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Silversea · Silver Endeavour
Silver Endeavour: Antarctica in comfort
The trip of a lifetime with a butler, zodiac landings twice a day and a fly-cruise option across the Drake.
- Duration
- 10 nights
- Region
- Antarctica
- Ship
- Silver Endeavour
- Guide price
- From £13,500 pp
- Best for
- Couples · Grandparents
Planning figure per person for the cruise itself. Final price depends on sailing date, suite and availability; flights, hotels and transfers are added in your proposal.
A ten-night Silversea Antarctica expedition on Silver Endeavour from Puerto Williams, with zodiac landings among penguin colonies and the option to fly over the Drake Passage.
Antarctica is the trip clients talk about for the rest of their lives, and Silver Endeavour is one of the most comfortable ways to do it. Around 200 guests, a large expedition team, kayaks and zodiacs, and suites with butlers and balconies. Some departures fly across the Drake Passage, saving two days of open sea in each direction.
It is for fit, curious adults and older teenagers. We talk frankly about the Drake, the cold, the stepping in and out of zodiacs, and the cost. Then most people book it anyway.
Why we like it
- Small ship, large expedition team, two landings most days
- Butler-served suites with balconies at the bottom of the world
- Fly-cruise options avoid the Drake Passage
- Kayaking and zodiac cruising among icebergs
- Expert lectures that make the landings mean more
The ship
Silver Endeavour, which joined Silversea in 2022, is a purpose-built polar expedition ship carrying around 200 guests in all-suite accommodation with butler service. It has a high ice class, a fleet of zodiacs and kayaks, several restaurants and a well-equipped expedition team.
Cabins we'd recommend
- A Veranda suite midship for most
- A Deluxe Veranda suite higher up for the view
- Avoid the very forward on the Drake if sensitive to motion
What the fare includes with Silversea
- Butler service in every suite
- Drinks and dining
- Gratuities and Wi-Fi
- Door-to-door option with flights and transfers
- Expedition activities on expedition ships
Everything else, flights, hotels before and after, transfers and private days ashore, we add around it. More on Silversea →
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Who it's for
- Couples and adult groups with Antarctica on the list
- Active grandparents, often with adult children
- Families with older teenagers who will relish the landings
- Travellers who want expedition without hardship
Who it isn't for
- Young children
- Anyone unable to step in and out of a zodiac
- Travellers wanting a warm, relaxed holiday
Sample itinerary
Day by day
A representative itinerary. Ports and order vary by sailing date; we confirm the exact itinerary in your proposal.
- Days 1–2
Buenos Aires or Santiago
Hotel nights to recover from the flight and see the city.
- Day 3
Fly to Puerto Williams and board
A charter flight south and embarkation on Silver Endeavour.
- Days 4–5
The Drake Passage
Two days of lectures, sea birds and, often, the first whales. Fly-cruise departures skip this.
- Days 6–10
The Antarctic Peninsula
Zodiac landings and cruises twice a day as conditions allow: penguin colonies, research stations, the Lemaire Channel, whales in the Gerlache Strait.
- Days 11–12
The Drake Passage
Back north, with the expedition team's recap.
- Day 13
Puerto Williams
Disembark and fly to Santiago or Buenos Aires.
What we'd add
The voyage is only part of the trip.
- Flights to South America and the internal charters
- Hotel nights in Buenos Aires or Santiago
- Polar clothing guidance and hire where offered
- Travel insurance suitable for expedition travel
- Extensions to Iguazú, Patagonia or the Atacama
- Transfers throughout
Like the look of this?
We'll tell you whether it's actually right for your party, and build the flights, hotels, transfers and extras around it.
Good to know
Questions, answered
How rough is the Drake Passage?
Unpredictable. It can be glassy or very rough. The ship is built for it, medication helps, and fly-cruise departures avoid it altogether at a higher fare. We talk this through honestly.
Land & sea
Before and after the ship
Embarkation and disembarkation nights are part of the same plan. These are the places we would build around this Antarctica sailing.
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