Ships & Ratings

All ships sailing in Antarctica are listed below, by cruise line. For detailed information about a cruise ship or line, click any link. The ship rating is based on a 6-star system, and the key to the ratings follows.

Ship Ratings Key

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Cruise Line Ship Year Built Refurbished Passengers Rating
Atlas Ocean Voyages World Navigator 2021 198
World Traveller 2022 198
World Voyager 2023 198
Azamara Azamara Journey 2000 2016 702
Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox 2009 2019 2,852
Holland America Line Oosterdam 2003 2019 1,964
Volendam 1999 2019 1,432
Hurtigruten Fram 2007 2022 318
MS Fridtjof Nansen 2020 530
MS Roald Amundsen 2019 530
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Endurance 2021 138
National Geographic Explorer 1982 2009 148
Oceania Cruises Marina 2011 2021 1,248
Ponant L'Austral 2011 264
Le Boreal 2010 264
Le Lyrial 2015 264
Le Soleal 2013 264
Princess Cruises Sapphire Princess 2004 2018 2,670
Quark Expeditions Ocean Adventurer 1975 2017 128
Ocean Explorer 2024 138
Ultramarine 2020 199
World Explorer 2019 176
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Seven Seas Splendor 2020 746
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Scenic Eclipse 2019 228
Scenic Eclipse II 2023 228
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 2023 264
Seabourn Venture 2022 264
Silversea Cruises Silver Cloud 1994 2017 254
Silver Endeavour 2021 220
Silver Wind 1995 2021 274
Viking Viking Octantis 2022 378
Viking Polaris 2022 378