When it comes to offbeat travel, polar expedition cruises top the list. You can take these cruises to the Arctic or Antarctica. If you’re heading to the Arctic waters, you’ll probably sail through the Northwest Passage to call on Svalbard, Iceland, Greenland and parts of Canada. The best cruises to Antarctica let you sail or fly through the Drake Passage with Ports of Call at spots like Whaler’s Bay, Half...

If you want to go somewhere truly unique, where few people have gone before you, take a cruise to Antarctica. The ice-encased continent is largely unexplored and yet, there is plenty to do here. Antarctica expedition cruises let you float past massive icebergs, hike over snowy trails, kayak in the fjords, and more. You can get up-close views of penguins, seals, native birds and maybe a few whales too. There are...

A frosted wilderness of glistening white as far as the eye can see. Experience natural ice sculptures like enormous works of avant-garde art. See whales, seals, and sea birds worthy of seafaring poems. Sail near monolithic glaciers and among scatterings of icebergs on your Antarctica cruise. Astounding animal encounters – opportunities found nowhere else on earth. This is the modern explorer’s final frontier.

The last continent, Antarctica, continues to be an enigma for travellers, since much of the continent remains pristine and unexplored and is covered by ice. One of the coldest and most desolate regions on the planet, Antarctica gives you a sense of awe, serenity and grandeur that stays with you for a very long time. Visitors tend to be overwhelmed by the sheer magnificence of icebergs and glaciers in Antarctica. Cruise...

A cruise to the Polar Regions – the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Peninsula - is an awe-inspiring experience, considered a once-in-a-lifetime trip for many. Extreme, pristine and serene regions, they really are at the edge of the world – at the edge of survival, yet both in their own ways utterly vital to the well-being of the rest of the planet. CruiseBay suggests that every ‘bucket list’ should include...