Antarctica is classed among the most sensitive ecosystems in the
world and is under special ecological protection. The Hapag-Lloyd Cruises expedition ships Hanseatic
and Bremen have been using the more environmentally compatible diesel oil in the
polar regions for years and long before a corresponding law entered into force
in the year 2011.
Beyond this, a code of conduct for Antarctica stipulates behavioural guidelines for visitors. These include that visitors are required to protect sensitive mosses, lichens and grasses and respect a safe distance to animals, for instance five metres in the case of penguins. These rules are communicated by experienced lecturers on board and in the context of time spent ashore.
Beyond this, a code of conduct for Antarctica stipulates behavioural guidelines for visitors. These include that visitors are required to protect sensitive mosses, lichens and grasses and respect a safe distance to animals, for instance five metres in the case of penguins. These rules are communicated by experienced lecturers on board and in the context of time spent ashore.
Expedition
Highlights in Antarctica:
- Zodiac tour in
Paradise Bay and setting foot on the Antarctic mainland
- Landings in
colonies with hundreds of thousands of penguins on South
Georgia
- Bathing in the
hot springs of Deception Island
- Whale
watching
- Cruising through
the pack ice and to huge table icebergs
- Sailing though
the Lemaire and the Neumayer Channel
- Visit to a
scientific station
- Landing at Cape
Horn
Cruise Example:
Expedition Semi Circumnavigation Antarctica with the Hanseatic from Ushuaia/Argentina
to Bluff/New Zealand, 25.1.2014 – 21.2.2014, 26 days, from $20,550 per person cruise-only, including charter flight from Buenos Aires
to Ushuaia.
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