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Living with Penguins: My Antarctic Cruise Ship Experience During Quarantine

Lydia WilsonOctober 21, 202409 mins

When iBestTravel contributor Edwina Hart boarded a ship in Chile’s southernmost city, Punta Arenas, she knew she was in for an adventure – a voyage to Antarctica. However, that was before borders in South America began to close due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Currently anchored off the Falkland Islands and awaiting repatriation, here she…

Experience Antarctica on the First-Ever Hybrid Cruise Ship

David DavidsonOctober 8, 2024010 mins

Exploring Antarctica on the MS Roald Amundsen Hybrid Cruise Ship “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Antarctica,” said Captain Kai Albrigtsen from the bridge of the world’s first hybrid cruise ship. After traversing the coast of Chile for eleven days, we had reached the Great White Continent, marking my 50th country and seventh continent….