What a FANTASTIC report. It was filmed and edited like if you had a full film crew with you. Even the ambient music was perfect. I know you were a good KZreadr, but you are at the TOP OF YOUR GAME!!! Entertaining, informitative AND mind blowing fotage... I am lost for words. You should be the KZreadr of the year!!!!

@pamelas1002

2 жыл бұрын

I second that!

@breadyegg

2 жыл бұрын

Thirded.

@dianelipson5420

2 жыл бұрын

It’s seriously true

@samuelcollins1331

2 жыл бұрын

Peter Jaro says it all very eloquently: this may be Gary’s best video EVER!!!

Your comment about taking time to just look around and listen is so true. I went to Antarctica in December 2019. Going through my photos I saw one I took at a nesting colony of penguins. The thing that amazed me about the photo was how spectacular the background looked. I didn't remember that. At the time I was so focused getting photos of the penguins I never really looked around to see how spectacular the views were. The nesting area was probably at least 100-200 meters up a steep ridge. Going up was a tough slog due to constant post-holing into the snow and ice and pulling one leg out after another. When I finally reached the nesting area my focus was just on the prize, nesting penguins. I should have also taken the time to see the magnificent views from up there.

@morningwaves

Жыл бұрын

This is the same idea about experiencing solar eclipses. Don’t worry about taking so many pics, take in the experience

While I enjoy all your content, I really loved this format and would love to see more videos of this style. It really feels like this experience was something special.

@news1m

Жыл бұрын

I had been a gold member with my late husband on Seaborne. As lovely as these videos appear, the cruise director makes little effort in doing anything realistic to make the cruise more enjoyable. Excursions used to be a very big problem. They were limited in ridiculously low numbers. I just saw the prices on the upcoming cruises , and $45,000 a person is a lot of money. I much rather take other types of vacations where u aren’t stuck onboard if a port won’t let you off or if a port won’t accept you. This ship is getting a lot of attention, but most of your time will be spent onboard, boredom leads to eating & weight gain, and everything you would normally opt for onland is 3-4 times the regular price.

This was documentary quality. There were several times I had to remind myself I was watching a KZread cruise channel and not a professional documentary on Magellan.

I was really moved by this video. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for this video. I will never be able to go on a trip like this and you brought it to life for me. thank you so much!

@oldmanc2

2 жыл бұрын

I was getting upset too! I work for an Airline but with Covid it's near impossible to travel and explore

This video means so much to me. I'm truly getting emotional at all the glacier footage. It's my absolute dream to get down there. Please never stop filming your travels. You are an incredible story teller.

Gary, I have seen many of your videos. All have merit, but this one is in a league of its own. Beautifully done. Exotic material. A nice balance between a nature film and a travel report. Thank you for this!

I am hooked on your channel Gary. I find myself watching your videos and it soothes me. I was just diagnosed w breast cancer and start chemo on Jan 5th. Lots of thoughts going through my mind but watching this (and all your videos) makes me feel calm. Like it's a respite. Thank you so much for sharing your excursions and for creating this channel. This cruise sure looks phenomenal. And I agree, putting the camera away and just listening and soaking the wonder in would be my style too 😊 Stay well ✌🏻

@chriswilliams6568

2 жыл бұрын

Good wishes for your complete recovery. I survived breast cancer since 2008. Stage 2. Wishes from Vancouver BC

@herenasaavedra9234

Жыл бұрын

Good luck to you, I hope you are recovering well.

@katem4365

Жыл бұрын

@@herenasaavedra9234 thank you Harena! I am still in treatment and giving thanks for every victory ✌️ Stay blessed 🙌🏻

That’s a good point you made about not just filming and getting caught up in doing videos but also enjoying the moment in real life looking at things. Once, when I was on a cruise ship near Norway I asked a couple that was filming whales if they had seen the whales outside their camera lens and they laughed and said no.

I will never go to Antartica on a cruise or on a plane , it is out of my reach. But it felt like I was travelling too. Your shots were beautiful. Thanks to help me dream. I will watch again.

Through your camera, traveling in Antarctica looks not hard but the experience feels surreal! It's absolutely amazing travelers can explore what only the professional adventurers can in the old days. I appreciate your videos taking us to travel along. I would definitely take Antarctica cruises in future.

2019 Antarctica was our best cruise ever!! Even though it was Holland America and we were too big to land it was completely AWESOME! Seals basking on ice floes, whales, Adélie penguins porpoising through the water, rockhopper penguins (in the Falkland islands), unbelievable ice bergs nothing disappointed. Our weather could not have been better.

Gosh Gary, you’re so lucky, I’d have loved to have done this, unfortunately I became a paraplegic when I was 29, definitely not feasible in a chair, Thanks for letting me see this from afar.

Oh My Goodness, I loved this. Running the ship up onto the ice was amazing. The videos and photos with that perspective are a treasure. I was there in 2018 and would love to go back again. The Zodiac rides were the coldest points for me. Overheating was a problem. Too many layers, and hiking generate heat. I had unzipped multiple layers, and one of the guides came up to make sure I was okay. One symptom of hypo-thermia is a false sense of warmth, and she was making sure I hadn't gotten cold and confused. I would go again in a minute, and completely agree that I took too many photos and didn't take enough time just soaking in the moment. Thanks for this update. It was amazing.

So glad you posted this video. Cammie and I would really like to do an expedition cruise to Antarctic. You really told the story in this video well. The flow, editing and quality of the video really stepped up to a superb level. Job well done. Look forward to more.

Love the documentary style. Truly breathtaking footage.

OMG this is by far the best video you have ever put out! I never thought that I would be one to think about going on an expedition cruise but seeing this I think it may be possible. Thank you so much for this!

Fantastic video, Gary, I absolutely loved the ship plowing into the ice shelf and letting everyone off to explore a bit, especially the fun that the crew was having as well.

@tipsfortravellers

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Can’t wait until we sail to Antarctica. Just a sail through because expedition is beyond our budget but will still be magical.

We were in two minds about going to Antarctica but after seeing this Gary, you have made our mind up to do for it. This was a great insight thank you so much.

I did a trip in 2017 on a smaller ship. Quite similar but in February so later in the season. The apart about unpredictability came true for us as bad weather was predicted in the Drake channel for our return, so captain elected to turn back a day early and pedal to the metal to avoid the worst.

Wow - Wow - Wow! What a wonderful and unexpected change of pace from the construction of your usual videos. This was by far my favorite cruise video -- of any channel -- any location -- at any time. Gary, you nailed it. Congratulations on your art and expertise. Thank you for continuing to share.--Al

Mr. Bembridge, this is one of my favorite videos of yours! It was a wonderful blend of the visual with explanations of activities and experiences. But a lovely addition was your choice of music - it added a mystical quality that made the scenery that much more magical. I would LOVE to take this cruise.

So interesting! Thought it was wonderful how the penguins just went about their business among the humans. One question, though. What was the red stuff churning in the ice-water as you pushed through the ice shelf? Honestly, it looked like blood but I doubt that would have been the case.

@margaret6527

2 жыл бұрын

That was most likely red algae. Antarctica has red and green algae blooms beginning in the summer months.

@zanti4132

2 жыл бұрын

Researching this, life forms do live in the ice shelves, although they aren't the red-blooded types. Even so, I have to wonder if having the ship cut into the ice shelf does damage to the Antarctic ecosystem.

@claudiaroedel1368

2 жыл бұрын

It is algae that grows under the ice, from which the krill feeds. But a small correction: that is sea ice (sea water that freezes during winter. In this case, it's fast ice (because it's attached to land) and covered in snow. It is not an ice shelf - those are formed when glaciers advance over the sea in big bays, and Ice shelves are made of glacial ice, freshwater ice, because they're made up of snow that has accumulated over the centuries. So, to the person who asked about environmental impact - it's almost negligible because sea ice will melt anyway as summer advances (this trip was filmed rather early in the season).

Gary, I absolutely loved the style of this video. I enjoy your regular tips for travellers, but this was like a travelogue and I loved every moment of it.

I am speechless. This is priority on my bucket list! Magnificent.

Fantastic video Gary! Very well produced, and the content is just wonderful. I've told you I'm booked to be a guest speaker on an Antarctica itinerary in February. I have so many questions, and you are providing so many answers! You do a great job sir!

@tipsfortravellers

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and great to hear. I’m envious you heading there. I’d love to be going back in Feb 😀😀😀

That was truly amazing👏👏👏👏👏👏👏. Having not travelled for over two years being stuck in Victoria, Australia, I actually broke down and cried after seeing this. I realised how much I miss travelling to the corners of the globe, and having something to look forward to and wondering if I’ll ever get to go anywhere again. I hope this year I can go somewhere, can’t face another year of planning and canceling😔. So glad that you can do it for those of us who can’t, it is really appreciated more than you know.🇦🇺

Wow, amazing Gary. Thank you for taking the trouble to share this with us.

Just WOW!! This video is on a whole new level, Gary. I thank you soo much for putting this out. Incredible!

@Hawkeye2001

2 жыл бұрын

One of his best videos

My idea of a cruise is to go to the Caribbean and sit in the hot Tub while thinking of what I’m going to have for dinner.

I've only just watched the opening seconds. Things may not have gone as planned but already you have stunning video

WOW, what gorgeous scenery. Really enjoyed this video, sir. I was delighted to see a place that I would never consider visiting but have been curious about. TOO cold for me.

You've certainly given us important cruising information over the course of your many videos, but this one was very, very special. Thank you!!

Love this format. Awesome trip. Think this type of trip is on my bucket list as a count down to my retirement in 5 years. 👍🏾

We just returned from our Silversea Antarctic expedition sailing … very similar experiences - including the ice shelf. Remarkable memorable experience!! As to “not according to plan” - that’s everyday in Antarctica … a highly proactive Expedition Leader is the key, one who has a Plan B, C, D, E, F in his/her hopper when Plan A fails to pan out. Looks like both of us had excellent Leaders who kept our experience “stocked” with plenty of “incredible”!!

Greatest advice, less pictures and more listening, seeing, touching and breathing in the environmant. Most of those pictures will mean something, but ,those sensory experiences will last a lifetime. You will suddenly have a flashback of one of those moments due to a sensory rewakening. We are a compilation of memories, so allow those to happen, less chatter and more being at one with the environment.

Thanks so much for doing this in this way Gary. I will never go to Antartica but on this video it felt as though we were with you. I really get why you loved it so much! I also loved the music.

I WOULD BE TO SCARED TO WALK ON THAT ICE GRAT VIDEO

That was amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

That expedition cruise looks amazing! Definitely on my bucket list

This is absolutely amazing! Thanks for making and sharing this video, Gary.

Really excellent video Gary. Thanks for making and posting it!

Incredible footage - thank you for sharing with us!

Gary, wonderful video and description of the experience. Thanks for taking us along.

Wow! That looks like quite an adventure! Thanks for sharing, Gary!

Gary, thank you for sharing this incredible journey. This was truly amazing.

I loved this video footage, thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful trip with us.

Looks absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing.

Spectacular scenes. Thanks for sharing your trip

Beautiful! Following along with you on your Antarctica journey has been a joy! Thank you!!

Magnificent experience! I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you!

This is one of your best videos. Absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience.

SENSATIONAL video. Much different presentation compared with all the other cruise sites. Thank you so much!

Awesome video!!! Thanks so much for sharing this experience with us!

What beautiful footage!! Looks like everyone had a fantastic time!!

Amazing, Gary. Well done! Thank you so much for sharing!

I really enjoyed this informative, well put together video!! What an experience that must have been!! Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Very cool! Thanks for sharing the experience.

Gary, thank you so much for sharing this amazing adventure. What an incredibly beautiful area of this incredible world to visit.

Wow! I have a new favorite video from this channel. 😍 Lovely footage and great commentary. Thank you for taking us along!

Thank you for posting this incredible experience!

Can only say Wow! This needs to go back on to my bucket list. Thanks for a great review.

Amazing video! Thanks so much for creating/sharing this video of your trip.

Fantastic. Much respect for this incredible video. Now I get it why this experience is so unforgettable. Thank you

Wow, Gary!! Incredible video!! Thank you so much for bringing us along!! Beautiful!!

Thank you Gary for taking the time to share your love for travel! Merry Christmas!

Absolutely beautiful views! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Gary for the video. Really enjoyed every memorable moment you posted on this trip.

What an incredible experience Gary! I've always wanted to go on one of these. Loved following along your vlog. That ice shelf was insane! So true about people not soaking it all in. What an experience. Great story and edit! 😍😘❄️🥶

Thank you for sharing Gary! Outstanding video.

I love this! So amazing! This is now on my bucket list

That was awesome! Thank you for sharing!

What a truly amazing experience, and what a wonderful video, thankyou!

Happy Christmas and Thank You Gary.

Breathtaking! Thank you.

We're going in Feb. Can't wait!!! Thanks for the heads up!

Wow! Just incredible. Thank you for the video.

I love the pictures of pulling the ship. Reminds me of when I supported the Leaning Tower of Pisa !

Amazing. Can’t wait to book this trip. Thanks for all your work on this.

that was so wonderful! Thank you!!

Gary, thank you for an amazing vlog! Stunning.

Great video. That cruise looks amazing. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas to you.

Stunning! Thank you for the video and Happy Holidays

An amazing video report. This has to be one of your best. Thank you.

This was so beautiful, thank you for sharing.

What an amazing video! Thank you so much for your time!!

Wow looks like a fabulous trip. Now I have one more thing to put on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing

I have loved watching your Antarctic videos, this one is spectacular. I hope to visit next season. Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful video! I know I'll be watching it over and over. What beautiful place. Again, thanks for sharing your amazing adventure.

Stunning video. Best one yet. Well done, Gary x

You have captured the beauty and the feeling of being there. Fantastic video, Gary.

Lovely to see the ship hitting the ice , and the crew enjoying themselves. Must have been quite an experience.

@Hawkeye2001

2 жыл бұрын

I suspect that this was one of the rare opportunities that the crew ever got to set foot on the ice.

Fantastic, much different from your usual style, very much enjoyed you taking us along, thankyou 😊

Wow. I didn't know a trip like this was possible! Thank you for this! Wonderful video!

Amazing absolutely Amazing!!!! Thank you for this video!!

Oh WOW that was amazing. Thank you Gary

Stunning video, Gary! What an incredible experience!

Wow!! Just absolutely beautiful thanks for sharing it with us.

@tipsfortravellers

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it