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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Day 6
Silversea expedition cruising; the last farewell
December 10, 2018 by Mark Flager

The luxury expedition cruise market is booming, and Silversea can take credit. As Conrad Combrink, Silversea's SVP strategic development and former expedition leader, told us last night, “they...

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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Polar Plunge
December 04, 2018 by Maddie Flager

On an expedition ship, there’s not a whole lot of time to pause and weigh your options - especially not in Antarctica. When the weather is good and conditions are clear, you have to jump on the ...

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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Day 5
Landings, Ice Cruising and a Prudent Move
November 30, 2018 by Mark Flager

We've now finished three days in and around the Antarctic Peninsula since that first landfall on Sunday, and we're headed back across the Drake Passage a day early. Had we left on Friday, the schedu...

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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Day 4
Boots on the Ground!
November 29, 2018 by Mark Flager

Penguins! Lots and lots of gentoo penguins! We stepped onto the continent at Brown Base, a scientific research station not yet manned for the summer, during our call at Paradise Bay Sunday morning. ...

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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Day 1
En route to Antarctica
November 26, 2018 by Mark Flager

Before you sight the Silver Cloud alongside the pier in Ushuaia, before the first briefing on zodiac landings and IAATO regulations, before the first admonition about the Drake Passage, you have to ...

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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Day 2
Speeding to Antarctica
November 26, 2018 by Mark Flager

What Ushuaia's airport lacks in size, it makes up in charm and efficiency. Our charter flight landed, we deplaned into a giant wood-beamed lodge and walked all of 50 feet to Argentinian Customs and Im...

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My Silversea Antarctica Cruise Journey: Day 3
Bonus Day in Cierva Cove
November 26, 2018 by Mark Flager

Expedition Leader Schalk Botha's tenets of expedition cruising include 1) guests are responsible for the weather, and 2) in-suite announcements are the best way for him to appraise everyone of schedul...

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