Sure you can! We make it super easy for you to connect with the other participants, so we promise you won’t be alone for too long. Most of the participants who join us for the first time come alone and leave with many new friends.

We do offer shared cabins with another Nomad Cruise participant. By providing shared cabins, we can get more people on board, you can save some bucks on your ticket, plus you’ll have a friend from the very first day. You can either make a suggestion of who you would like to share your cabin with or we will choose another lovely participant of the same sex for you.

Yes it’s possible to bring your kids but only recommended if they are at least 8 years old. Children between 8-15 get a discount if they join in a shared cabin with two other pax. Please email us for additonal info at info@nomadcruise.com.

• Voyage as indicated in the itinerary
• All meals aboard the ship including snacks, coffee and tea.
• Program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff.
• Nomad Cruise Program & Invitation to Reunions
• All service taxes and port charges.

• Baggage, cancellation and compulsory travel insurance.
• Laundry, bar, beverage charges and telecommunication charges.
• Tips at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard.

We recommend arriving 2 days in advance (3rd January) so you can already meet and connect with the other participants. If that’s too early for you, please plan to be there the latest on the 4th January to make sure you have some buffer in case anything goes south with your itinerary. We will also share some hotel recommendations as we get closer to the trip.

If for some reason you can’t make it on the cruise, you can cancel your ticket by simply sending an email to info@nomadcruise.com.

The following conditions apply to cancellations and booking changes for the trip:

> 60 Days: Deposit is held as cancellation

60 – 30 Days: 33% of the tour price is held as cancellation

29 – 19 Days: 67% of the tour price is held as cancellation

18 – 0 Days: 100% of the tour price is held as cancellation

Tickets are not for resale.

MS Ortelius will be our home away from home for these 10 days, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions.

There are facilities on board to send emails and make calls via satellite connection, All costs for internet, email, or the use of the onboard cellular network (if available) are at your own expense. We faced a different situation on each of our previous trips, so it’s hard to make a general statement about the speed, so it’s better to be prepared for a very slow connection and take a holiday for the duration of the trip.

The currency used aboard the ship is the Euro, but you can also pay with USD.

During January, which is summertime, you can expect an average temperature of 1 to 2 degrees Celsius (33.8 to 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit), with some rain on occasion.

For Zodiac cruises to shore you’ll need a waterproof jacket and pants (minimum 15,000mm rating). Apart from that, our advice is to take warm, windproof, waterproof clothes that you can easily add or remove in layers. It’s best to take clothing made of wool, silk, and new synthetic fibers, all of which retain heat better than other materials.

We will provide you with an expedition manual, which will include a detailed packing list to make sure you are prepared with everything you’ll need.

The vegetation at Antarctica consists of around 350 species of mostly lichens, mosses, and algae. Various sea birds, seals, and penguins are often seen in Antarctica such as the Emperor Penguin, Adelie Penguin, Orcas, Humpback whales, Weddell Seals and Leopard seals.

In general we can encourage you to stick around in the area for a few weeks after the expedition. This gives you an excellent opportunity to build deeper connections and brainstorm potential business collaborations with those you met on board. You won’t want to miss the reunions we will organize after the cruise – they are always a ton of fun and a great way to explore yet another beautiful destination – or two! 😉