2016 Trip Reports

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k8603505-o30-Roll_Call_Sea_Adventurer_Crossing_The_Circle_FI_SGI-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Page 4 of this Roll Call contains a trip report by amboNic of Maroochydore Australia.

Quarks Sea Adventurer, Crossing the Circle, FI, SGI Dec 18 2015 -Jan 9 2016

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k9240293-Trip_Report_Crossing_The_Circle_Quark_Exp_Jan_23_Feb_4-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Trip Report Crossing The Circle, Quark Exp. Jan 23-Feb 4 2016

RichOrman of Denver, Colorado shares their trip report from the Ocean Endeavour

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k9341609-Trip_Report_Nat_Geo_Orion_Antarctica_S_G_Falklands_2_15_16-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Trip Report Nat Geo Orion Antarctica, S.G. Falklands 2/15/16

Sparks from Alameda, California provided a trip report from their expedition on board the Orion Feb 15-March 8, 2016 to the Antarctica peninsula, Falklands, and South Georgia

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k9386883-2_16_Fram_Trip_Report-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Trip reports by WisRiver of La Crosse, Wisconsin and Davwend of Adelaide, Australia on the same thread.

Hurtigruten's "In the Realm of the Great Explorers" on the MV Fram February 2016 (included FI and SGI)

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k9426957-Trip_Report_Sea_Spirit_21_days_18th_Feb_2016-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Trip Report - Sea Spirit. 21 days. 18th Feb 2016

Trip report from AussieVisi2r of Canberra, Australia on board the Sea Spirit with Poseidon Expeditions.
Antarctic Peninsular, South Shetland Islands, South Georgia and the Falklands - finishing in Buenos Aires.
Includes a side trip to Iguazu Falls pre trip and a "side trip" post trip - 14 days onboard cruise ship Rhapsody of the Sea from BA to Santiago around the horn.

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k9498393-Trip_Report_Classic_Antarctica_MV_Ushuaia_24_Feb_to_4_Mar-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Trip Report: Classic Antarctica - MV Ushuaia 24 Feb to 4 Mar 2016

Keith B of Camberley, UK has provided a trip report about his voyage on board the MV Ushuaia. He visited the Aichoo Islands, Portal Point, Danco Island; travelled the Lemaire Channel (snow and mist all the way), Charcot Island Peterman Island, Deception Island and Hannah Point, landed at Port Lockroy (British research station) and tracked whales in Wilhelmina bay.

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k7662031-o40-Poseidon_Expeditions-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Post 41 is tiki1952 of Escondido's trip report on the Sea Spirit

Poseidon Expedition trip (Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 2016)

makai99 from Boston has returned from their voyage on the Quark Ocean Endeavour Antarctic Explorer – Dec 2016

Check out their trip report:

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k10078821-Trip_Report_Quark_Ocean_Endeavour_December_2016-Antarctic_Adventures.html#79953327

Patrick c of Sint Maarten, St. Maarten-St. Martin travelled with Heritage Expeditions on the Spirit of Enderby (aka Professor Khromov) 16-23 December 2016 from Bluff, New Zealand to the sub Antarctic islands.

His trip report: www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k10103511-Trip_report_on_professor_khromov_or_spirit_of_enderby-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Post 2 is a trip report from Sajithkumar of Dubai who sailed on Ortelius (Dec 16 2016 to Jan 3 2017) including SGI
www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k10120301-Polar_Cruises_and_Ortellius-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Post 29 is the trip report by CandleTree from Kolkata on the Sea Adventurer, 18th November 2016
(Earlier posts in the thread are also useful as they were where CandleTree received lots of advice in the lead up to her trip).
www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k9620791-o20-Camping_in_Antarctica_Sea_Adventurer_18th_November_2016-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Christmas in Antarctica 17-27 Dec 2016, sail/fly trip to Antarctic Peninsula only

Company - Aurora Expeditions

Ship - Polar Pioneer

Detailed trip report by ShazDwn of Darwin, Australia

Includes link to photo albums.

www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1-i12337-k10162829-Trip_Report_Polar_Pioneer_Christmas_in_Antarctica_2016-Antarctic_Adventures.html

Article about the 34 kids that were part of the Abercrombie and Kent family trip sailing on the 200-passenger Le Boreal in Dec 2016.
www.takingthekids.com/weekly-column/to-antarctica-south-georgia-and-falklands-a-trip-of-a-lifetime-even-for-kids/#.WJ8njYE8aEc