Fast Track to the Frozen Continent: Silversea’s Antarctica Bridge
By Tully Luxury Travel | 06-24-2024 |
It’s a place you have always been curious about, but perhaps you’ve been a bit daunted by the scope of it all – the immense distance you have to travel, the vast expanse of ice and snow, the infamous Drake Passage, the ruggedness of the environment. Now you can lay those fears aside thanks to Silversea.
Silversea has mastered the art of expedition cruising, delivering travelers to the White Continent in exceptional style. Designed for the curious explorer, this journey invites you to walk among curious penguins, cruise past towering icebergs, and witness a pristine wilderness untouched by time. With Silversea, every icy horizon and wildlife encounter is experienced from a position of all-inclusive comfort — a rarity in the world of polar exploration.
The World’s Southernmost Hotel Experience
And now, Silversea has introduced a new level of luxury to the journey — The Cormorant at 55 South, a first-of-its-kind, purpose-built hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile. Opening for bookings in January 2026, this 150-room retreat will be the southernmost hotel on Earth, designed exclusively for Silversea guests embarking on Antarctica Bridge voyages. It serves as the final stop before fly-and-cruise departures, offering refined accommodations, exclusive activities like hiking and biking, and a seamless transition into your polar expedition.
Silversea’s Antarctica Bridge is a revolutionary approach to experiencing the White Continent — an effortless fly-and-cruise option that eliminates the need to cross the often-turbulent Drake Passage by sea. Your journey begins in Santiago with a charter flight south to Puerto Williams, where you’ll enjoy an overnight stay at The Cormorant at 55 South. The following day, a business-class flight whisks you directly to King George Island in the South Shetland Islands — the gateway to Antarctica — where you step aboard the Silver Endeavour and begin your once-in-a-lifetime journey. No long sea days. No rough waters. Just seamless adventure from the start.
Aboard Silver Endeavour, you’ll enjoy the highest standards of polar luxury. The onboard environment is one of utter pampering, including sumptuous suites with butler service, fine dining in multiple venues, and a huge choice of bars and lounges, offering the perfect place to unwind after days filled with awe.
An Antarctic expedition will be etched onto your mind forever
All-inclusive shore excursions throughout the Antarctic Peninsula and around the neighboring islands deliver total exhilaration, a white landscape of glistening inlets and towering icebergs. You make Zodiac boat landings on shore to take small hikes on the frozen tundra, encountering wildlife that hasn’t a care in the world that you are within their habitat – penguin rookeries teem with life, cliffs are cacophonous with flocks of skuas and terns, seals hoist themselves out of the water to consider you quizzically. Cruising the bays delivers scores of marine life – dolphins, whales, more seals and sea lions. Naturalists and scientists are with you the entire time, on board and off, to help deepen the whole experience.
Silversea has dozens of Antarctic expeditions to choose from, offered via three tiers of fares: door-to-door, port-to-port and voyage-only, all tailored to your particular wants and needs. Longer itineraries even sail down the Chilean coast first, from Valparaíso to Puerto Williams, before heading on down to Antarctica, giving you a taste of the wide open spaces of the spectacular Chilean fjords first.
Antarctica is the closest thing on Earth to another planet. With Silversea’s Antarctica Bridge and the exclusive debut of The Cormorant at 55 South, there has never been a more seamless or luxurious way to explore the breathtaking Seventh Continent.
Ready to take the fast track to the edge of the world? Let Tully Luxury Travel craft your bespoke Antarctica Bridge journey with Silversea — where adventure meets unparalleled comfort, and every detail is expertly handled from start to finish.