Crystal Expedition Cruises, a company known for its luxury tours around the world, will offer non-stop charter flights between Miami (MIA) and Ushuaia (USH), at Argentina’s southernmost end. This new arrangement replaces the previous one, which provided for a connection in Buenos Aires.
According to our media partner, Aeroin, the company announced on its website that the flight will be operated by a private jet. Although the aircraft model is not confirmed, there is a possibility that the leg will be performed with Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, which are fully configured in business class and operated by Comlux Aruba.
Update: In contact with Aviacionline, they have confirmed that the flights will be operated by Airbus A330-200 of National Airlines and Boeing 767-200ER of Omni Air International.
Demand is such that the package titled Crystal Endeavour will operate eight trips from 11 to 19 nights, between November 2021 and February 2022. According to the company’s website, four Antarctic cruises will be operated during the 2021/2022 season. The most ambitious expeditions are to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, with departures on December 21 and January 16, 2022.
«Peace of mind is the ultimate luxury, especially when traveling to the far reaches of the globe and the journey is smooth and powerful, and Crystal’s skilled and knowledgeable crew meets unpredictable weather conditions or remote destinations», said Crystal’s president, Jack Anderson.
«Likewise, providing our guests with nonstop charter flights directly from the United States to the port of embarkation in Ushuaia ensures a worry-free and effortless vacation experience, with the confidence that all logistics and details have been expertly managed and organized, as well as the peace of mind of knowing that all senior passengers aboard our chartered flights have been fully vaccinated», he concluded.
All-inclusive fares are USD 33,000 per person.
Schedule
- Eleven-night stays: November 18 to 29, 2021. Antarctica Expedition.
- Eleven-night stays: November 29 to December 10, 2021. Antarctica Expedition.
- Eleven-night stays: December 10 to December 21, 2021. Antarctica Expedition.
- Fifteen-night stays: December 21, 2021 to January 5, 2022. Antarctica and Falklands Expedition.
- Eleven-night stay: January 5 to 16, 2022. Antarctica Expedition.
- 19-night stays: January 16, 2022, to February 4, 2022: Antarctica, South Georgia, and Falkland Islands Expedition.
- Eleven-night stays: February 4 to February 15. Antarctica Expedition.
All include round-trip airfare prior to the departure of the expeditions. Plus one-night pre-cruise in Ushuaia and post-cruise in Miami.
Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, used to receive charter flights from Europe and other markets with tourists embarking to Antarctica before the pandemic. In order to meet this demand, the Malvinas Argentinas International Airport was one of the first ones to be enabled as a safe corridor a few weeks ago.
