Antarctic Peninsula cruise review: Sailing to the world's coldest continent

By Craig Platt
Updated August 29 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 5:51pm
 Gentoo penguins check out the visitors   at Cuverville Island. Photo: Craig Platt
Gentoo penguins check out the visitors at Cuverville Island. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Zodiacs take passengers on excursions. Photo: Craig Platt
Zodiacs take passengers on excursions. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Chinstrap penguins. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
A leopard seal in a bad mood. Photo: Craig Platt
A leopard seal in a bad mood. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Getting up close with whales. Photo: Craig Platt
Cruising among the giant icebergs of Neko Harbour. Photo: Craig Platt
Cruising among the giant icebergs of Neko Harbour. Photo: Craig Platt
Enjoying the view from the Academik Ioffe. Photo: Craig Platt
Enjoying the view from the Academik Ioffe. Photo: Craig Platt
First landing on the continent at Neko Harbour. Photo: Craig Platt
First landing on the continent at Neko Harbour. Photo: Craig Platt

On a ships's deck looking out to sea it occurs to me that this is not what most would associate with the phrase "island cruise".

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