New York, NY, December 2006 -- A new 12-day, air-inclusive Antarctica expedition cruise, priced at $4,299 to $5,999 per person, double -- combines the lively Argentinean city of the tango, Buenos Aires, with a five-day exploration of the White Continent. "Argentina & Antarctica," just added to Norwegian Coastal Voyage's 2007 schedule, has a departure date of February 28, 2007, and is the final sailing of the season for the 464-berth MS Nordkapp, rated Ice Class C and limited to 350 passengers.

Included are round-trip flights between New York, Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, five-star hotel and breakfast in Buenos Aires, selected cabin category, all meals on board, naturalist guides, Antarctica shore landings - once or twice a day, orientation tours of Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, port charges and transfers. Add-on air is available from other US gateways; the higher rates are for suites.

Gentoo and chinstrap penguin colonies, seabirds, humpback and killer whales, elephant and fur seals - all part of the abundant wildlife seen amidst the pristine polar region of glaciers, huge icebergs and pack ice. The soft-adventure cruise, featuring naturalist guides, noted guest lecturers and PolarCirkel boat landings, explores the region and includes weather-dependent landings at Deception Island, site of an active volcano; Port Lockroy, the earliest example of a British scientific station on the Antarctica Peninsula; Half Moon Island, home to a sizable rookery of chinstrap penguins as well as terns and kelp gulls; and Cuverville Island with its many gentoo penguins. Other highlights include sailings through the narrow iceberg-lined Lemaire Channel and the stunning Neumayer Channel as well as the crossing of the Drake Passage, the connection between the southern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Information, brochures and reservations can be obtained from Norwegian Coastal Voyage Inc., (800) 323-7436 or (212) 319-1300; fax (212) 319-1390; for brochures (800) 666-2374, 24 hours a day; www.norwegiancoastalvoyage.us.

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Pomona, NY 10970-2646

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