As a child, one of my favourite books was Shackleton Goes South a book about the great explorer. Tha

Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. These words are attributed to Ernest Shackleton in a newspaper advertisement seeking fellow adventurers to join him on his push to the South Pole.
As a child, one of my favourite books was Shackleton Goes South a book about the great explorer. That and my great-great grandfather s maritime adventures, had a profound influence on me. They stimulated my taste for travel.
How times have changed. Now, instead of hardship and deprivation, modern day adventurers onboard the five-star expedition cruise ship Orion are invited to follow in the footsteps of the Antarctic explorers and experience the grandeur of the Antarctic – all the while enjoying the trappings of luxurious surroundings, facilities and service.
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Shackleton s hut at Cape Royds was constructed during the British Antarctic Nimrod Expedition in 1907-1909. Adelie Penguins are slowly reclaiming the site of the world s southernmost penguin rookery. The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust conservation program has successfully conserved a substantial number of fascinating frankenmuth bavarian inn artefacts in such a way that the hut appears to have only recently been abandoned.
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It should be noted that these are not cruises; rather they are expeditions to what can be the most inhospitable region on earth.  Expeditions start from $A19,365 per person for 18 nights. Accommodation is strictly limited to just 50 couples per voyage.
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