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Drake Passage (Antarctica)

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Drake Passage cruise port

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Arctic - Antarctica

Local Time
2024-12-01 23:58

min: 31 °F (-1 °C) / max: 35 °F (2 °C) 33°F
0.5°C
Wind: 250°/ 5.6 m/s Gust: 8.5 m/sWind: 250°/ 5.6 m/s Gust: 8.5 m/sMod. breeze
5.6 m/s
Min / Max Temperature35 °F / 2 °C
31 °F / -0 °C
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Port Drake Passage cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Drake Passage, Antarctica. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
14 December, 2023
Thursday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
19 December, 2023
Tuesday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
20 December, 2023
Wednesday
Atlas Ocean Voyages Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
24 December, 2023
Sunday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution
24 December, 2023
Sunday
Hurtigruten Expeditions HX Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen
27 December, 2023
Wednesday
Atlas Ocean Voyages Cruises cruise lineWorld Voyager
27 December, 2023
Wednesday
Atlas Ocean Voyages Cruises cruise lineWorld Traveller
28 December, 2023
Thursday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineQuark Ultramarine
28 December, 2023
Thursday
Ponant Cruises Cruises cruise lineLe Commandant Charcot
29 December, 2023
Friday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Polaris
29 December, 2023
Friday
Atlas Ocean Voyages Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator
29 December, 2023
Friday
Silversea Cruises Cruises cruise lineSilver Endeavour
30 December, 2023
Saturday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Explorer
30 December, 2023
Saturday
Hurtigruten Expeditions HX Cruises cruise lineMS Roald Amundsen
31 December, 2023
Sunday
Viking Cruises Cruises cruise lineViking Octantis
31 December, 2023
Sunday
Quark Expeditions Cruises cruise lineOcean Adventurer
31 December, 2023
Sunday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg
31 December, 2023
Sunday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Endurance
31 December, 2023
Sunday
Hurtigruten Expeditions HX Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen

Drake Passage (aka Sea of Hoces) is the body of water located between Cape Horn (mainland South America) and Livingston Island (part of South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). This sea way connects the Atlantic Ocean (via Scotia Sea) with the Pacific Ocean.

Drake Passage has length of over 500 ml (800 km). Along with the Magellan Strait and the Beagle Channel, these are the only navigable sea ways (passages) around South America. However, most large-sized commercial (cargo shipping) vessels operate on itineraries via Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. Due to Beagle Channel's strong winds, sailships with around South America itineraries use the Drake Passage.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries a huge volume of water (about 600 times the Amazon River's flow) through the Drake Passage and around the continent of Antarctica.

Cruise ships passing the Drake Passage are among the best/most unique options to enjoy wildlife watching (whales, dolphins, penguins, seabirds).

The following map shows Drake Passage's location and major ports included in most cruise itineraries to the Antarctic Peninsula.

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