PLANNED ITINERARIES FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL EXPEDITIONS TO ANTARCTICA AUSTRAL SUMMER 2009/2010 ABERCROMBIE & KENT NAME OF VESSEL: M/V Minerva, Bahamian registry. NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: A maximum of 200 passengers, 168 staff and crew for all but final two voyages, when a maximum of 320 passengers and 184 staff and crew are planned. ITINERARY: Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice conditions as well as length of cruise, and may include Almirante Brown, Arctowski Station, Cape Valentine, Cierva Cove, Cuverville Island, Devil Island, Enterprise Island, Esperanza Station, Goudier Island, Half Moon Island, Jougla Point, Jubany Station, Melchior Islands, Neko Harbor, Palmer Station, Paulet Island, Pendulum Cove, Penguin Island, Pleneau Island, Selvick Cove, Skontorp Cove, Vortex Island, Whalers Bay, and Yankee Harbor. M/V Minerva: - Depart Buenos Aires November 22, 2009, arrive Ushuaia December 9 (in Treaty area December 3-6); - Depart Ushuaia December 9, arrive Ushuaia December 19 (in Treaty area December 12-16); - Depart Ushuaia December 19, arrive Ushuaia January 4, 2010 (in Treaty area December 30-January 1); - Depart Ushuaia January 4, arrive Ushuaia January 20 (in Treaty area January 14- 17); - Depart Ushuaia January 20, arrive Ushuaia January 30 (in Treaty area January 23- 27); - Depart Ushuaia January 31, arrive Ushuaia February 21 (in Treaty area February 15-18); - Depart Ushuaia February 21, arrive Ushuaia March 12 (in Treaty area February 24-27). ANTARCTIC LOGISTICS & EXPEDITIONS NAME OF INTERCONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT: Ilyushin IL-76TD, Kazakhstan registry. NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: A maximum of 60 passengers on each of twelve inbound flights, 9 staff and crew on each flight. A total of 195 passengers for the season are anticipated. Fifteen ground-based expedition staff and 45 operations staff will facilitate activities on-Continent. ITINERARY: A number of flights to and within Antarctica are planned, according to the following itinerary. Equipment to be used within Antarctica include one De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter and one Douglas DC3-TP67 aircraft, inter alia, for passenger transport, logistic and medivac support. All expeditions depart from and return to Punta Arenas via base camp at Patriot Hills. Site visits may vary depending on weather and ice conditions. - South Pole Flight (flights from Patriot Hills to South Pole): December 3-10, 2009; December 10-16; December 29-January 4, 2010; January 4-10. These programs typically include 11 clients each, with a projected maximum of 44 persons. - Emperor Penguins (observation of penguin rookery at Dawson-Lambton Glacier): November 12-27, 2009. This program typically includes a maximum of 5 persons. - Mt. Vinson (exploration of Vinson Massif): November 27-December 10, 2009; December 3-16; December 16-29; December 29-January 10, 2010; January 10-23. These programs typically include 20 clients each, with a projected maximum of 80 persons. - Ski Last Degree (ski trips to South Pole from 87-89ºS): December 3-16, 2009; December 16-29; January 4-16, 2010. These programs typically include 10 clients each, with a maximum of 25 persons. - Antarctic Odyssey (exploration of area around Patriot Hills): December 10-18, 2009; January 4-10, 2010. These programs typically include 4 clients each, with a projected maximum of 8 persons. - Ellsworth Mountains Safari (exploration of Ellsworth Mountains): December 16- 29, 2009; January 10-23, 2010. These programs typically include 4 clients each, with a projected maximum of 8 persons. - Ice Marathon (marathon race in Patriot Hills area): December 10-18, 2009. This program typically includes a maximum number of 15 persons. - Ski South Pole All the Way (ski expedition from Hercules Inlet to South Pole): November 12, 2009-January 10, 2010; (ski expedition from Messner to South Pole): November 27, 2009-January 16, 2010. These programs typically include a maximum of 5 persons each. CHEESEMANS' ECOLOGY SAFARIS NAME OF VESSEL: M/V Polar Star, Barbadian registry. NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: A maximum of 94 passengers, 52 staff and crew. ITINERARY: Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice conditions as well as length of cruise, and may include Almirante Brown, Baily Head, Brown Bluff, Cierva Cove, Cuverville Island, Deception Island, Devil Island, Goudier Island, Hannah Point, Jougla Point, Livingstone Island, Neko Harbor, Paulet Island, Peterman Island, Shingle Cove, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, Weddell Sea, and Whalers Bay. - Depart Ushuaia December 30, 2009, arrive Ushuaia January 24, 2010 (in Treaty area January 13-22). CRYSTAL CRUISES NAME OF VESSEL: M/S Crystal Symphony, Bahamian registry. NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: A maximum of 940 passengers (800 estimated to be carried), 548 staff and crew. ITINERARY: Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice conditions as well as length of cruise, and may include scenic cruising to Bismarck Strait, Deception Island, Elephant Island, Errera Channel, Gerlache Strait, Hope Bay, Lemaire Channel, and Palmer Station. - Depart Valparaiso December 27, 2009, arrive Buenos Aires January 9, 2010 (in Treaty area December 27-December 31). HOLLAND AMERICA LINE NAMES OF VESSELS AND NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS: M/S Amsterdam, Netherlands registry: A maximum of 1,755 passengers, 627 staff and crew. M/S Prinsendam, Netherlands registry: A maximum of 793 passengers, 467 staff and crew. M/S Veendam, Netherlands registry: A maximum of 1,498 passengers, 590 staff and crew. ITINERARY: Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice conditions, and may include scenic cruising in or near Anvers Island, Cuverville Island, Deception Island, Endurance Glacier (Elephant Island), Esperanzo Station, Half Moon Island, Hannah Point (Livingston Island), Lemaire Channel, Neko Harbor, Neumayer Channel, Palmer Station, Paradise Bay, Paulet Island, Peterman Island, Port Lockroy, and Yankee Harbor (Greenwich Island). M/S Amsterdam: - Depart Ushuaia January 30, arrive Stanley February 4 (in Treaty area January 31 – February 3). M/S Prinsendam: - Depart Ushuaia February 13, 2010, arrive Stanley February 19 (in Treaty area February 14-18). M/S Veendam: - Depart Ushuaia December 27, 2009, arrive Stanley January 2, 2010 (in Treaty area December 28, 2009 – January 1, 2010); - Depart Stanley January 19, arrive Ushuaia January 25 (in Treaty area January 20- 24). LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS NAME OF VESSEL: M/S National Geographic Explorer, Bahamian registry. AND NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: A maximum of 148 passengers (115 estimated to be carried), 103 staff and crew. ITINERARY: Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice conditions as well as length of cruise, and may include Aitcho Island, Almirante Brown, Baily Head, Barrientos Island, Bongrain Point, Booth Island, Brown Bluff, Cape Valentine, Crystal Hill, Cuverville Island, Danco Island, Detaille Island, Devil Island, Enterprise Island, Fish Islands, Goudier Island, Half Moon Island, Jenny Island, Jougla Point, Lemaire Channel, Melchior Islands, Neko Harbor, Palmer Station, Paulet Island, Pendulum Cove, Penguin Island, Petermann Island, Pléneau Island, Point Wild, Port Charcot, Prospect Point, Ronge Island/Georges Point, Sandefjord Bay, Shingle Cove, Skontorp Cove, Snowhill – Nordenskjolds Hut, Stonington Island, Torgersen Island, Tay Head, Useful Island, Vernadsky Station, Whalers Bay, and Yalour Islands. M/S National Geographic Explorer: - Depart Ushuaia November 6, 2009, arrive Ushuaia November 17 (in Treaty area November 7-16); - Depart Ushuaia November 17, arrive Ushuaia December 8 (in Treaty area November 18-28); - Depart Ushuaia December 8, arrive Ushuaia December 18 (in Treaty area December 9-17); - Depart Ushuaia December 18, arrive Ushuaia December 29 (in Treaty area December 19-28); - Depart Ushuaia December 29, arrive Ushuaia January 9, 2010 (in Treaty area December 30-January 8); - Depart Ushuaia January 9, arrive Ushuaia January 20, (in Treaty area January 10- 19); - Depart Ushuaia January 20, arrive Ushuaia January 31 (in Treaty area January 21- 30); - Depart Ushuaia January 31, arrive Ushuaia February 11 (in Treaty area February 1-10); - Depart Ushuaia February 11, arrive Ushuaia March 4 (in Treaty area February 12- 18). OCEANITES ITINERARY: Nineteen researchers will travel to various sites in the Antarctic Peninsula region to conduct work in support of the Antarctic Site Inventory. Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice conditions as well as length of cruise, and may include Aitcho Island, Almirante Brown, Baily Head, Barrientos Island, Bongrain Point, Booth Island, Brown Bluff, Cape Valentine, Crystal Hill, Cuverville Island, Danco Island, Detaille Island, Devil Island, Enterprise Island, Fish Islands, Goudier Island, Half Moon Island, Jenny Island, Jougla Point, King Haakon Bay, Lemaire Channel, Melchior Islands, Neko Harbor, Palmer Station, Paulet Island, Pendulum Cove, Penguin Island, Petermann Island, Pléneau Island, Point Wild, Port Charcot, Prospect Point, Ronge Island/Georges Point, Sandefjord Bay, Shingle Cove, Skontorp Cove, Snowhill – Nordenskjolds Hut, Stonington Island, Torgersen Island, Tay Head, Useful Island, Vernadsky Station, Whalers Bay, and Yalour Islands. - Aboard M/S National Geographic Explorer depart Ushuaia November 6, 2009, arrive Ushuaia November 17 (in Treaty area November 7-16); - Aboard M/S National Geographic Explorer depart Ushuaia November 17, arrive Ushuaia December 8 (in Treaty area November 18-24); - Aboard M/S National Geographic Explorer depart Ushuaia December 8, arrive Ushuaia December 18 (in Treaty area December