It is amazing just how fancifully nature has adapted to the inhospitable Antarctic environment. With a little luck, your cruise will grant you sightings of penguins, whales, seals, elephant seals, fur seals and a variety of sea birds. True adventurers will be pleased that things don't always run exactly to plan during our cruise through the Antarctic. Because it could well be that whales will suddenly surface nearby, for example, and our expedition ships will divert their course for a while. After all, we want you to be able to admire rare animals from close proximity.