Antarctica Cruise Prices

Prices

Antarctica Expedition Cruises

including the Sub-Antarctic and Mid-Atlantic Islands

2003-2005

(Rates in US Dollar)

Antarctic Peninsula

(with Scuba-diving option)

Antarctic Peninsula (Ushuaia - Ushuaia)

10 nights / 11 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code	Dates & Ports of embarkation	Dates & Ports of disembarkation
S3	DEC 09 Ushuaia	DEC 19 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	4,200	4,800	5,430	N/A

Antarctic Peninsula (Ushuaia - Ushuaia)

10 nights / 11 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code	Dates & Ports of embarkation	Dates & Ports of disembarkation
S4	DEC 19 Ushuaia	DEC 29 Ushuaia
S7	JAN 27 Ushuaia	FEB 06 Ushuaia
S8	FEB 06 Ushuaia	FEB 16 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	4,540	5,180	6,050	N/A

Antarctic Peninsula (Ushuaia - Ushuaia)

11 nights / 12 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code

Dates & Ports of

embarkation

Dates & Ports of disembarkation

JAN 16 Ushuaia

JAN 27 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	4,990	5,700	6,650	N/A

Antarctic Peninsula (Ushuaia - Ushuaia)

(with Scuba-diving option)

11 nights / 12 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code

Dates & Ports of

embarkation

Dates & Ports of disembarkation

S9*

FEB 16 Ushuaia

FEB 27 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	4,690	5,380	6,100	N/A

* Supplement for Scuba Divers: US$ 800

Falklands (Malvinas)- South Georgia 'Antarctic Peninsula

Falklands (Malvinas) & South Georgia & Antarctic Peninsula

(Ushuaia - Ushuaia) 18 nights / 19 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code

Dates & Ports of

embarkation

Dates & Ports of disembarkation

NOV 21 Ushuaia

DEC 09 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	7,560	8,640	9,780	N/A

Falklands (Malvinas) & South Georgia & Antarctic Peninsula

(Ushuaia - Ushuaia) 18 nights / 19 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code

Dates & Ports of

embarkation

Dates & Ports of disembarkation

DEC 29 Ushuaia

JAN 16 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	8,170	9,320	10,890	N/A

Antarctic Peninsula & South Georgia - Falklands (Malvinas)

(Ushuaia - Ushuaia) 18 nights / 19 days

aboard Grigoriy Mikheev

Voyage Code

Dates & Ports of

embarkation

Dates & Ports of disembarkation

S10

FEB 27 Ushuaia

MAR 16 Ushuaia

Rates:	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
US$	N/A	7,670	8,800	9,990	N/A

Atlantic Odyssey

(Ushuaia ' Weymouth, UK ' Vlissingen, the Netherlands)

From 6 nights / 7 days to 49 nights / 50 days

aboard Professor Molchanov

Voyage Code	Dates & Ports of embarkation	Dates & Ports of disembarkation
M	MAR 12 Ushuaia	APR 29/30 UK / NL
Ma	MAR 12 Ushuaia	APR 10 Ascension
Mb	APR 10 Ascension	APR 23 Azores
Mc	APR 23 Azores	APR 29/30 UK / NL

M (49/50 days) Ma (30 days)

Mb (14 days) Mc (7/8 days)

Rates: US$	Triple non private	Twin non private	Twin private	Superior	Suite
M	6,110	7,220	8,290	9,400	10,450
Ma	4,700	5,440	6,250	7,100	7,900
Mb	980	1,230	1,410	1,590	1,765
Mc	430	530	630	710	790

N.B. The voyage might also be carried out by a similar sister

vessel. Dates are subject to change.

General notes:

All rates are quoted per person in US Dollar, based on twin occupancy. Twin non private and Twin private cabins are available for single occupancy at 1.7 times the share price.

US Dollar rates apply for all sales outside the area of the European Union.

5% discount will be granted for bookings for one or more consecutive voyages.

Fares include:

Ï Voyage aboard the indicated vessel as indicated in the itinerary.

Ï All meals throughout the voyage aboard the ship including snacks, coffee and tea;

Ï All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac.

Ï Program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff.

Ï All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the programme.

Ï Comprehensive pre-departure material.

Not included:

Any airfare, whether on scheduled or charter flights; pre- and post land arrangements; transfers to / from the vessel; passport and visa expenses; Government arrival and departure taxes; meals ashore; baggage, cancellation and personal insurance ( which is strongly recommended); excess baggage charges and all items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar, beverage charges and telecommunication charges; and the customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard ( guidelines will be provided).

Please note that all dates & rates are subject to change. All voyages will operate subject to a minimum of 25 participants.

For reservations please contact 4starSouthAmerica

Date of issue: September 02, 2002

General Travel Terms and Conditions Oceanwide Expeditions b.v.

Thank you for deciding to book a trip with Oceanwide Expeditions (hereinafter referred to as: "OE"). Before you make a definite booking, we recommend you (hereinafter referred to as "contracting party") to read carefully the following travel conditions. These general travel conditions and the term contracting party apply both to private persons (direct booking) and to (travel) organisations (see par. 1.2).

1. Reservation of trip / travel notification

1.1 The contract comes about by means of a written acceptance by the contracting party of the offer of OE, upon which a binding travel contract with OE is effected, to which all conditions set out in paragraph 1.3 up to and including paragraph 11.3 apply. If the contracting party in addition to him/herself also lists one or more other persons on one notification form, this contracting party is automatically personally responsible for all obligations ensuing from the travel contract (in line with the general travel conditions of OE) which concern himself and the other persons booked.

1.2 If the contract has come about by means of a written acceptance by a (travel) organisation (as in the case of but not limited to tour operators, agencies, travel agents, foundations, societies etc.), this (travel) organisation enters into a binding travel contract with OE. The (travel) organisation in question is then exclusively considered the contracting party to which all conditions set out from paragraph 1.3 up to and including paragraph 11.3 apply, irrespective of the possibility that the (travel) organisation in turn enters into a binding travel contract with clients it has recruited (such as but not limited to, private persons, members of the (travel) organisation, travel agents and third parties in general).

1.3 The contracting party shall - before the effecting of the travel contract and its implementation - provide OE with the necessary (personal) data concerning him/herself or third parties - in the case of a (travel) organisation: the client(s) of the (travel) organiser. Incorrect or incomplete provision of (personal) data can result in faulty vouchers, air tickets etc. OE shall not be held liable for such.

1.4 On receipt of the written booking form, the trip that has been booked will be confirmed by OE by means of a confirmation (invoice) sent to the contracting party.

2. The travel offer / the travel elements

2.1 The scope of the travel offer (the travel elements) booked by the contracting party is contractually recorded in the travel confirmation (invoice), in combination with the description from the most up-to-date brochure / programme description of OE.

2.2Any deviation from the travel elements as described in the brochure and publications are valid only if confirmed by OE in writing (in e.g. the original offer made, travel confirmation or a communication sent later).

2.3 OE bears no responsibility for photos, brochures and other information material, insofar as these have been published or distributed under the responsibility of third parties, nor for any undertakings, expectations or promises of third parties towards the contracting party.

3. Payment

3.1 On the effecting of the travel contract, the contracting party must pay an advance of 10 % of the total price to OE, unless otherwise stated in the travel confirmation. The remainder of the price must have been received 30 days before departure date by OE, unless otherwise stated in the travel confirmation. If the travel contract has been agreed within 30 days of departure, the full price must be paid immediately. In case the contracting party books more than 9 travel participants or more than 9 berths on a ship voyage in one reservation, the following payment conditions apply: 20 % deposit on the effecting of the travel contract, 30 % of the total price 4 months prior to departure, the remainder (50 %) of the total price 30 days prior to departure.

3.2 After payment has been received, the travel documents will be despatched approximately 14 days before departure.

3.3 If the contracting party fails to fulfil the payment obligations, OE will send him/her a written reminder and he/she has the possibility to make immediate payment. If the payment is still not made, the contracting party is liable to pay interest on the sum due of 1% for each month or part of a month of default. Furthermore he/she is liable to pay compensation of extra-legal collection costs equal to 15% of the sum claimed, with a minimum of 50 US$. If the contracting party fails to comply with his/her payment obligations, OE reserves the right to cancel the contract on the day of default. OE is entitled to charge the cancellation costs incurred (in line with paragraph 6 or as agreed otherwise in the travel confirmation).

3.4 If the payment is then made, but OE cannot send the travel documents on time (before the start of the journey) to the contracting party, any additional dispatch costs will be charged to the contracting party. OE may not be held responsible for any travel documents not arriving on time.

4. Changes in travel elements / price changes

4.1 Changes in the travel offer agreed in the travel confirmation (which occur before the start of the journey) are permitted only if they do not substantially alter the nature of the trip. This includes, among other things, changes made by the airline, changes in flight departure times, changes referring to hotel overnight stays before or after the main journey, minor changes in the travel programme or excursion offer. OE is obliged to inform - in writing - the contracting party in respect of such changes. Such changes may not be used by the contracting party as a reason for cancelling the travel contract.

4.2 The agreed price is based on the prices, exchange rates, duties and taxes as known to OE at the time the publication went to press and at the time of the travel confirmation. OE reserves the right to raise the agreed price (on the grounds of, among other things, unforeseeable increases of e.g. exchange rates, sudden increased prices of accommodation providers, airlines, duties, taxes, harbour dues and fuel prices). In the case that a price alteration is considered necessary by OE, OE is obliged to inform the contracting party in writing of this at the very latest 20 days before the day of departure. Price increases made within 20 days of the start of the journey are not permitted. In the case of a price increase of more than 5 % of the total price of the trip, the contracting party is entitled to cancel the trip without incurring any costs.

5. Cancellation of the trip by OE

5.1 OE is entitled to cancel the planned trip up to 30 days before departure, if the minimum number of participants has not been achieved. Any payment already received from the contracting party will be paid back by OE if the contracting party is not in agreement with an alternative trip offered by OE.

5.2 OE has the right in the case of force majeure (e.g. war, uprising and, natural disasters, abnormal / exceptional weather and ice conditions, legal stipulations of the local/regional authorities and other œacts of God”) to cancel the trip. OE may not be held liable for force majeure. If situations of force majeure occur before departure date, OE will pay back to the contracting party the price already paid. If situations of force majeure occur during the trip, OE will try to offer an alternative programme. If this should prove impossible, either OE or the contracting party is entitled to cancel the trip. In such a case, OE may not be held financially liable. However, in the case of any cost savings, OE shall return these monies to the contracting party. OE is obliged to assist the contracting party - in the case of a (travel) organisation: the client(s) of the (tour) organiser - in obtaining a return trip/flight. The contracting party him/herself is responsible for the costs of this.

5.3 If OE, by virtue of the provisions of par. 5.1 and 5.2, cancels the trip, only the equivalent of the billed price will be paid back to the contracting party. OE is not liable for costs the contracting party has made in preparation of the trip nor for reservations of travel components (such as but not limited to flights, hotels, connecting programmes,(travel)insuranceÜs) which, in combination with the trip booked with OE, have been booked elsewhere.

6. Cancellation of the trip by the contracting party

6.1 The contracting party may cancel the travel contract (exclusively in writing) at any time before the beginning of the trip. In the case of cancellation by the contracting party of a FIT-reservation (1 up to and including 9 travel participants or berths on a ship voyage), OE is entitled to charge the following costs to the contracting party:

- Up to and including 60 days prior to departure: 10 % of the total price

- from 59 days up to and including 30 days prior to departure: 30 % of the total price

- from 29 days up to and including 15 days prior to departure: 45 % of the total price

- from 14 days up to and including 6 days prior to departure: 75 % of the total price

- from 5 days up to and including the day of departure : 100 % of the total price

6.2 In case the contracting party cancels a travel contract, containing a reservation of more than 9 travel participants or more than 9 berths on a ship voyage, the following cancellation fees apply:

- Until and including 180 prior to departure: 10 % of the total price

- From 179 days until and including 90 days prior to departure: 50 % of the total price

- From 89 days up to and including the day of departure: 100 % of the total price

6.3 It is possible that different cancellation fees apply to different travel components (e.g. in the case of direct issuing of air tickets, there is often a 100% cancellation fee). In the travel confirmation these deviating, and therefore extra, costs are stated.

6.4 If the contracting party after booking wishes to introduce changes into the booked trip (e.g. the departure date, destination or type of accommodation), this is considered a cancellation and the cancellation costs stated in par. 6.1 and 6.2 apply. In case of minor changes OE is entitled to charge reservation costs of at least 25 US$ per alteration.

6.5 It is possible for the contracting party in the case of a (travel) organisation: the client(s) or the (travel) organiser to take out a cancellation insurance to cover the costs of any cancellation of the trip (see also par. 10.5).

7. Liability of OE

OE is obliged to provide a correct execution of the trip according to the travel contract and in line with the expectations the traveller may reasonably have on the grounds of the contract. OE is responsible for the selection of accommodation providers of ships, hotels, resorts etc., composition and the quality control of the travel elements and excursions, description of the travel elements in the OE brochures and other publications, the processing of the travel confirmation, reservation of the travel elements and control and dispatch of the travel documents.

8. Exclusion and limitation of the liability of OE

8.1 OE acts as intermediary for the sale of travel elements between on the one hand providers of accommodation/services (such as but not limited to a stay in a hotel, a voyage with a ship, services of dive bases and providers of transport) and on the other hand the contracting party and therefore the liability of OE is excluded. In these cases the conditions of the relevant providers of accommodation/services and/or the stipulations of (inter)national law applies and all liability of OE (in the case of complaints, claims, loss and damage of possessions/baggage, personal injury, death etc.) are excluded. In the case of claims, OE will try to mediate between the provider of accommodation and the contracting party. OE is not responsible for optional travel elements booked by the contracting party elsewhere (optional excursions, sightseeing etc).

8.2 All travel elements booked with OE, which relate to stay on board of a ship and/or excursions or programmes off ship (such as but not limited to excursions or programmes on land or on or in the water (incl. (scuba) diving, swimming and snorkelling) are for 100 % own risk of the contracting party - in the case of a (travel) organisation: the client(s) or the (travel) organiser. OE is therefore not liable for any damage, such as but not limited to (bodily) injury, illness, death etc. whatever the reason or cause may be. If the contracting party has booked a diving programme, OE or as the case may be the diving base or the diving leader on board our ships will ask the contracting party to sign a form, according to which the contracting party accepts 100 % own risk and promises that he will not lodge any claims against the diving base and/or the diving leader on board the ship in the case of any calamity which may or may not result in (permanent) injury or death. For our diving trips, it is stated precisely in the brochure what the conditions are for participation. In any case the contracting party must have a health certificate signed by a doctor and an internationally accepted diving certificate. In the case of the land programmes, the contracting party should enjoy generally sound health. In the brochures, the precise conditions are stated. We advise the contracting party - in the case of a (travel) organisation: the client(s) of the (travel) organiser ' to always take out a travel insurance, supplemented if necessary with an accident insurance (see also paragraph 10.5).

8.3 If OE offers the contracting party an air travel component, all liability of OE is excluded and for this travel component the conditions of the relevant airline apply. The stipulations of the Warsaw convention in general limit the responsibility of the air travel component in the case of death, injury and also delays, loss and damage of baggage. In the case of delays, OE cannot be held liable in any way whatsoever, even if this is at the cost of other travel elements of the trip booked..

8.4 OE may not be held liable for loss, damage and robbery of travel documents, baggage or other possessions.

8.5 OE shall accept no liability for damage for which there is a claim to compensation based on a travel and/or cancellations insurance.

8.6 OE may not be held liable for damage as a consequence of the travel contract not being correctly implemented, if the deficiency in the execution of the contract is attributable to the contracting party.

8.7 The trips offered by OE are mainly conducted in œmarginal zones” and require the qualification of expedition trips to places where infrastructure and (medical) facilities are often lacking. On booking the trip, the contracting party fully understands that booking the trip of OE is not comparable to booking an everyday standard trip. If due to weather conditions, sea currents, nautical reasons, large amounts of floating ice etc. the decision is taken to change the programme, every effort will be made to offer an alternative. In certain exceptional cases, however, this will not always be possible. Non-fulfilled expectations of the contracting party may not be grounds for claims in such cases. If the programme cannot be carried out according to the travel description and (certain) places described in the travel programme cannot be visited, OE may not be held liable for damage suffered and/or the spoiling of holiday enjoyment. The travel leader is at all times authorised to deviate from the programme, if he/she is of the opinion that such would be to the benefit of the quality of the programme. OE may not be held liable for payment of restitution in such a case.

9. Obligations of the contracting party

In the case of a (travel) organisation: instead of "contracting party" (in paragraphs 9.1 up to and including 9.4) read also œthe client(s) of the (travel) organiser” .

9.1 The contracting party is obliged to comply with all instructions given by OE and the travel leadership (e.g. trip leaders, guides, diving instructor and diving assistants, crew of the ships, local agent and the personnel of accommodation providers such as hotels, resorts and diving locations) in order to benefit the sound execution of the trip. Furthermore, the contracting party is 100 % liable for damage caused by improper behaviour e.g. towards fellow travellers or material damage to the hotels, ships or resorts, to be judged according to the standards of behaviour of the model traveller. The contracting party must ascertain the exact time of departure of the return journey at the very latest 72 hours before the stated departure time and reconfirm the air tickets.

9.2 Any contracting party who causes such disturbance or who threatens to cause such disturbance, that the proper execution of (part of) a trip is seriously hindered or could result in danger for the contracting party and/or the fellow travellers, can by or on behalf of OE (trip leadership or the local representatives) be excluded from (continuation of) the trip (components). In the case of exclusion, the contracting party is not entitled to make any claim for restitution of (part of) the price.

9.3 If the disturbing behaviour or damage (as described in paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2) should occur, all costs resulting from this shall be charged to the contracting party.

9.4 If the contracting party does not enjoy generally sound health and/or does not have the required diving certificates and/or diving experience as required for participation in the trip of OE, in the interest of the contracting party or his fellow travellers, OE is entitled to decide to offer an alternative programme for the contracting party in

question or, in extreme cases, to exclude this person from (certain) excursions or (parts of the diving programme).

These limitations apply also if the contracting party is not in possession of the correct (diving) gear, as stated in the

Travel brochure and other publications of OE. In the case of exclusion (or of a mandatory alternative programme) the contracting party is not entitled to make any claim for restitution of (a part of) the price.

9.5 The contracting party is obliged to inform the tour leadership of OE of any negligence noted in the execution of the travel contract, which is noted by him at the location ' in the case of a (travel) organisation: noted by the client(s) of the (travel) organisation. This should be done as quickly as possible, in writing, or other appropriate form of communication, to the relevant tour leader/expedition leader of OE, who shall immediately do his utmost to find an appropriate solution. As far as handling complaints is concerned, the following persons are responsible:

- General complaints during a boat trips: the tour leader/expedition leader. If there is no trip leader present, the captain is responsible. In the case of hotel- and land programmes: the manager of the hotel/ organisation.

- Complaints which concern exclusively diving: the diving instructor (or manager of the diving- and hotel firm).

9.6 If an immediate solution for the complaints cannot be found, the contracting party ' in the case of a (travel) organisation the client(s) of the (travel) organisation should present these complaints to the relevant (travel) organisation, where the trip was booked, upon which the (travel) organiser shall inform OE - shall be obliged to report the complaint to OE and request help. In the case of complaints about travel elements OE can decide to offer an alternative programme (e.g. hotel, cabin, excursion package) that is virtually identical to that in the originally booked trip (the originally booked travel component).

9.7 OE (incl. the representatives, trip leadership, local agent) is entitled to reject the complaint in the case that the complaint does not seriously influence the character of the trip and/or the complaint results only in hindrance of minor significance, if exaggerated demands are made, if it is impossible to provide help to the contracting party within the set time limit, if the deficiency in the implementation of the contract is attributable to the contracting party him/herself, if the deficiency in the execution of the contract could not have been foreseen or could not be neutralised, or if the deficiency in the execution of the contract is attributable to situations of force majeure (under force majeure are to be understood abnormal and unforeseeable circumstances that are independent of the will of whosoever claims it and of which the consequences, despite every precaution having been taken, could not have been avoided, see also situations of force majeure as described in par. 5.2).

9.8 In the case that the complaint has not been satisfactorily dealt with during the trip, the contracting party ' in the case of a (travel) organisation the client(s) of the (travel) organisation should present these complaints to the relevant (travel) organisation, where the trip was booked, upon which the (travel) organiser shall present the complaint to OE - shall present the complaint to OE at the very latest within one month of the termination of the trip (the last travel day). The complaint must be presented in writing and must be fully argumented.

9.9 In the case that the complaint has then not been satisfactorily settled by OE or if proper satisfaction has been not given in this matter, the contracting party is entitled to present the dispute to the District Court of Middelburg (which court shall have exclusive jurisdiction).

10. Baggage / Travel documents and insurance

In the case of a (travel) organisation: for "contracting party" (in the paragraphs 10.1 up to and including 10.5) read also œthe client(s) of the (travel) organiser” .

10.1 The contracting party must have in his possession on departure and during the trip the necessary travel documents, such as a valid passport, or, where permitted, a tourist card and any required visa, diving certificates, diving logbook including a health certificate of the doctor, proof of inoculations and vaccinations. In the case that the participant is unable to make (part of) a trip due to lack of any (valid) document, OE may not be held (financially) responsible, unless OE had undertaken to provide that document.

10.2 At the very latest on the signing of the travel contract, OE shall provide general information to the traveller on passports, visa and any formalities in the area of health care. This information does not bind OE. The contracting party must him/herself obtain the necessary information from the relevant authorities and before departure check whether there have been any changes concerning information provided at an earlier date.

10.3 The contracting party must comply with the current import restrictions of the various destinations and the amount of baggage permitted (also as far as the stipulations of the different airlines are concerned). OE may not be held liable for e.g. damage and prison sentences which could be imposed in the case of a contravention.

10.4 The obligation of OE to provide assistance to a contracting party in need is greatly impeded if it is not possible to resort to the S.O.S. help service included in travel and baggage insurance..

10.5 OE advises the contracting party to effect the necessary travel insurance, such as a travel insurance, accident insurance, third party risk insurance, baggage insurance and cancellation insurance. OE can provide information on this to the contracting party. In case of a medical problem arising during the voyage, either on board or on shore, which results in costs for medical treatment, evacuation, use of aircraft or repatriation etc. etc. the responsibility for payment of these costs belongs solely to the passenger. OE strongly advises that passengers ensure that such eventualities are covered by travel insurance. If not covered by travel insurance the responsibility still remains with the passenger and OE specifically decline any responsibility whatsoever.

11. General

11.1 If the duration of the trip as stated in the publication is given in days, the day of departure and the day of arrival, irrespective of departure or arrival times, are counted as full days. The definite departure- and arrival times are given in the travel documents .

11.2 The laws of the Netherlands apply to the travel contract and all matters ensuing from this contract.

11.3 Responsible for this content is: Oceanwide Expeditions b.v., Bellamypark 9, 4381 CG Vlissingen, The Netherlands listed at Chamber of Commerce of Middelburg, the Netherlands under no. 22036730 (revised version, date of issue: 14 September 2001).

Please contact the U.S. Res. office for payment & cancellation policies related to U.S. & Canadian reservations.