cold was it in the Antarctica region. What were the temperatures

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

Thank you! Was very beautiful. It was around 1 or 2°C in January. That's their summer time!🥶😆

[@wellardsmith3629]

Wonderful. Just watched yr series in one go. What month was this?.

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

Thanks! It was January - we embarked on January 15 & returned to Buenos Aires on January 29.😊

[@cruisedoc]

Great video series. For this itinerary on this ship, would you recommend a cabin on the port (left) side of the ship (as opposed to what looked like your cabin on the starboard side)?

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

Thanks so much!😊 We chose starboard as for the most part of the trip we were sailing south down the east coast of Argentina. However on sea days you couldn't see the coast anyway, only when we got within 20 miles of port. Sailing west through the Strait of Magellan and then back east through the fjords of Tierra del Fuego, I think the more spectacular mountains and glaciers may have been on port side, but the best views were from on deck. In Antarctica we were mostly sailing east on the south side of the islands, so from that point of view, you might be better on port side. However every time we were passing a noteworthy sight, the captain would slow right down and do a 360° turn, so that all balcony cabins got a chance to see the sights. Hope this helps with your decision making!😁

[@cruisedoc]

@@thelifeofreillytravels thank you; very helpful!

[@DaianeAlioto]

Hi, Sharon and Phil! I'm a journalist working for TV Cultura, Brazil. I would like to ask permission for use some images of your videos of Deception Island. TV Cultura is a non-commercial channel. Our focus is quality information and cultural issues. May we use some of your images? For sure we'll give the credits of the images on your name. Thank you for your attention!

[@thelifeofreillytravels]

Hi, thanks for your interest in using our footage. Do you have an email address we could contact you on directly to discuss it in more detail? Thank you.