HERITAGE ADVENTURER ROSS SEA ANTARCTICA CRUISE DEAL

An absolute favourite for our cruise travellers is our Scott Shackleton Antarctic Cruise 2027. This New Zealand cruise lasts 21 nights, going from Dunedin to Dunedin. 

Explore our Heritage Adventurer Ross Sea Antarctica Cruise.

Duration:  28 days/27 nights

From:  Queenstown, NZ to Queenstown, NZ

Dates:  10 January, 2026 & 05 February, 2026; 06 January, 2027 & 01 February, 2027

Ship:  Heritage Adventurer

Cabin: View Cabin

Deck Plan: View Deck Plan

Itinerary:   See below

Set out from Queenstown, New Zealand with an overnight welcome before embarking at Bluff aboard the elegant, ice-strengthened Heritage Adventurer. Over 28 days, this extraordinary voyage follows in the footsteps of legendary explorers Scott and Shackleton, crossing the Southern Ocean to the seldom-visited Ross Sea. Along the way you’ll encounter pristine wilderness, remarkable wildlife, and historic relics of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration.

Higlights

• Overnight in Queenstown with welcome dinner before joining the ship in Bluff

• Zodiac cruising around The Snares, home to Snares Crested Penguins, shearwaters, and albatross

• Landings at the Auckland Islands, including Enderby Island and Port Ross, to see Hooker’s sea lions, yellow-eyed penguins, and unique subantarctic flora

• A visit to Macquarie Island, alive with king, royal, gentoo, and rockhopper penguins alongside vast elephant seal colonies

• Enter the Ross Sea, where towering glaciers, pack ice, and dramatic coastlines set the stage for exploration

• Potential landings at Cape Adare, Cape Hallett, Franklin Island, and other historic and wildlife-rich sites (weather- and ice-permitting)

• Visits to preserved expedition huts of Scott and Shackleton, stepping back into Antarctic history

• Enriching lectures at sea on wildlife, geology, glaciology, and exploration history, led by onboard experts

This flexible expedition, shaped by weather and ice, offers one of the most immersive and comprehensive journeys into Antarctica’s wildest, most historic reaches.