The Antarctic continent as a whole has a range of possibilities for the traveler. I was there in January on a "regular cruise ship" (Celebrity Eclipse) that pas

The Antarctic continent as a whole has a range of possibilities for the traveler. I was there in January on a "regular cruise ship" (Celebrity Eclipse) that passed along the West coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Muster drill on the first day (sailing out of Buenos Aires) had a different feature, an explanation of the special evacuation gear that would be available in case we had an extremely sudden need to stay warm outdoors. We did not get out of the ship in Antarctica, because the conservation group that regulates this rules that ships the size of Eclipse cannot disembark passengers onto Antarctica. One can always choose cruises from several other cruise lines that have ca 200 passenger capacity. These ships drop anchor and allow passengers to kayak over, or else take a leisurely Zodiac ride. There might even be a polar plunge. And finally, there are a handful, or more, Russian-made and Russian-crewed ships available which range to the other shores besides the ostensibly friendly Peninsular coast. One or two of these has a small hangar for really small helicopters. I could provide more detail but I'm not a travel agent and what I want to do is give an idea of how "normal" it is to go to Antarctica and do your wedding on an ice floe. This research expedition cruise was not the normal deal in the tourism industry.