When Crossing the Drake, Does Ship Size Matter?
Expedition ships are all small relative to the forces at work in the Drake Passage. Whether your ship carries 100 passengers or 300, a rough crossing is going to be a rough crossing.
Seasickness
8 posts — Seasickness preparation, prevention, and management.
What is the X-Bow Design and Why is it Popular?
The X-Bow is a wave-piercing hull design that cuts through swells rather than riding over them. In the right conditions it reduces pitching motion and improves passenger comfort at sea. It does not make the Drake Passage feel perfectly calm.
Cabin Position and Seasickness: Where Should I Sleep?
The two variables that matter most are deck height and position along the ship's length. Lower and midship is the combination to aim for.
Should I Fly the Drake or Sail Across to Antarctica?
The Drake Passage is 500 nautical miles of open ocean. Two-day crossing or two-hour flight, each with real trade-offs that go beyond seasickness.
What Is a Fly-Cruise and How Does It Work?
A fly-cruise is not a shortcut to a lesser experience. It is a different logistical approach that trades the Drake crossing for a two-hour flight, at a higher cost and with its own set of trade-offs.
Drake Passage Weather: What to Expect
Most Drake crossings are bumpy enough to feel like something, and manageable enough that you’ll be glad to say you did it. A minority feel really difficult. A small number are almost eerily calm.
How Do I Prepare for Seasickness Crossing the Drake Passage?
Seasickness is likely to be either dismissed too casually by people selling trips or catastrophised by YouTube videos of ships in heavy seas. The truth sits somewhere more useful than either extreme.
What's a Sea Day Like?
Sea days on an expedition ship have a rhythm that most people find surprisingly satisfying. Lectures, wildlife, meals, conversation, sleep, and the occasional view from the deck that reminds you exactly where you are.