Jan and Tracey Excellent work We are trying to decide on which company to use for our Antarctica exploration trip I have found that too many of the other channel Antarctica videos are just fluff You get right to the heart of what we need to know I am just starting my own UA-cam travel channel you have given me some ideas on how to improve my channel videos Great job and keep up the good work
Fantastic! Atlas fit what we were looking for at a very favorable price. There are others worth considering such as Silversea and National Geographic. They tend to be quite a bit more expensive though. Thank you for watching and for the very kind words. We hope your channel takes off. Regardless, it’s a great way to capture your memories!
What a wonderfully informative video! Thank you! I'm currently looking into booking an Antarctica cruise and I'm torn between Ponant and Atlas. How many days was your cruise? Did you consider Ponant? Or did you opt for Atlas because of the lower passenger count?
Thanks so very much. We were originally considering Silversea, Ponant, and National Geographic. All seemed to have under 200 passengers which was a must. We were thinking this was going to be a 2025 trip as we couldn’t make the $35-40k prices (for 2) for in our budget. But then when we saw Atlas-a line we already had a cruise booked for to the UK-at $23k, we jumped to go in 2024. Our cruise was 11 days and which seemed perfect.
Thanks for a great informative video! You mention the size of the ship and landings as a highlight, how many landings were you able to do total? We are considering between Atlas and SilverSea and keen on doing more activities.
There were nine landings or zodiac cruises available, plus one overnight camping option. We did all but one, which was the morning we got back from camping. Generally, Atlas gives you the opportunity to do 2 landings/zodiac cruises per day. Due to the weather (we lost a day that delayed us moving toward the Drake Passage), we only had 4 full days in Antarctica, but the captain worked it out for us to get to Deception Island for one last landing before going back across the Drake. While we've never sailed on Silversea (we've done Regent several times, however), it was one of the options we were seriously considering before we saw the Atlas sailing--and the price. We're certain going on Silversea will be great. But it's quite a bit more expensive. We had such a magical time with such a great crew. We were very, very content. We have several other videos in the playlist that explain the pre-cruise experience, the crossing of the Drake, and our full experience in Antarctica, where you can see all of the landings we did. If you are between Atlas and Silversea, we think you are in between two very good choices. Thanks for watching. Let us know which you decide to take!
Thanks for the response! For some reason we are finding silversea available at roughly the same price but they have 250 guests onboard vs 150 on atlas. The cruise experience seems higher quality on the silversea but we are not sure if that comes at a compromise on activities and actual time on ground
Your videos are keeping me excited for my upcoming trip to Antarctica on the Atlas world traveler. I am looking forward to the trip and the excursions. My only worry is about the kayaking excursion. I am 6'4" and I saw a video that the max dry suit size limit was 6'2" and XXL. If this is true, then this would be a down and maybe a deal breaker on going on Atlas.
You'll have a great time. We didn't Kayak, but our friends did and enjoyed it. Not sure about the dry suites. However, they will break everyone who signs up for kayaking into groups and the plan is that is each group will have the opportunity to kayak once during the time in Antarctica--weather permitting. Unless Kayaking is everything for you, we wouldn't throw in the towel on this amazing journey because you might not get to go out one morning to Kayak. We'd contact Atlas to confirm the limit of the dry suits. Hope it all works out well.
Thanks for further whetting my appetite for our trip later this year. The internet thing sure is weird, I wouldn't expect to be nickle and dimed if I've paid 20-30k for a trip. That said, you can fly business class for $10k and internet isn't free there either. I'm still a little worried about the food as I'm a very plain food person but I will definitely be using the burger for lunch tip!
While we didn't like the internet package, we wouldn't considered Atlas a line that nickel and dimes. The reality is that we didn't use the internet much on this cruise anyway. Way too much to do. Also, don't worry about the food. This cruise's food was very good and pretty approachable by all palates. Enjoy and thanks for watching.
Jan and Tracey
Excellent work
We are trying to decide on which company to use for our Antarctica exploration trip
I have found that too many of the other channel Antarctica videos are just fluff
You get right to the heart of what we need to know
I am just starting my own UA-cam travel channel you have given me some ideas on how to improve my channel videos
Great job and keep up the good work
Fantastic! Atlas fit what we were looking for at a very favorable price. There are others worth considering such as Silversea and National Geographic. They tend to be quite a bit more expensive though. Thank you for watching and for the very kind words. We hope your channel takes off. Regardless, it’s a great way to capture your memories!
What a wonderfully informative video! Thank you! I'm currently looking into booking an Antarctica cruise and I'm torn between Ponant and Atlas. How many days was your cruise? Did you consider Ponant? Or did you opt for Atlas because of the lower passenger count?
Thanks so very much. We were originally considering Silversea, Ponant, and National Geographic. All seemed to have under 200 passengers which was a must. We were thinking this was going to be a 2025 trip as we couldn’t make the $35-40k prices (for 2) for in our budget. But then when we saw Atlas-a line we already had a cruise booked for to the UK-at $23k, we jumped to go in 2024. Our cruise was 11 days and which seemed perfect.
Thanks for a great informative video! You mention the size of the ship and landings as a highlight, how many landings were you able to do total?
We are considering between Atlas and SilverSea and keen on doing more activities.
There were nine landings or zodiac cruises available, plus one overnight camping option. We did all but one, which was the morning we got back from camping. Generally, Atlas gives you the opportunity to do 2 landings/zodiac cruises per day. Due to the weather (we lost a day that delayed us moving toward the Drake Passage), we only had 4 full days in Antarctica, but the captain worked it out for us to get to Deception Island for one last landing before going back across the Drake. While we've never sailed on Silversea (we've done Regent several times, however), it was one of the options we were seriously considering before we saw the Atlas sailing--and the price. We're certain going on Silversea will be great. But it's quite a bit more expensive. We had such a magical time with such a great crew. We were very, very content. We have several other videos in the playlist that explain the pre-cruise experience, the crossing of the Drake, and our full experience in Antarctica, where you can see all of the landings we did. If you are between Atlas and Silversea, we think you are in between two very good choices. Thanks for watching. Let us know which you decide to take!
Thanks for the response! For some reason we are finding silversea available at roughly the same price but they have 250 guests onboard vs 150 on atlas.
The cruise experience seems higher quality on the silversea but we are not sure if that comes at a compromise on activities and actual time on ground
Your videos are keeping me excited for my upcoming trip to Antarctica on the Atlas world traveler. I am looking forward to the trip and the excursions. My only worry is about the kayaking excursion. I am 6'4" and I saw a video that the max dry suit size limit was 6'2" and XXL. If this is true, then this would be a down and maybe a deal breaker on going on Atlas.
You'll have a great time. We didn't Kayak, but our friends did and enjoyed it. Not sure about the dry suites. However, they will break everyone who signs up for kayaking into groups and the plan is that is each group will have the opportunity to kayak once during the time in Antarctica--weather permitting. Unless Kayaking is everything for you, we wouldn't throw in the towel on this amazing journey because you might not get to go out one morning to Kayak. We'd contact Atlas to confirm the limit of the dry suits. Hope it all works out well.
Thanks for further whetting my appetite for our trip later this year. The internet thing sure is weird, I wouldn't expect to be nickle and dimed if I've paid 20-30k for a trip. That said, you can fly business class for $10k and internet isn't free there either. I'm still a little worried about the food as I'm a very plain food person but I will definitely be using the burger for lunch tip!
While we didn't like the internet package, we wouldn't considered Atlas a line that nickel and dimes. The reality is that we didn't use the internet much on this cruise anyway. Way too much to do. Also, don't worry about the food. This cruise's food was very good and pretty approachable by all palates. Enjoy and thanks for watching.