Antarctica Cruise Experience (Part 1 of 3): Ushuaia, Drake Passage & Seabourn Venture Ship Tour
Let Erin and Phil book this same experience for you, personally! We started ABC Trips to offer our bespoke itineraries to those seeking authentic culture, epic landscapes, and uncompromising luxury. 👉🏼 https://abctrips.com Seven months ago, we organized our first group trip and invited the entire world to join us as we visited our 30th country and seventh continent. Twenty travelers signed up for our 2-week Antarctic expedition and were already 4 days in. In this episode, we all fly from Buenos Aires to the southernmost city in the world, before settling into the stunning Seabourn Venture, exploring the ship, and starting our voyage across 600 miles of the most dreaded bit of open ocean on the planet. The next 11 days are sure to be full of adventure — and void of darkness. Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Arriving in Ushuaia 3:33 Boarding Seabourn Venture 6:54 Seabourn Suite Tour 13:30 Seafood Welcome Lunch 15:32 Pool Deck 16:03 Yoga Studio, Spa and Salon 16:42 Bow Lounge 19:37 Setting Sail 20:55 Private Welcome Party 22:24 Room Tour Continues 26:36 Hot Tub and Pool 29:10 Seabourn Square and Cafe 30:44 Seabourn Club and The Drake Passage 32:59 Dinner at The Restaurant 36:32 Gym Tour 37:46 The Bridge 38:36 Conclusion 39:17 Behind The Scenes We’re the Lockwoods. Since 2020, we’ve been traveling the world to experience—up close and in person—all the natural wonders and distinct cultures that our kids would otherwise see only in textbooks and TV. We think it’s a better way to learn and we’ve worked hard to fund our little experiment in the hope that our kids will grow up wiser, kinder, and more grateful for the beauty of our diverse planet and its people. In 2025, we started ABC Trips to help travelers experience the world the way we do—deeply, intentionally, and without the stress of figuring everything out alone. After years of full-time travel, expedition cruising, luxury hotels, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with our family, we realized something: the hardest part of epic travel isn’t the destination—it’s the decisions. Which ship actually gets you more time on the ice? Which safari lodge delivers real wildlife encounters? Which “bucket list” experiences are worth the money… and which are just hype? ABC Trips exists to cut through the noise. We plan and host thoughtfully curated journeys built around firsthand experience, honest recommendations, and moments that actually move the needle—whether that’s setting foot on Antarctica, tracking wildlife in Africa, or discovering cultures in a way that feels human, not herded. Our LinkTree: https://abctrips.com/linktree Brand Collabs: https://abctrips.com/collab