Polar Tracks Expeditions
Magellan Explorer
MID-RANGE, HIGH COMFORT
About the Ship
Magellan Explorer is a modern expedition vessel custom-built for Antarctic air-cruises to the latest Polar Code specifications. For air-cruises, Magellan Explorer has capacity for 73 guests accommodated in seven categories of accommodation, including dedicated single cabins.
The ship features a glass-enclosed observation lounge and presentation room with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, a spacious and stylish dining room, a well-stocked bar, a library, a meeting room, a gym, a sauna, and a medical clinic. The forward-facing observation deck leads to the ship’s bow, which is accessible to guests to offer proximity to marine wildlife.
- Passenger Capacity: 73
- Fly Cruises (Skip the Drake)
- Citizen Science program
- Forward facing observation deck
- Bow access for wildlife viewing
- Large fleet of Zodiacs
- Expedition Parka to keep
- Rubber boots to borrow
- Library
- Gift Shop
- Anytime Fitness Gym
- Sauna
- Express Lunch option
- Ice Class: Polar Class 6 (1AS)
Why We Like Magellan Explorer
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SKIP THE DRAKE
Designed and operated by the original pioneers of the Antarctic Fly & Cruise concept, the Magellan Explorer allows you to fly to the Peninsula and skip the oft-dreaded Drake Passage crossing.
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SIZE
Limited to a maximum of only 73 passengers per departure, you’ll get more time off the ship and out in the elements, either on shore or in Zodiacs.
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FITNESS
The fitness centre aboard Magellan Explorer has been designed and built by the professionals at Anytime Fitness, the world’s only fitness company with boutique gyms in all seven continents.
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SCIENCE
Guests on board Magellan Explorer can participate in citizen science projects including phytoplankton sampling and marine mammal identification.
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