A luxury cruise ship became trapped in thick Arctic ice in the Ross Sea on January 17, 2026. The cruise ship, Scenic Eclipse II, required assistance from the USCGC Polar Star, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, to break it free from the ice.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the Scenic Eclipse
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The failure of a fuel pump and engine left the Silver Cloud adrift as it headed toward Antarctica on November 20, 2017, according to the Telegraph newspaper in London.
Power was reportedly restored to the ship in about an hour, permitting the Silver Cloud to return to Puerto Madryn in southeast Argentina for repairs. However
This was not the type of adventure the cruise passengers were looking for,
A cruise ship operated by an "adventure" travel operator was stranded in the South Atlantic on April 9th. The cruise ship experienced what is being described as either an engine failure or "propulsion difficulties" which reduced its speed to a capacity less
Multiple news sources are reporting that another small cruise ship to Antarctica has run aground.
This time it was the Polar Star which was carrying 115 passengers and crew when it ran aground in the Matha Strait, on its way back to Argentina. Rescue workers based at the Chilean port of Punto Arenas were evacuating the ship
The spectacle of the Clelia II cruise ship (photo below left) bouncing around by big waves and howling wind as it was trying to make its way back to Argentina from Antarctica continues to capture the attention of the American public this week. The video of the stricken vessel on our Cruise Law’s YouTube page has been viewed over
The partially disabled Clelia II cruise ship is facing extreme weather conditions with 88 U.S. passengers aboard as it limps back to port in Argentina after one of its engines stopped working.
Operated by Polar Cruises, (but see comments below), the Clelia II is a Antarctica explorer vessel with a crew of around 77. The cruise ship experienced limited maneuverability
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The Santiago Times reports "Luxury Cruise Ship Suffers Accident In Antarctic Peninsula."
The newspaper in Chile reports that the 100 passenger cruise ship Clelia II has been withdrawn from service following an accident that occurred over Christmas week.
The tour operator waited a long time before announcing the incident.
In a statement released two weeks after
