My recent voyage of discovery to Antarctica, South Georgia, and Falkland Islands on Eclipse 1 with my husband (John) is nothing but praise. We were welcomed on board by the Captain. Followed through into the lounge area where we met the Restaurant Manager who remembered us from a previous cruise. We were introduced to many crew. After a welcoming drink and made to feel special, it was time to ...
"You are about to embark on the trip of a lifetime" - this was the line many of the expedition staff said to us in their introductions on Day 1 of our Antarctic expedition and how true these words were.
After a bit of researching of trips to Antarctica, I contacted iExpedition, and had a phone consultation with one of the staff Ben. This discussion had lots of invaluable information and ...
I went on this cruise a bit nervous and hesitant. It was my Husband's dream and I went along. I LOVED it! The ship is amazing, the crew is amazing, the food is amazing and the destinations and experiences are amazing!
The ship is beautiful aesthetically, it is also fast and smooth.
The crew from the Captain down is incredibly enthusiastic and friendly.
The Discovery team is a stroke of ...
A very professional organisation.
The ship may be 50 years old but it has been refurbished to the most modern standards, which of course includes the most modern navigation and safety equipment.
Our twin cabin was spacious and well equipped with storage space, well serviced twice daily and a small but new looking bathroom.
The restaurant and food was well presented by personable and ...
This was the most amazing cruise. We were lucky on the Drake's Passage in that the swells were only 2/10 so that was a good (and very welcome) start! We headed straight down to the Antarctic Circle as the weather was so good and the views were absolutely stunning. We managed to do all the landings that were planned. We saw abandoned research stations which were fascinating with all the old ...
The only way to see Antarctica is by boat and we chose this cruise because it was all-inclusive. It was our first cruise and we didn't want the stress of tipping etc. There were other stresses such as booking restaurants at the beginning which could have caught out us rookies - but the person who did our check-in tipped me the wink. All the staff were amazing. And the Discovery Team was ...
For our 70th birthdays we decided to take a cruise to the Antarctic. Scenic was blazing a trail with its so-called super-luxury Scenic Eclipse so we thought we’d try them. We’ve previously sailed on Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn and Silver Seas so we understand what luxury is and this wasn’t.
Firstly the ship is all show with little substance. Our suite was dark and with insufficient closet ...
G Expedition belongs to "G Adventures" which is a small group tour company with tours all over the world. Therefore if you are a single traveller you could choose to share a room instead of paying a single supplement.
The crew is amazing and guest satisfaction is bigger than holding to a certain itinerary.
I travelled with the tour called "Spirit of Shackelton" from Ushuaia to Falkland ...
Having just read a review by someone I knew to be on the same cruise I thought I would add my thoughts as well.
Firstly Discovery Team...outstanding and knowledgeable. They appeared to genuinely love their jobs and that was demonstrated time and time again.
Captain and staff on the bridge always welcoming and engaging.
The welcome. Non existent and very poor. Considering the world is ...
Unbelievably poor communication from start to finish. Even our travel agent got so terribly frustrated with either poor or wrong information. This was a discovery cruise to Antartica including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. No maps were provided to let us know where we were during the cruise; the TV info page map was illegible. Maps were provided at the end of the cruise ...