The 5 Best (And Unexpected) Things About An Antarctica Cruise.

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The 5 Best (And Unexpected) Things About An Antarctica Cruise.

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An Antarctica cruise and visit is a dream or goal for many travellers. It is a unique and special experience. I discuss the 5 very best things that you will feel, see and do if you go on an Antarctica cruise.I show you the sights, wildlife (including penguins, whales, seals and birds) and the range of expedition activities you can expect. The five very best things you can expect on an Antarctica cruise. Also watch my other videos, including part two of this where I talk about and show the five "worst" things about an Antarctica cruise. All things you need to know before you spend the thousands it will cost to go to Antarctica. Also watch my "5 Worst Things About An Antarctica Cruise": • 5 Worst Things About A...
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@LadyCatherine538 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite, most life changing, cruise ever was three years ago to Antarctica. Thank you for sharing this particular video. One cannot fathom the beauty of Antarctica at every turn: every shade of blue and green. Worth every farthing.

@johnwesley7753 3 жыл бұрын

wow. i envy you all...

@sarahswadling04 4 жыл бұрын

My mum and I are planning and saving up for our holiday in Antarctica which we’ll be going on before I start grade 12. This video has really helped us with our options of what to do and your other video about Antarctica (worst parts) has prepped us for what we may endure. I love your videos so much! Cheers from Australia

@Tarathathe77wookiee 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in Australia. Where are you guys sailing from?

@olgabarovska7318 4 жыл бұрын

"the penguins didnt get the memo" 😂😂😂

@patrickmooney4135 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary! This is definitely on my bucket list and has been for a very long time. I'm really happy that you are doing these videos as it reassures me that my goals are proper and achievable. I would love to hear about how it was for you traveling to the ship for embarkation and back home again. I'm guessing that might have been an adventure in itself. Thanks again.

@EdwardTravels 5 жыл бұрын

We went to Antarctica this year and really enjoyed it. 🇦🇶 We sailed from Buenos Aires to Cape Horn and down the Antarctica. It’s so beautiful and pristine. We love Paradise Bay and the scenery and Elephant Island made me feel sorry for Shackleton Expedition. We saw so many animals. I didn’t think it was too cold in fact it was colder in the USA than it was in Antarctica I could see myself doing this cruise again. I hope that anyone reading this will look into an Antarctica Cruise 🚢 🇦🇶 🛳

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. It was incredible. I am going to go again. I just have to!!!

@billwaller2167 4 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos Gary - I travel quite a bit as well, and loved my Quark Expedition to Antarctica, and my Hurtigruten circumnavigation of Svalbard. To answer one of the questions posted here: the companies provide you with a very nice, warm hooded parka in their colors so I have a Quark Yellow and a Hurtigruten Red. The cost is included. A simple trick to remember animal locations: one looks up at Polar Bears and looks one for Penguins. Cheers - as I tell my children, I have a lot of ground to cover before the ground covers me!

@merunasg 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful words

@cherifurr3935 Жыл бұрын

I love that saying!

@wdh47211 5 жыл бұрын

You are so fortunate that you got to take this trip. Thanks for sharing it with us.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

It was phenomenal. I am definitely going back and already planning end of 2020 ...

@usernameisusername 5 жыл бұрын

Gary... You have done a million things on my bucket list. I enjoy seeing them thru your experiences :) I can hope to maybe do one or two but I can do the rest vicariously thru your videos. Thank you

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

I am definitely on a mission to get lots off my list! So hope I keep more coming on your list to keep you watching until you get there on your list 😀

@juliansutherland6364 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I’ve ever seen you this excited Gary!

@ging466 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Look forward to part 2.

@jhenry9636 5 жыл бұрын

Good for you Gary!! Thanks for sharing

@suehobbs308 Жыл бұрын

I’ve just returned a few weeks ago from this Antarctic cruise on Silverseas Silver Wind. This is the most accurate account of the experience that could be. I have to say it was truly a majestic place and the trip of a lifetime. ❤

@maureenkelly738 4 жыл бұрын

My goodness, I have NEVER heard Gary gush. You can tell he’s not used to it. I have to say this video is very clear and he makes his points in a well reasoned manner. I loved his info on penguins. If I ever get a very large sum of money, I would like to have enough left over after taking care of necessities to take a Silver Cloud tour. Nate and Kara have just done (Feb. 2020) a cruise on a less than luxurious ship, but still, their excitement at the privilege of being there was just as enormous as Gary. I want to thank Gary for making this video. Very informative and very seductive.

@PaladarMundanoBlog 3 жыл бұрын

Very well explained, thanks for sharing.

@SetCCC 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this looks so amazing. My heart rate went up just watching!

@davidfarmer7555 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Gary. Looks like a add to bucket list.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Definitely should be on the bucket list !

@Viperbob 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you had a great experience with this cruise. Love your videos.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

It was really incredible! Always appreciate you watching them. Thanks

@Edgetravelguy 5 жыл бұрын

Your enthusiasm comes through loud & clear. What an amazing trip and to do it on a Silversea ship must be fantastic.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks! Appreciate you watching !

@paulgutermann8413 4 жыл бұрын

tom m I also went to Antarctica on Silversea and had an absolutely fabulous experience.

@juliettebryan3806 4 жыл бұрын

@@tipsfortravellers ethylene xctrl

@cricket36166 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary! Love the video and your channel! On my bucket list also!

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. Yes, definitely has to be on the list!!!!

@huddy85210 4 жыл бұрын

We took Silversea in The Galápagos. They truly are amazing. This is next on the bucket list. Thanks for the info.

@mcd5478 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Fabulous! Extremely interesting 👍🏼💖 I’ve been to Alaska and Iceland but this looks even more magical.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I thought Alaska was amazing. But Antarctica is in another league above that even!

@adrianaantillonrealtor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the AMAZING content!!

@corrbox2 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your interesting and "to the point" video about the best things in Antarctica. I found this very informative and helpful. I'm looking forward to visiting Antarctica early in 2023.👍📷

@tipsfortravellers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@barb963 5 жыл бұрын

This was by far the best video i have seen thanks

@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel 5 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing experience definitely on our bucket list!

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely has to be !!!

@scott917 5 жыл бұрын

Gary - you sold me! i doubt i will ever go, but if I do it will be because of you. I love penguins btw!

@musicallypso 4 жыл бұрын

if you want to see small antartica you can experience it in alaska cruise which has glaciers

@thejokerspeaks 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely want to go there. HAL has a 3 week cruise, including fjords of Chile, that I believe spends 4 days there. Would love to sail north of Canada, or Norway, on the other end.

@GreenStreetPlayer1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Gary, wonderful video and commentary. Apart from some cloudy days you appeared to have had a lot of sunny skies there. Is that normally the case, or is it hit and miss, the weather does what it likes! Thanks

@nicolaj3294 5 жыл бұрын

Looks magnificent Gary

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

It is just phenomenal

@lemarkipusylvers4840 5 жыл бұрын

Gary all I can say is Wow. Have a few cruises I am going to take this year, but next year I will be there. I am going on a Royal Caribbean cruise in May and since they own Silver Seas cruise line maybe my status will get me some kind of discount or upgrade. Gary love your videos, and greetings from Chicago.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

awesome to hear thanks. Great to hear you planning to go. Hopefully they integrated the loyalty program

@mattcolver1 5 жыл бұрын

We're doing an Antarctica cruise this December. Our cruise includes camping one night on the continent. Did you spend the night on the continent? I'd like to hear from someone who's done that. The descriptions in our itinerary essentially say we won't get a good nights sleep. I suppose it's like when they asked the astronauts on the Moon to go to sleep. Watching your video has me amped up for Antarctica, I can't wait.

@renneh7187 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! What would be the best time to cruise to Antarctica?

@andreasullivan4412 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, we love your videos. Can you please share the dates and itinerary you cruised in these videos?

@LawrenceNorton Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your videos. They are very inspiring and informative. If I may ask, Silversea has several Antarctica trips. Which one was featured in your video? Thank you (from Alaska).

@risache3337 4 жыл бұрын

Thank gary

@elenasamalyte1123 5 жыл бұрын

Amazng! Which cruise ship was it?

@antoinettejohnson2970 2 жыл бұрын

New subscriber😊.

@tipsfortravellers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀😀

@analchelle 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to go. Silversea cruise is sending me brochures. I need to save a lot of money.

@shalini3287 3 жыл бұрын

So interesting and getting goosebumps. Subscribed. My lifetime goal is to go antarctica. I don't have much experience in hiking, climbing , swimming. Please guide when should I plan is there any age limit, or fitness certificate required?

@alexcarrion4450 4 жыл бұрын

Antarctica and Alaska on my list but it might be to expensive...nice video.

@ilovesparky13 4 жыл бұрын

Alex Carrion I’m going on an Alaskan cruise this May. It is less than $3,000 USD for two people. That’s including excursions, taxes, and gratuities. We’re not flying, but that would be extra.

@andreagallucio7463 5 жыл бұрын

Hi does the cruise line supply jackets, boots, pants, etc. Loved the video!

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. I am covering that in detail in next week’s video. So great to see the question asked! Not all is answer and I show what they do and don’t and the options in the next video

@rodrigonogueiramota4433 5 жыл бұрын

Orcas are also the official mascot of the Vancouver Canucks NHL team

@TheECSH 4 жыл бұрын

So cool! i'm doing my entire research project on Antarctica but I have never set foot on the continent itself. Maybe one day, if our institute is willing to finance it.

@talhajat3301 4 жыл бұрын

In yoooo dreams

@Commonsenseisnotcommon8 6 ай бұрын

That’s a good price

@ThatOldBiddy 5 жыл бұрын

I really want to go now...

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

It is definitely something to start saving for !!!

@incognito7605 4 жыл бұрын

Im going there September 20th!! Im so excited

@PeterW_1974 4 жыл бұрын

tmw u live in NorCal and can see humpbacks any day in the summer

@lawrencehamm1478 5 жыл бұрын

All I could say is WOW!! I would imagine that is very expensive.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Very! I talk about that and the costs in the video next week in more detail

@lawrencehamm1478 5 жыл бұрын

WOW!! That is great!! We are actually leaving Sunday for a cruise (at an excellent price)to the Panama Canal, but we continue to explore other options and are saving the "boat load" of frequent flyer miles to perhaps go on a cruise in the southern hemisphere.

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

I am covering this more in next week’s video. Many of the lines do solo deals on some cruises with 15% to 25% surcharge and some none. The 10-night Silversea cost about £8,000 / $10,000. A longer 3-week trip on Ponant next year I’m looking at is £14,000 / $18,000. So costly ...

@kays749 5 жыл бұрын

How physically fit must one be do this cruise?

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

There was a range but most people were fairly active and fit as there is climbing in and out of zodiacs, and the landings. The hikes are pretty hard but if people are not active or fit they stuck to the zodiac cruising and did not do the hikes. But to get the most being a bit able and fit makes a difference

@abrahamdozer6273 2 жыл бұрын

Have you considered a cruise through the Canadian routes of the Northwest Passage? They are still "virgin" travel territory as well. The Canadian Coast Guard and now Naval presence is increasing in the area as tourist traffic goes up. The sea ice diminishes a bit every year and now help is nearby lest your ship gets stuck in it.

@tipsfortravellers 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to. They are not (as you say) run very often but it’s on my (ever growing) list…

@abrahamdozer6273 2 жыл бұрын

@@tipsfortravellers You will be seeing more of them, I'm sure. You won't see Penguins.You'll see lots of Polar Bears, Seals, Whales, maybe Caribou, maybe even Musk Oxen if you're really lucky..

@koloasurf2012 4 жыл бұрын

What cruise ship were you on? and have you been on the Princess Coral cruise to Antarctica

@marufhassan9760 4 жыл бұрын

Which ship did you choose

@ericatlas 4 жыл бұрын

1:45 glacier breaking down centre bottom

@t.b.a.r.r.o. 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I'm saving up to go for the solar eclipse in 2021. The cruzes seem a bit more expensive than what you said. Of course they will make extra bc of the eclipse being viewable near the continent. One thing I noticed is some are selling out already. Also, the ones without landing parties bury that info near the bottom of big web pages. Buyer beware. I would love to do the multi-landing tour you did. I will definitely look into Silverseas/Silver Cloud. And... read the fine print.

@JusRozYo 5 жыл бұрын

how crazy is it I just searched that and then came here and was thinking the same thing lol.

@kalo0806 2 жыл бұрын

Did you go? How was it?!

@t.b.a.r.r.o. 2 жыл бұрын

@@kalo0806 Covid cancelled my plans. I was afraid of being locked down/travel restricted at home let alone in S. America. A trip like that takes months to plan, and sometimes the cruise has to be paid for many months in advance. Just seemed too risky during a pandemic. But I saw some photos and it definitely made me wish I'd gone. Thanks for asking.

@kalo0806 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that!! I just book my cruise for March 2023! Fingers crossed!

@gundeepkaur5624 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Gary....What's the expected cost of a cruise to Antarctica???

@buccarastaa 3 жыл бұрын

It feels uncrowded because all the cruise companies who go there plan and have quite specific timetables which means no more than 1 ship is in any bay or area at any one time. If you are planning on visiting, go soon, because plans are for another 50 cruise ships to visit there in the next 5 years

@chanyanyanya 4 жыл бұрын

Isn’t alcohol the LAST thing you need when you’re in the cold??

@keithcoutinho95 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir I want to know whether there is any danger of polar bear while hiking

@SavageBear_YT 4 жыл бұрын

There are no polar bears in the Antarctic. Good question though, I didn't know either until now.

@ilovesparky13 4 жыл бұрын

Polar bears don’t live in the Southern Hemisphere. They are exclusively in the north (not counting zoos).

@rtp1968 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to visit but I’m afraid that the cold would ruin it for me.

@ilovesparky13 4 жыл бұрын

rtp1968 If you don’t like cold weather, then yeah, don’t go to Antarctica.

@dmmchugh3714 3 жыл бұрын

What happens if the whales tip over the zodiac boats ?

@mccolloughs490 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have to go on an excursion to see the penguins?

@tipsfortravellers 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you do. They are included in the fare and trip

@simonpeter6837 4 жыл бұрын

What was the ship´s name?

@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281 2 жыл бұрын

❄️❤️❄️🇨🇦

@TSemasFl 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i want to bring my metal detector down there. I'm sure it has gold silver and copper

@barb963 5 жыл бұрын

why is everyone wearing a red jacket is this required thanks again for the video

@WYLENMENDUNEN 5 жыл бұрын

High visibility against a white background!

@Ju-xq9rt 4 жыл бұрын

Penguins aren't penguins here... They are now dolphins

@silviustanca 4 жыл бұрын

why won't they allow average people on Antarctica, not antarctic peninsula which is for tourists?

@izzifamilyadventures5490 4 жыл бұрын

silviu pop that’s where they keep the aliens.

@mn-ru4li 4 жыл бұрын

How do you do this affordably??? I don't think I'll ever have the $$$ 😪

@ilovesparky13 4 жыл бұрын

You can absolutely afford it in your lifetime. Just make it a priority to save up for a trip instead of whatever else you’re spending your “fun & entertainment” money on.