Alcohol is available in Antarctica and you will enjoy it. Having travelled to Antarctica a few years back I outline my tips on how to drink alcohol there and in fact this is now a top 6! Get on that boat and see the penguins, but relax while you're doing it. That beer will be cold and sweet.
1. Drinking in Antarctica: On Antarctic land
OK so strictly speaking this is illegal as you should take only water with you on your treks. But on our last landing in Antarctica, myself and 5 others all took a drink each onto the land to toast to our amazing trip. We chose either wine or beer and burst them open by some rocks near the Henry Arctowski Polish Station at Admiralty Bay on King George Island. It is probably the best place I have ever had a beer. Just there in the wilderness with penguins in behind. A must for drinking in Antarctica!
2. Alcohol in Antarctica - a drink on the deck of the boat!
OK so we were sailing down the Gerlache Strait and were welcomed by an amazing snowstorm. I was sitting in the indoor bar onboard our ship, the MS Expedition when my drinking buddy on the trip, Russell and I turned to each other and said almost at the same time "Let's go outside for a beer". It had to be done. We sat out on deck in the snowstorm - Russell in his shorts and flip flops/thongs! We were joined out on deck by Canadian Mike MacSween who even came barefoot! There was no need to keep the beers chilled as it was absolutely freezing! Great place for a beer. Try and get as many from the boat to join you, even if it's just for 5 minutes or so.
3. Having a drink in Antarctica: Happy hour on board!
If you're on a tight budget, have no fear, happy hour is here! On board your boat you should be able to take full advantage of the Happy Hour meaning you can enjoy your backpacker lifestyle while sailing down the world's epic cold continent.
- The Lounge Bar was open from around 4pm - 7pm and had a Happy Hour from 5pm - 6pm. Every day they had a different quirky featured cocktail (e.g. Gentoo Delight, Antarctic Sunrise, Snowstorm etc.).
- The Polar Bear Bar was open from around 8pm until closing time (whenever you wanted to stop drinking)
At dinner time in the on-board restaurant you can also enjoy a drink.
4. Drinking in Antarctica: Bring Your Own Alcohol
This is also a backpacker style option and where the real money saving is - buy some beer in Argentina and bring it on board to enjoy with your travel buddies!
5. Alcohol in Antarctica: Ukranian Station Bar
OK this could well be a regret in life, but on our trip we just didn't make it to the bar or even to the actual Ukrainian Vernadskiy Station, which not only has a cool bar but even makes its own hot pepper Vodka (I'm not even kidding). The Vernadskiy Research Station is the longest continually running one on the entire continent. It was the British that put the pub there when they owned it!!! We were caught up in a crazy snowstorm off the coast of Petermann Island, and seeing an Argentine Research Station from the boat was the closest we got to the set of Argentine Islands where the Vernadskiy Station sits.
6. Drinking in Antarctica: A Pint at the South Pole
If you ever make it to the South Pole, how amazing would it be to have a drink right there - at the bottom of the world. Get a beer and toast to a mega achievement in your life!
Having a beer at the South Pole must be a beer drinker's dream.
That's my 6 tips for drinking in Antarctica - if you can manage them all then I take my hat off to you! Congratulations!
1. Drinking in Antarctica: On Antarctic land
OK so strictly speaking this is illegal as you should take only water with you on your treks. But on our last landing in Antarctica, myself and 5 others all took a drink each onto the land to toast to our amazing trip. We chose either wine or beer and burst them open by some rocks near the Henry Arctowski Polish Station at Admiralty Bay on King George Island. It is probably the best place I have ever had a beer. Just there in the wilderness with penguins in behind. A must for drinking in Antarctica!
2. Alcohol in Antarctica - a drink on the deck of the boat!
OK so we were sailing down the Gerlache Strait and were welcomed by an amazing snowstorm. I was sitting in the indoor bar onboard our ship, the MS Expedition when my drinking buddy on the trip, Russell and I turned to each other and said almost at the same time "Let's go outside for a beer". It had to be done. We sat out on deck in the snowstorm - Russell in his shorts and flip flops/thongs! We were joined out on deck by Canadian Mike MacSween who even came barefoot! There was no need to keep the beers chilled as it was absolutely freezing! Great place for a beer. Try and get as many from the boat to join you, even if it's just for 5 minutes or so.
3. Having a drink in Antarctica: Happy hour on board!
If you're on a tight budget, have no fear, happy hour is here! On board your boat you should be able to take full advantage of the Happy Hour meaning you can enjoy your backpacker lifestyle while sailing down the world's epic cold continent.
- The Lounge Bar was open from around 4pm - 7pm and had a Happy Hour from 5pm - 6pm. Every day they had a different quirky featured cocktail (e.g. Gentoo Delight, Antarctic Sunrise, Snowstorm etc.).
- The Polar Bear Bar was open from around 8pm until closing time (whenever you wanted to stop drinking)
At dinner time in the on-board restaurant you can also enjoy a drink.
4. Drinking in Antarctica: Bring Your Own Alcohol
This is also a backpacker style option and where the real money saving is - buy some beer in Argentina and bring it on board to enjoy with your travel buddies!
5. Alcohol in Antarctica: Ukranian Station Bar
OK this could well be a regret in life, but on our trip we just didn't make it to the bar or even to the actual Ukrainian Vernadskiy Station, which not only has a cool bar but even makes its own hot pepper Vodka (I'm not even kidding). The Vernadskiy Research Station is the longest continually running one on the entire continent. It was the British that put the pub there when they owned it!!! We were caught up in a crazy snowstorm off the coast of Petermann Island, and seeing an Argentine Research Station from the boat was the closest we got to the set of Argentine Islands where the Vernadskiy Station sits.
6. Drinking in Antarctica: A Pint at the South Pole
If you ever make it to the South Pole, how amazing would it be to have a drink right there - at the bottom of the world. Get a beer and toast to a mega achievement in your life!
Having a beer at the South Pole must be a beer drinker's dream.
That's my 6 tips for drinking in Antarctica - if you can manage them all then I take my hat off to you! Congratulations!
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