Expedition Cruise Calendar
Expedition travel follows the seasons. In the polar regions, sea ice limits when ships can reach Antarctica and the Arctic, while elsewhere wildlife and weather patterns shape the best times to explore.
This calendar shows where to go when across the world’s cold-water, temperate and warm-water destinations and offers a broad guide rather than an exhaustive list.
January
Cold‑Water Destinations
Antarctica, Arctic Norway, Falklands, South Georgia
Temperate Destinations
Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
Warm‑Water Destinations
Baja California, Costa Rica & Panama, Galápagos
February
Cold‑Water Destinations
Antarctica, Arctic Norway, Falklands, South Georgia
Temperate Destinations
Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
Warm‑Water Destinations
Baja California, Costa Rica & Panama, Galápagos
March
Cold‑Water Destinations
Antarctica, Arctic Norway, Falklands
Temperate Destinations
Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
Warm‑Water Destinations
Baja California, Costa Rica & Panama, Galápagos, South Pacific
April
Cold‑Water Destinations
Svalbard
Temperate Destinations
Canada, Great Lakes, Patagonia & Chilean Fjords, Scotland
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, South Pacific
May
Cold‑Water Destinations
Alaska, Iceland, Svalbard
Temperate Destinations
Great Lakes, Scotland
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, The Kimberley
June
Cold‑Water Destinations
Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, NW Passage, Svalbard
Temperate Destinations
Great Lakes
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, The Kimberley
July
Cold‑Water Destinations
Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, NW Passage, Svalbard
Temperate Destinations
Great Lakes
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, The Kimberley
August
Cold‑Water Destinations
Alaska, Greenland,Iceland, NW Passage, Svalbard
Temperate Destinations
Great Lakes
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, The Kimberley
September
Cold‑Water Destinations
Alaska, Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, NW Passage, Svalbard
Temperate Destinations
Great Lakes
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, South Pacific Islands
October
Cold‑Water Destinations
Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia
Temperate Destinations
Canada, Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
Warm‑Water Destinations
Galápagos, South Pacific
November
Cold‑Water Destinations
Antarctica, Arctic Norway, Falklands, South Georgia
Temperate Destinations
Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
Warm‑Water Destinations
Costa Rica & Panama, Galápagos
December
Cold‑Water Destinations
Antarctica, Arctic Norway, Falklands, South Georgia
Temperate Destinations
Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
Warm‑Water Destinations
Costa Rica & Panama, Galápagos