Welcome Aboard the Magellan Explorer

Magellan Explorer will join the fleet during the 2019-20 season. She is the world’s first expedition ship custom designed for Antarctic air-cruise operations. The ship provides a stylish base for our guests’ adventures, combining excellence in expedition and boutique hospitality.

The ship is being built to the latest Polar Code specifications and carries a Polar Class 6 ice-class (Lloyd’s Register PC6). For comfortable navigation, the ship features stabilizers; for maneuverability, she features bow and stern thrusters. For safety in navigation, there is an ice-detecting radar. And to reduce the environmental footprint, the vessel is equipped with an energy-recovery system that recycles the heat produced by the engines to warm up the ship and its water supply.

Technical Specs

TECHNICAL FEATURES

· Retractable stabilizers

· Double hull construction

· Bulb designed for polar navigation

· Bow and stern thrusters

· State-of-the-art navigation equipment

· Latest ice radar technology

· Two mid-ship gangways for Zodiac operations

· Large expedition warehouse

· Tier III compliance, the most stringent emission standard

· Heat recycling system

· Fleet of 10 Zodiac boats

Specifications:

• Passengers: 100 maximum*

• Staff and crew: 60

• Length: 90.7 m (298 ft.)

• Breadth: 16.2 m (53 ft.)

• Draft: 4.3 m (14 ft.)

• Gross tonnage: 4,900

• Ice-class: LR PC6

• Propulsion: 2X MAN main engines, total 3,440 kW

• Speed: 14 knots

Flag: Bahamas

* Maximum of 69 guests for air-cruise operation

Cabins & Amenities

Notes

INCLUDED IN THE RATE

• For Air-Cruises starting in Punta Arenas, group transfers airport/hotel on Day 1.
• For Air-Cruises starting in Punta Arenas, 1 overnight with breakfast in Punta Arenas at the Cabo de Hornos Hotel or similar, with a welcome dinner including drinks on Day 1.
• 1 overnight with breakfast in Punta Arenas at the Cabo de Hornos Hotel or similar on the Day of the Scheduled Return Flight from Antarctica.
• Transfers airport/hotel on the Day of the Scheduled Return Flight from Antarctica, and transfers hotel/airport on last Day of the Air-Cruise Program.
• Flight from Punta Arenas to Frei Station on King George Island and/or vice versa as indicated in the program corresponding to each voyage.
• Ship cruise along the Antarctic Peninsula as indicated in the program corresponding to each voyage.
• Daily buffet breakfast and lunch on board ship offering a wide choice of dishes.
• Daily served dinner on board ship offering a choice of three main courses.
• Wine, beer, juice, and soft drinks served with lunch and dinner on board ship
• Coffee, tea, chocolate, cappuccino, water and snacks on board ship throughout the expedition.
• All guided shore excursions.
• Lectures and entertainment on board.
• Comprehensive pre- and post-voyage information material.
• Loan of waterproof boots for landing in Antarctica.
• Contingency Plan as described below.
• IAATO passenger fee.

SPECIFICALLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE RATE

• Accommodation, meals, excursions and transfers other than those included in the itinerary and the Contingency Plan corresponding to each voyage. Specifically, dinner in Punta Arenas upon return from Antarctica is not included.
• Beverages purchased at the ship’s bar.
• Personal insurance.
• Extra expenses (communication, laundry, souvenirs, etc.).
• Gratuities.
• Visas for Chile and/or Argentina, passport expenses, and any arrival and/or departure tax, if applicable.

Optional Extras

Sea Kayaking in Antarctica $895 per person

Hiking and Snowshoeing in Antarctica $85 per person-per excursion

Hotel and Transfer Packages
Preferred Seating on the Antarctic Flight
Expedition Jacket $ 349