South America & Antarctica Cruise

14 nights roundtrip from/to Buenos Aires, Argentina

February 17 – March 3, 2013
Celebrity's Infinity

Experience the unmatched beauty of South America on a Pied Piper gay group cruise around South America. On this 14-night cruise you'll set sail roundtrip from the contemporary urban capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. On your journey around Cape Horn through the Strait of Magellan, you'll head to the unparalled beauty and magnificence of Antarctica. After that, it's visits to the Falkland Islands and interesting ports in Argentina and Uruguay. It's the perfect time to get away for the South American summer.

Celebrity's Infinity

Celebrity Infinity will sail with a new sense of style and excitement. A popular member of Celebrity's fleet, after a spectacular refurbishment in December 2011 emerge with AquaClass accommodations including the Mediterranean-themed Blu specialty restaurant. She got the hip Celebrity iLounge where you can participate in the iLearn enrichment series or pick up the latest high-tech wonder from the first Apple Reseller at Sea. And get ready to have a unique, memorable dinner at the innovative QsineSM restaurant, where you order from an iPad. Finish with a chilled Peartini at the ice-topped Martini Bar. Plus more staterooms, more verandas, an expanded art collection, and completely new décor throughout. There's going to be a new way to get away and make the most of your precious vacation days.

A sumptuous, world-class meal. A theatrical extravaganza reminiscent of the best on Broadway. Cocktails in a piano bar at midnight, breakfast overlooking the sea at sunrise. Each and every one is a reality on Infinity. A member of Celebrity's Millennium class of ships, <Infinity is steeped with prestige and elegance. Dressed in polished marble, warm woods and etched glass, Infinity consistently makes a long-lasting, luxurious impression.

Antarctic Cruise

Celebrity Cruises is proud to offer Antarctic cruises, this unique opportunity enables you to explore this pristine wilderness area in style. Prepare for dramatic vistas and sensory indulgence as our Antarctic cruise takes you to the untouched expanse of one of the world's most remote destinations. View impressive hanging glaciers and rare wildlife from the deck of your luxury cruise liner on the cruise holiday of a lifetime.

Antarctic Cruises – Highlights
Celebrity Cruises takes you to some of the most isolated regions and finest destinations in South America on our Antarctic cruise.

•Elephant Island, Antarctica
Cruise by and marvel at the ice covered wonder that is Elephant Island. It is from here that Ernest Shackleton journeyed in an open topped dinghy to fetch help after his exploration party was marooned for four icy months in 1916. The island is home to penguins, elephant seals and an assortment of rare wildlife.

•Paradise Bay, Antarctica
You are certain to leave with amazing memories, and pictures, as we cruise past Paradise Bay. View massive humpback whales, waddling penguins, leopard seals and more in their natural element.

•Ushuaia, Argentina
Ushuaia, known as the 'southernmost city in the world', offers holiday makers a wide variety of adventures. Explore the unique scenery of Tierra del Fuego Island as you kayak its lakes and rivers, or trek through the Tierra Mayor Valley Natural Reserve on foot. Lunch on the Garibaldi Pass or board a catamaran at Lapataia Bay to cruise past the areas famous penguin colonies.

Why choose Celebrity Cruises for your Antarctic Cruise Holiday?
The youngest fleet sailing the high seas today, Celebrity cruise ships are considered the standard by which other fleets are judged. We are consistently ranked among the best in the world, proudly combining modern-day technology with timeless elegance. We invite you to experience our gourmet cuisine, exclusive entertainment, spacious lodgings and the signature service Celebrity is known for. Our Antarctic cruise is the best way to explore this beautiful environment and with Celebrity Cruises you can experience it in complete luxury.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

If only one word could be used to describe this vibrant and richly cosmopolitan city, it would be "mosaic." Stroll along these broad thoroughfares, like the Plaza de Mayo, where famed first lady Evita Peron led fervent crowds to petition for her husband's release from prison, or visit Pirámide de Mayo, the oldest of the city's many national monuments. Birthplace of the Tango, and known as the Paris of the South, this cosmopolitan business center is rich in charm and culture. There are opera houses, museums and cathedrals that rival any in Europe. Puerto Madero, the city's oldest port, has been transformed into a vibrant restaurant and boutique center.

Ushuaia, Argentina

No city on the planet has a more southerly latitude. As a result, the sun shines for 18 hours during each summer day, providing ample opportunity to view the mix of glaciers, forests and sea, all framed by Mount Martial to the west and Mounts Olivia and Cinco Hermanos to the east. Surrounded on three sides by towering peaks, this former penal colony hardly seems like a suitable site to exact justice from the scourge of society. Certainly, even the scientifically inclined Charles Darwin must have had a difficult time leaving this Eden during his travels through the area.

Cape Horn, Chile

Tierra del Fuego, Land of Fire, is the most isolated place in the Americas, and Cape Horn is its southernmost point. Here you will find Horn Island, the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, and the Americas for that matter. These craggy cliffs and windswept shores are stark, rugged beauty personified, creating a dramatic setting for the collision between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Wildlife is abundant, and our onboard naturalist will be on hand to point out the highlights of this diverse ecosystem.

Schollart Channel, Antarctica

You are certain to leave with amazing memories, and pictures, as you cruise through Schollart Channel located near Antarctica. Take in the mesmerizing sights of massive ice flows, humpback whales, waddling penguins, leopard seals and more in their natural, and somewhat extreme, element.

Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Paradise Bay is a harbour in West Antarctica. It is one of only two ports used for cruise ships to stop on the continent. On a fine midsummer day at the edge of Antarctica, a glaciated mountain casts its reflection in the calm but icy waters of Paradise Bay. This lovely harbor is on the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, which reaches north toward South America. The inlet hosts two Antarctic research stations: Argentina's Almirante Brown Antarctic Base and Chile's Gonzalez Videla Antarctic Base. Both are now occupied only during the Antarctic summer. Some of the frozen continent's earliest scientific research took place in Paradise Bay in the early 1920s.

Gerlache Strait

Gerlache Strait or De Gerlache Strait or Detroit de la Belgica is a channel / strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship Belgica. The name was later changed to honor the commander himself.

Elephant Island, Antarctica

Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean. Its name was given by early explorers sighting elephant seals on its shores. This tiny island in the Weddell Sea plays a role in one of seafaring history's most legendary exploits. When the brave crew of the Endurance, led by intrepid explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was trapped in the ice during a 1914 polar expedition, they took refuge on this island until help arrived.

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Commune with the roughly 2,000 intrepid souls who call this remote former whaling outpost home. As you hike through the rocky, windswept landscape you may observe a few of the island's flightless residents-including Magellan penguins burrowing underground, and rockhoppers carefully observing you from outcroppings. The English and the Argentineans aren't the only ones who lay claim to these rocky outcrops north of the Strait of Magellan. Trout, whales, black-browed albatrosses, elephant seals, sea lions, and no fewer than five species of penguin also consider the Falklands their bequeathed domain.

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

This deep water port was founded in 1865 by Welsh immigrants. Extending out into the Atlantic from Puerto Madryn is the Peninsula Valdes, a wildlife sanctuary where vast numbers of sea elephants, whales and penguins far outnumber the few human visitors who make it out this far. The gateway to Patagonia, Puerto Madryn serves as a great base camp for explorers of all levels and abilities. You can venture into one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet. This glacier-dotted landscape sometimes resembles a moonscape more than terra firma. Rich in wildlife and native flora, the Andean national parks and the Peninsula Valdes are also within reach of Puerto Madryn.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay is cattle country, and although Montevideo is a thoroughly modern city with a rich artistic tradition, the reach of the rural estancias is all around you. If ever there were a time you were inclined to indulge, delicious steaks are the specialty of the house in virtually every restaurant. This walking city is a haven of open-air cafes and European-inspired squares. Don't miss the Museo de Gaucho, a fascinating look into the cowboy life, South American style. Even though Montevideo is surrounded by a continuous stretch of white-sand beach, you're never more than a taxi ride away from a museum, art gallery or a theater.