advice on polar ships vs "ice strengthened" ships in Antarctica

pfrechen · Posted July 31st, 2017, 03:46 PM

I am planning on visiting Antarctica in Dec 2018/Jan 2019. The OAT trip interests me, but the ship, M/V Corinthian, is not a dedicated polar ship. It is ice strengthened; it cruises both Antarctica and the Mediterranean.
Does anyone have advice on cruising Antarctica on such a ship? Has anyone taken the OAT trip to Antarctica, and if so, how was it?

satie37 · Posted July 31st, 2017, 07:09 PM

There is a helpful site called www.traveltothepoles.com where they explain the differences between ships and provide the rating for each.

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pfrechen · Posted July 31st, 2017, 07:40 PM

Thank, Satie! I hadn't come across that site and it is very helpful indeed.

maryann ns · Posted August 1st, 2017, 03:14 PM

Also go to the Antarctic Adventures forum on Trip Advisor: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowForum...dventures.html

pfrechen · Posted August 1st, 2017, 11:36 PM

Thanks. That's a good website.