Rumbo Sur - Agencia de Viajes y Turismo - Ushuaia - Antártida - Tierradel Fuego

The Sarpik Ittuk was built in 1992 in Denmark, to navigate the ice-choked waters off Western Greenland. (Its unusual name combines two Greenlandic words: ittuk refers to the throbbing sound of its engines, and sarpik means the tip of a whale tail. The ship was upgraded in 2000 and will be significantly refurbished once again in 2006 to include a glass-enclosed forward observation lounge on the top deck and to offer travelers even more of a comfortable retreat after days of exploring ashore.

Carrying up to 96 passengers and classified to operate in ice-filled waters, the 73-meter vessel is guided by Danish officers with deep experience in polar navigation. With outside cabins only (all with private facilities), a spacious dining room and a comfortable library, the Sarpik Ittuk is a perfect expedition ship for discovering Antarctica.

Cabins & Amenities

-45 outside cabins, all featuring private facilities

-Spacious dining room with unreserved seating: buffet-style

breakfast w/ table service; table-service lunch and dinner

-Observation lounge and presentation room

-Lounge and bar

-Library with large collection of polar-themed books

-Ship-to-shore communications via Fleet 77 phone, mail/Internet

-Clinic with licensed doctor

-Exercise room

-Note: there is no passenger elevator between decks