Follow the day to day progress of Swan Hellenic’s Minerva as it glides through the White Continent by visiting  www.swanhellenic.com and clicking on Antarctic log. New to the website, the daily descriptive entries create a fascinating picture of award-winning expedition cruising amid pristine ice cliffs, volcanic beaches and jagged peaks. Read about chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island or bathing in the geothermal springs of Pendulum Cove or cruising through Iceberg Alley. Find out about the expedition team members who have a combined total of over 200 years experience in the Antarctic and who will introduce you to the ‘White Continent’ a vast emptiness crowded with surprises.

Once you have read about the current Classic Antarctica expedition, whose passengers are right now cruising the Drake Passage, you will want to know how much the most magical trip of your life is going to cost. Swan Hellenic is currently offering an early booking discount, equivalent to a saving of £500 pp on the seven winter 2009/2010 Antarctica cruises if booked before March 31 2009. Sample cruise: Classic Antarctica I, 16 days including two nights in Buenos Aires and sightseeing and landings in Zodiac-style inflatable craft in Antarctica and the South Shetland Islands (weather dependent). Save £500 pp, costs from £5,050pp based on two sharing including flights, all meals, open seating dining, services of a specialist expedition team, all gratuities, port and airport taxes, baggage handling and overseas transfers.

For reservations, contact Swan Hellenic on 01444 462 180 or, for a brochure, call the request line on 01444 462 170.

For further information, visit www.swanhellenic.com.