Day 10-11: Return to the Drake Passage and to the Beagle Channel bound for Ushuaia.Places you may visit include: Neumayer Channel, Port Lockroy, Pléneau & Petermann Islands, Neko Harbour, Paradise Bay, and Errera Channel. Disembark by Zodiac and explore the continent each day. Day 4-9: Cruise the snow-capped Melchior Islands and Schollaert Channel, sailing between Brabant and Anvers Islands.After passing the Antarctic Convergence – Antarctica’s natural boundary, formed when north-flowing cold waters collide with warmer sub-Antarctic seas – guests can enjoy the marine and avan life changes in the circum-Antarctic upwelling zone. Day 2-3: At sea, cruise through the Drake Passage.Enjoy a welcome dinner while you sail along the wildlife-rich Beagle Channel, towards the White Continent of Antarctica. Day 1: Morning at leisure in Ushuaia afternoon embarkation to the Ortelius.Sample 11-night Cruise: Antarctica – Basecamp: The Plancius operates cruises of various lengths, from 10 to 33 nights. Twin deluxe and superior cabins are also furnished with a sofa, and superior cabins also feature a mini fridge, and a coffee and tea maker.
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Ship-to-shore helicopter transfers are included in other Antarctica programs aboard the Ortelius. The ship’s “basecamp” itinerary also offers camping, kayaking, snowshoe/hiking, mountaineering, and photo workshop.
Ortelius carries a fleet of ten Zodiacs for exploration and remote landings. Zodiac cruising and onshore hiking are included with every departure (weather permitting). Voyages aboard the Ortelius are designed to offer passengers as much time as possible ashore with the wildlife and landscapes of the Antarctic. Laundry service, bar, beverages, telecommunication and excess baggage come at an additional cost. Ortelius has a non-smoking policy, but guests can smoke in certain designated areas. All meals onboard the ship, including snacks, coffee and tea are included in all itineraries. The Ortelius is furnished with an observation lounge, two restaurants, bar, lobby, observation deck, hospital, gallery and lecture room. With 6 ZL 40/48 SULZER engines, the Ortelius cruising speed is of approximately 10.5 knots. The vessel is 298 feet long, with a width (beam) of 56 feet, and a draft to baseline of 18 feet. The Ortelius has a maximum capacity of 108 guests, supported by a crew of 20, a 19-member hotel staff, a seven-member expedition team (an expedition leader and six guides / lecturers), and an onboard doctor. With the highest ice-class notation (UL1 equivalent to 1A) the Ortelius ship is ideally suited for Antarctic expediting.
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Mr Baker was subsequently head waiter at Jammets Restaurant and the lot included a letter and associated items, including a Jammets menu.įull-size silver plate replicas of the Liam MacCarthy and Sam Maguire Cups sold for €9,000 each at hammer.Ī 1915 All-Ireland football winners medal made €4,800 and a 1920 Bloody Sunday match ticket made €6,400.Īn archive of the papers of Charles Doran, a Fenian who was clerk of works during the building of St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, until his death in 1909, made €11,500.MV Ortelius is an ice-strengthened polar expedition ship. It made €48,000 at hammer over a top estimate of €30,000.Ī walking stick gifted by Michael Collins to Patrick Baker in 1920 made €15,000.Ī 19th-century walking stick gifted by Michael Collins to Patrick Baker of the Gresham Hotel in 1920 in gratitude for failing to identify him to British agents made €15,000. Mealy’s copy has direct provenance by family descent to Charles O’Connor, the Irish-American Democratic lawyer who in 1872 became the first Catholic to be nominated for the US presidency. Described in the catalogue as “the atlas that changed the world”, it contains 53 double-page engraved maps.Īnother highlight was an original engraved facsimile copy of the American Declaration of Independence issued by Order of Congress in 1823.