The following morning was a true sleep in – there was no wake up call at all, but the first announcement actually came from the Captain...

We woke up to an announcement that we were arriving into Whaler’s Bay, home of Deception Island, which is all located within Neptune’s...

We got to “sleep in” this morning to 7:00 AM for a zodiac cruise of Cierva Cove, which was named after the inventor of the autogiro...

Today was a relatively uneventful day, if there is such a thing in Antarctica! We woke up to Shane's voice at 6:00 AM as we were nearing...

Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...

We woke up at 6:30 AM to an announcement from Shane that we were on track to zodiac cruise and (hopefully) land at Petermann Island. The...

We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...

At 6:30 AM, Shane came on the PA system to let us know that we were officially sailing through the Lemaire Channel! Unfortunately, it was...

Shane, our Expedition Leader, came on the ship wide PA system at 8:00 AM on the dot to wake us up for breakfast which started at 8:30 AM....

Hello from the Ocean Diamond! After 5 canceled trips due to COVID, part of me wondered if I would ever get here! Our voyage across...