We did the Antarctica cruise in 2004 and loved it. After looking at the options and talking to several people that had done it, we selected the Marco Polo cruise ship. It is the Orient lines only ship (www.orientlines.com). It can hold 800+ passengers, but is restricted to 400 for the Antarctica.

The ship is larger and more stable than many that go to the Antarctica, which makes crossing the Drake passage better. It also has a helicopter to check out the water and which is available if there is an emergency on land. They have been doing the landings for many years and the crew does a great job. Go to the boards section of www.cruisecritic.com for more info.

Select one of the larger on line cruise travel agents such as www.cruise.com or www.buycruises.com for your booking.