Poseidon ExpeditionsReviews of poseidonexpeditions.com

Die Organisation war einmalig. Man hat auch unsere Sonderwünsche optimal organisiert. Die Reise an sich ein Traum. Die Crew sehr kompetent, hilfsbereit und sehr umsichtig.

After we got the trip booking originally made for 2020 through the Corona period in friendly and fair cooperation with Poseidon-Expeditions in Hamburg, we were able to experience the wonderful trip at the beginning of 2023. Very nice and competent teams on board, great and varied landings and activities and special luck with the weather in South Georgia made this trip a unique experience, for which we would like to thank everyone involved. The next trip is already being planned.

This was an outstanding trip! The ship was very well appointed, from the large state rooms to the lounges, dining room, spa, library, and decks. The crew was fantastic—knowledgeable and helpful in so many ways. Activities of camping, kayaking, polar plunge, were great. Excellent food, great emphasis on safety, and the ship was spotless. Small size of 114 is essential!

This company is great! Helpful people, so friendly. The ship MS Sea Spirit is a real ship … i would subscribe it as an old lady with a wonderful staff and Crew. Don’t miss it!!!

Als Wiederholungstäter freuten wir uns schon sehr auf diese Reise. Wir wurden sehr herzlich begrüßt und willkommen geheißen. Viele Mitarbeitende vom Team kannten wir schon von unserer vorherigen Reise, und die Wiedersehensfreude war riesig auf beiden Seiten. Wir haben so viel gesehen und erlebt und sagen DANKE an alle, die diese lang ersehnte Reise für uns unvergesslich gemacht haben. Und die nächste Reise haben wir auch schon gebucht bei unserem Besuch in Hamburg!

We were on the Jan 7, 2023 expedition to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica on Sea Spirit. And, unfortunately, my wife was injured on the trip, through no error on the part of the ship or expedition staff. The stops in the Falklands and South Georgia were absolutely wonderful - great wildlife, good guides, and clear guidelines on access and safety. And, in particular, the expedition staff (lead by Aaron) was superior in their efforts to get us to land on South Georgia despite poor wind and wave conditions - They were able to divert to other alternative landing and zodiac sites when the planed landing site was not available to land. In general, reading about expected results in these expeditions before our trip, it is not unusual to only be able to land in slightly more than half of the planned sites - both the Poseidon literature and the staff were clear about that. This size of ship is ideal in that you can get into places that other boats cannot go and, because there is about a 100 person limit in the number of people who can go to shore at a time, you do not have to wait for others to come and go before you get your turn. My wife is an experienced hiker, doing 3-5 mile hikes a few days a week. She was blown off her feet by a sudden and unexpected 40+ knot wind gust and unfortunately landed on her shoulder. I personally witnessed two other passengers knocked over (they were not hurt) in the same area closer to the waterfall. The expedition staff and ship doctor responded immediately, got her back to the ship, and did the immediate task of putting her shoulder back into the socket. Once it was determined that her arm was severely broken, the ship's doctor and expedition leader worked diligently with the insurance company to schedule a medical evacuation from King George Island. As others have stated, we had to wait for 1.5 days for the weather to clear enough to allow a plane to land (since there are only research stations on the island, there is no place to stay and wait for the weather to improve). But the same weather would have precluded any landing on the Antarctic Peninsula at the same time. I should also add that the emergency surgical care she received in Punta Arenas, Chile was equivalent to what would be available in the US. Overall, I would recommend this trip - and this ship and their expedition staff/crew - to anyone who wants to see the Antarctic up close and personal. We are already looking at potentially booking just the Antarctic part of the trip to finish our adventure.

Sea Spirit staff and crew provided a fantastic trip 20 day tour of the Falklands, South Georgia, and the Antarctic Peninsula January 21-27. Every staff from the ship crew, hotel, restaurant and especially the expedition staff did their utmost to give us the best experience possible. Some days we even had three landings or zodiac cruises. Small ship great crew highly recommend. One addition thought Aaron the expedition leader besides leading the trip did his very best to be transparent about why decisions were made and how they were made. I appreciated this extra effort on his part.

Die Organisation der Reise, inklusive der Führung mit Verschiebungen durch die Zeit von Corona, war kundennah lösungsorientiert. Das Konzept der Reise in die Antarktis ging voll auf. Das zeigte auch die Harmonie der internationalen Passagiere untereinander. Das Expeditionsteam war super, gut geschult und bei den Vorträgen fachwissend.