King George Island
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Island with rocky beaches, Orthodox church & wildlife.
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Island with rocky beaches, Orthodox church & wildlife.
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"The largest of Antarctica's South Shetland Islands, serving as a key entry point for flights bringing tourists to the continent." - Dobrina Zhekova Dobrina Zhekova Dobrina Zhekova is a writer with over a decade of editorial experience in Europe and the U.S. She covers luxury travel, art, architecture, and design. Her writing has appeared on
"An Antarctic gateway island with an airstrip that allows passengers to fly over the southern ocean and board expedition ships upon landing, enabling shorter fly-and-cruise itineraries (some as short as eight nights) and reducing or eliminating the traditional ocean crossing." - Sarah Groen
"An island in the South Shetland Islands served by a gravel runway where charter jets land in under two hours from the mainland; arrivals typically transfer by Zodiac to expedition ships, and visitors often spot penguins near the landing area as a welcome to the region." - Julie Jones
"One of the most luxurious expedition ships will debut this year when Silversea Cruises' Silver Endeavour launches its first polar season in November. The boutique ship holds just 200 passengers and is set to undertake 12 voyages to Antarctica from November 21, 2022. The voyages will range from five to 20 days long, and include a new 10-day Antarctic Peninsula voyage, as well as several of Silversea's Antarctic Bridge Fly-Cruise sailings—which enables passengers to skip the often-tumultuous Drake Passage and fly directly to King George Island to embark the ship. The ship itself, which was recently acquired from now-defunct line Crystal Cruises and was slightly altered by Silversea, has opulent design features and offers some of the most spacious accommodations in expedition cruising. Among the most lavish suites are the 1,868-square-foot Owner's Suite and the 1,668-square-foot Grand Suite. But no matter the accommodation, guests are sure to have personalized attention, as the passenger-to-crew ratio is 1:1. Silver Endeavour also has industry-leading expert-to-guest and Zodiac boat-to-guest ratios, ensuring that every passenger will have easy access to heart-pounding excursions and get up close to marine life like penguins, seals, and other bird species."