Adventure cruising in Antarctica

By Sally Macmillan
Updated March 2 2015 - 11:08am, first published March 1 2015 - 12:15am
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Ponant_Antarctica Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Ponant_Antarctica Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Ponant_Antarctica Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Ponant_Antarctica Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Adventure seeker: Silversea's Silver Discoverer. Photo: AMOS
Ponant_Antarctica Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Ponant_Antarctica Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Ponant's L'Austral explores Antarctica. Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Ponant's L'Austral explores Antarctica. Photo: Sarah DEL BEN
Vivid Sydney. Photo: Supplied
Vivid Sydney. Photo: Supplied
Carnival Spirit guests paddleboarding at Mystery Island. Photo: Supplied
Carnival Spirit guests paddleboarding at Mystery Island. Photo: Supplied

Does Conrad Combrink have the best job in the world? Every year he travels the length and breadth of the globe scoping out destinations for Silversea Expeditions, investigating exotic, less-visited places that will appeal to the growing legions of adventurous travellers. To be fair, he has to spend a fair bit of time on dry land, too – planning new itineraries and all the logistics that entails, tweaking existing itineraries and overseeing onboard and offshore programs – so he knows his stuff back to front.

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