ANTARTICA: on Silversea’s Silver Cloud

ANTARTICA

Expedition on board 

Silversea’s Silver Cloud

Zodiacs in Antarctica

     Billed as a “Bucket List” Special, John Galligan Travel is offering their 15 day Expedition to Antarctica on board Silversea’s Silver Cloud beginning February 8, 2018. The price is not cheap starting from €11,995pp sharing, but it is a chance of a lifetime to visit Antartica, following Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton in considerably more comfort.
     Places are limited, and that’s not just a sales pitch - ecologically Antartica is protected by visitor limits allowing only 200 for any organised tour. The limited number of guests mean that Silver Cloud has the highest space to guest and crew to guest ratios in expedition cruising. With her 18 zodiacs, there will be plenty of opportunities to set foot on Antartica. Also on board will be a team of 19  dedicated experts, always at hand help with information and advise every step of the way.

Silver Cloud: ice class ship

     This will be an opportunity to visit one of the most remote parts of the planet. You will join the few privileged people who have set foot on this desolate and unforgiving place. Unlike Shackleton and his men, you will be taken there in ultra-luxury on board Silversea’s Silver Cloud Expedition, while enjoying the best of service, plenty of good food - even a heated swimming pool.
     Travel starts from Dublin on scheduled flights to Paris, then to Buenos Aires, Argentina’s cosmopolitan capital city for 2 days sightseeing and maybe try a tango or two.
Reinvigorated you will take a 3 hour flight to Ushuaia, regarded to be the southernmost city in the world, where you will have a few hours to explore Ushuaia, before boarding the ice class Silver Cloud.

     The cruise will will take in Drake Passage, Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands. You will sailing through Drake Passage, where the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean (Scotia Sea) meets up with the Pacific Ocean; Antarctic Sound, a passage of sea separating the Joinville Island group from the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic Peninsula, regarded to to be one of the most scenic places on earth, incredible icebergs and varied wildlife, and then to South Shetland group of Antarctic islands.
     You will be back in Dublin on Feb. 20, 2018.

More information
Checkout: www.jgt.ie/package/expedition-to-antarctica/  
To book this Bucket List Trip call John Galligan Travel on (01) 207 6555
or e-mail leisure@jgt.ie

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