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Each year thousands of tourists make the journey to the Falklands onboard a cruise ship or expedition vessel. This increasingly popular method of travel allows people to visit many sites that remain largely inaccessible to land-based tourists in the Falklands, all from the comfort and safety of a world-class vessel.

Cruise ships visiting the Falklands vary greatly in size, and range from well-equipped yachts to icebreakers and luxury cruise vessels such as the QE2. Passenger numbers onboard can be as few as 10 or as grand as 3,000. Whatever the size, visitors arriving in the Falklands by sea will be pleased to find a number of shore excursions and tours that fit in with most ship schedules. Visit our Cruise ship excursions page to see the latest tour offerings - tours should be booked through your cruise director/shore excursion manager, or with local guides - when available. Most vessels visit our seaside capital Stanley, but some operators also include outlying islands to provide a true taste of the Falklands.

The Falklands are generally included as part of a larger cruise itinerary, which may incorporate such famous destinations as South Georgia, the Antarctic Peninsula and selected South American ports. Refer to the list of companies below to find an operator offering cruises that include the Falkland Islands.

Companies that operate cruises to the Falkland Islands

Abercrombie and Kent                www.abercrombiekent.com

Antarctic Shipping                      www.antarctic.cl

Antarpply Expeditions                 www.antarpply.com

Aurora Expeditions                     www.auroraexpeditions.com.au

Celebrity Cruises                        www.AzamaraCruises.com

Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris     www.cheesemans.com

Compagnie Des Iles Du Ponant   www.ponant.com

Costa Crusies                            www.costacruises.com

Cunard                                      www.cunard.com

Elegant Cruises and Tours          www.elegantcruises.com

Fathom Expeditions                   www.fathomexpeditions.com

Fred Olsen Cruises                    www.fredolsencruises.com

Gap Adventures                         www.gapadventures.com

Golden Fleece                           www.horizon.co.fk/goldenfleecexp/

Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten          www.hlkf.de

Holland America Line                 www.hollandamerica.com

Hurtigruten Group                      www.hurtigruten.com

Lindblad Expeditions                  www.expeditions.com

Noble Caledonia                        www.noble-caledonia.co.uk

Norwegian Cruise Lines              www.ncl.com

Ocean Expeditions                    www.ocean-expeditions.com

Oceania Cruises                        www.oceaniacruises.com

Oceanwide Expeditions             www.oceanwide-expeditions.com

P & O Carnival UK                     www.carnivalukgroup.com

Pelagic Expeditions                   www.pelagic.co.uk

Peregrine Adventures                 www.peregrineadventures.com/antarctica

Peter Dielmann Cruises              www.deilmann-cruises.com

Phoenix Reisen                         www.phoenixreisen.com

Plantours and Partner                www.plantours-partner.de

Polar Cruises                            www.PolarCruises.com

Polar Quest                              www.polar-quest.com

Polar Star Expeditions               www.polarstarexpeditions.com

Princess Cruises                       www.princesscruises.com

Quark Expeditions                     www.quarkexpeditions.com

Regent Seven Seas                   www.TheRegentExperience.com

residenSea                               www.residensea.com

Silversea Cruises                      www.silversea.com

Spirit of Sydney Expeditions      www.spiritofsydney.net                      

Travel Dynamics International     www.TravelDynamicsInternational.com

TravelWild                                www.travelwild.com

Voyages of Discovery                www.voyageofdiscoverycom

Zegrahm Expeditions                 www.zeco.com