Plancius | Cruise Ship Antarctica
Overview
The Plancius is a well-equipped expedition ship that is ideal for active explorers who want to experience the polar regions in a unique and authentic way. It has a small number of passengers, private cabins, and a variety of activities available on selected voyages, such as kayaking, hiking, snowshoeing, and mountaineering. The ship is also equipped with the latest technology and safety features, making it a safe and reliable platform for exploring the polar regions.
Overall, the Plancius is a great choice for passengers who want to explore the polar regions in comfort, style, and safety while also having the opportunity to participate in active and adventurous activities.
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Cabins
Technical Specifications
- Passengers: 108 passengers in 50 cabins
- Staff & crew: Crew 40 | Guides 8 | Doctor 1
- Length: 89 meters (293 feet)
- Breadth: 14,5 meters (47 feet)
- Draft: 5 meters (16 feet)
- Ice class: 1D (Plancius has a Lloyds class notation 100A1 Passenger ship, Ice Class 1D at a draught of 5 meters)
- Displacement: 3211 tonnes
- Propulsion: 3x Diesel-Electric
- Speed: 10.5 knots average cruising speed
Itineraries
Plancius
From USD 4300,00 pp
Arctic
8 Days
North Spitsbergen, In Search Of Polar Bear & Pack Ice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen & Isfjorden
- Day 2 : Raudfjorden
- Day 3 : Liefdefjorden & Monaco Glacier
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Isfjorden Nordaustlandet Alkefjellet Hinlopen Strait Lomfjordshalvoya Seven Islands Greenland Kongsfjorden Forlandsundet Alkhornet
Plancius
From USD 3500,00 pp
Arctic
10 Days
Around Spitsbergen Kvitoya, In The Realm Of Polar Bear & Ice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Krossfjorden
- Day 3 : Nordaustlandet
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Krossfjorden Nordaustlandet Kvitoya Brasvellbreen Barentsoya Edgeoya Hornsund Bellsund
Plancius
From USD 7400,00 pp
Antarctica
11 Days
Antarctica Discovery And Learning Voyage
- Day 1 : Ushuaia - Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4, 5, 6 & 7 : Antarctic: Danco Island, Neko Harbour, Paradise Bay & Port Lockroy
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Danco Island Port Lockroy Shetland Islands Half Moon Island
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Antarctica
12 Days
Antarctica Polar Circle Whale Watching
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 : Antarctic Peninsula: Livingston Island, Deception Island, Cuverville Island, Fish Islands & Melchior Islands
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Cuverville Island Fish Islands Livingston Island Melchior Island
Plancius
From USD 10900,00 pp
Antarctica
15 Days
Antarctica Elephant Island Weddell Sea Polar Circle
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4 : Elephant Island: Point Wild
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Point Wild Weddell Sea Devil Island Erebus Gulf Terror Gulf Vega Island Orleans Strait Mikklesen Harbor Petermann Island Port Charcot Detaille Island Crystal Sound Yalour Islands Melchior Island
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Arctic
9 Days
East Greenland, Scoresby Sund Aurora Borealis
- Day 1 : Akureyri
- Day 2 : East Greenland
- Day 3 : Scoresbysund & Danmark Island
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Greenland East Greenland
Plancius
From USD 7500,00 pp
Antarctica
19 Days
Falkland Islands South Georgia Antarctica
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 : The winged life of the westerlies
- Day 3 : Falkland Islands: Carcass Island & Saunders Island
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Ushuaia Carcass Island Saunders Island Falkland Islands Port Stanley South Georgia Antarctic Convergence Salisbury Plain St. Andrews Bay Gold Harbour Grytviken Prion Island Fortuna Bay Salisbury Plains Southward Bound Shetland Islands
Plancius
From USD 9250,00 pp
Antarctica
11 Days
Antarctica Polar Circle
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 : Antarctica: Livingston Island, Deception Island, Cuverville Island, Detaille Island, Fish Islands & Melchior Islands
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Cuverville Island Fish Islands Detaille Island Livingston Island Melchior Island
Plancius
From USD 8550,00 pp
Arctic
14 Days
Spitsbergen Northeast Greenland Aurora Borealis
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Raudfjorden
- Day 3 & 4 : Greenland
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Greenland Ittoqqortoormiit
Plancius
From USD 10900,00 pp
Antarctica
15 Days
South Georgia Explorer
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : South Georgia & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4 : South Georgia
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Ushuaia South Georgia Antarctic Convergence Salisbury Plain Grytviken Cooper Bay Prion Island Fortuna Bay Salisbury Plains Drake Passage
Plancius
From USD 4300,00 pp
Arctic
8 Days
North Spitsbergen, In Search Of Polar Bear & Birds Summer Solstice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Raudfjorden
- Day 3 : Liefdefjorden & Monaco Glacier
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Hinlopen Strait Lomfjordshalvoya Nordaustlandet Forlandsundet
Plancius
From USD 5650,00 pp
Arctic
10 Days
Around Spitsbergen In The Realm Of Polar Bear & Ice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Krossfjorden & Ny Alesund
- Day 3 : Liefdefjorden & Monaco Glacier
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Krossfjorden Nordaustlandet Hinlopen Strait Barentsoya Hornsund
Plancius
From USD 9700,00 pp
Antarctica
13 Days
Antarctica Basecamp
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 : Antarctica: Neumayer Channel, Port Lockroy, Pleneau & Petermann Islands
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Port Lockroy Petermann Island
Rates
| Cabin | 8 Days | 10 Days | 11 Days | 13 Days | 14 Days | 15 Days | 19 Days | 21 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadruple Porthole Artic 2025 | $4,300.00 | $5,650.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $11,000.00 |
| Triple Porthole Artic 2025 | $5,350.00 | $7,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $15,500.00 |
| Twin Porthole Artic 2025 | $5,950.00 | $8,200.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $15,500.00 |
| Twin Window Artic 2025 | $6,450.00 | $8,850.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $16,950.00 |
| Twin Deluxe Artic 2025 | $6,800.00 | $9,500.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $17,950.00 |
| Superior Artic 2025 | $7,750.00 | $10,650.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $20,100.00 |
| Quadruple Porthole Arctic 2026 | $4,450.00 | $5,900.00 | - | - | $8,550.00 | - | - | - |
| Triple Porthole Arctic 2026 | $5,550.00 | $7,250.00 | - | - | $10,550.00 | - | - | - |
| Twin Porthole Arctic 2026 | $6,150.00 | $8,500.00 | - | - | $12,450.00 | - | - | - |
| Twin Window Arctic 2026 | $6,700.00 | $9,200.00 | - | - | $13,400.00 | - | - | - |
| Twin Deluxe Arctic 2026 | $7,100.00 | $9,900.00 | - | - | $14,400.00 | - | - | - |
| Superior Arctic 2026 | $8,050.00 | $11,100.00 | - | - | $16,150.00 | - | - | - |
| Quadruple Porthole Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $9,250.00 | $10,550.00 | - | $10,900.00 | $16,600.00 | - |
| Triple Porthole Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $11,400.00 | $12,950.00 | - | $13,700.00 | $20,350.00 | - |
| Twin Porthole Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $11,400.00 | $12,950.00 | - | $13,700.00 | $20,350.00 | - |
| Twin Window Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $11,850.00 | $13,500.00 | - | $13,400.00 | $14,300.00 | - |
| Twin Deluxe Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $12,800.00 | $14,550.00 | - | $15,600.00 | $22,900.00 | - |
| Superior Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $13,750.00 | $15,600.00 | - | $16,650.00 | $24,400.00 | - |
All rates are referential, these prices may vary for high or low seasons depending on the destination, please contact us to find the best available offers with this incredible Cruise.
Departures
Start Date
End Date
Itinerary
Start: 03 Feb 2025
End: 13 Feb 2025
Itinerary: Antarctica - Discovery and learning voyage
Start: 13 Feb 2025
End: 25 Feb 2025
Itinerary: Antarctica - Basecamp - free camping, kayaking, snowshoe/hiking, mountaineering, photo workshop
Start: 25 Feb 2025
End: 09 Mar 2025
Itinerary: Antarctica - Basecamp - free camping, kayaking, snowshoe/hiking, mountaineering, photo workshop
Start: 09 Mar 2025
End: 23 Mar 2025
Itinerary: Antarctica - Elephant Island - Weddell Sea - Polar Circle
Start: 23 Mar 2025
End: 03 Apr 2025
Itinerary: Antarctica - Polar Circle - Whale watching
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