Even just a decade ago, Antarctica was reserved for the intrepid. Travelers hunkered down with scientists in cramped tent camps, sharing meals of instant noodles and calorie-dense sledging biscuits.
A lot has changed since 1966, when Lars-Eric Lindblad led the first nonscientific expedition cruise to the White Continent. Early cruises featured dorm-style cabins with “shoilets” (a shower head above a toilet), and passengers spent most days suited up in expedition parkas watching icebergs from the ship deck.
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