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Live trip report begins in the beginning of this thread and continues (amid a fair amount of banter) until post #321 here.

Regular trip report begins here.


Other people's trip reports:

@chff: https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=101296.0

@Dan:
Original Post for the trip: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/join-lifetime-kosher-catered-trip-antarctica/
Intro to trip: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/follow-me-to-antarctica/
Part 1: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/trip-notes-antarctica-part-1-buenos-airesplanning-positioning-adventure-lifetime/
Part 2: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/antarctica-trip-notes-part-2-flying-end-world-southernmost-chanukah-party-ushuaia/
Part 3: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/shabbat-shalom-southernmost-shabbos-earth/


Related DDF Threads:

A Once-In-A-Lifetime Kosher Catered Trip To Antarctica!
A Once-In-A-Lifetime Kosher Catered Trip To Antarctica! FOMO support group

Antarctica Cruise Raffle
Antarctica Raffle #2, Fill Out This Form If You Would Like To Join A DDF Raffle!
New Antarctica Cruise Raffle! Win A Superior Cabin
Another Antarctica Raffle!

"First" in Antarctica?
Polar Zmanim On The Antarctic Cruise
Antarctica TR: the trip after Dan
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #340 on: December 20, 2018, 11:08:06 AM »
how many DDFers went on the trip?
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #341 on: December 20, 2018, 11:45:54 AM »
Vos iz neias status:
Moishe Paskesz, who is part of the first ever kosher cruise to Antarctica, makes a siyum on Masechtas Taanis in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.
With part of the video we all saw (missing the penguin)
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #342 on: December 20, 2018, 12:43:24 PM »
Quote from: bestwatchman on December 20, 2018, 11:45:54 AM
Vos iz neias status:
Moishe Paskesz, who is part of the first ever kosher cruise to Antarctica, makes a siyum on Masechtas Taanis in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.
With part of the video we all saw (missing the penguin)
Lol zero fact checking.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #343 on: December 20, 2018, 03:34:36 PM »
Looks like ar1880 arrived 45 min late
Best of luck to everyone making tight connections!
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #344 on: December 21, 2018, 05:32:50 AM »
Quote from: farmbochur on December 20, 2018, 03:34:36 PM
Looks like ar1880 arrived 45 min late
Best of luck to everyone making tight connections!
More like an hour late. United was pretty tight and those who went straight to the airport made it right on time
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #345 on: December 21, 2018, 05:43:09 AM »
Those who tried to get food are now flying to NYC via my UA flight to IAH.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #346 on: December 21, 2018, 12:46:41 PM »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #347 on: December 21, 2018, 01:19:44 PM »
Don't see much talk about the food. How was it?
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #348 on: December 21, 2018, 01:21:52 PM »
Phenomenal!
Posted some pics on Instagram.
Mr. Harper raved about the kosher dishes.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #349 on: December 21, 2018, 01:38:26 PM »


Quote from: Dan on December 21, 2018, 01:21:52 PM
Mr. Harper raved about the kosher dishes.
So you're saying he's one of these shnorers?

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=96861.15

And he even has the audacity to help himself to the kosher food?
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #350 on: December 21, 2018, 01:52:34 PM »
Quote from: farmbochur on December 21, 2018, 01:38:26 PM
So you're saying he's one of these shnorers?

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=96861.15

And he even has the audacity to help himself to the kosher food?
Lol, let's just say that our Canadian caterers were a bit star struck.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #351 on: December 21, 2018, 01:54:53 PM »
Quote from: Dan on December 21, 2018, 01:52:34 PM
Lol, let's just say that our Canadian caterers were a bit star struck.
Please tell me you at least kicked him out of the siyum
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #352 on: December 21, 2018, 02:06:06 PM »
Quote from: Dan on December 21, 2018, 01:52:34 PM
Lol, let's just say that our Canadian caterers were a bit star struck.

I think that others might have also been star struck if they know a little bit about SH.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #353 on: December 21, 2018, 03:23:56 PM »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #354 on: December 21, 2018, 03:28:17 PM »
Quote from: Dan on December 21, 2018, 01:21:52 PM
Phenomenal!
Posted some pics on Instagram.
Mr. Harper raved about the kosher dishes.
Better than the trief food?
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« Reply #355 on: December 21, 2018, 03:32:47 PM »
Many days, absolutely
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #356 on: December 22, 2018, 09:17:08 PM »
SH comment about the poker game was something...
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #357 on: December 22, 2018, 09:45:44 PM »
Quote from: chff on December 22, 2018, 09:17:08 PM
SH comment about the poker game was something...
Link?
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #358 on: December 22, 2018, 10:28:19 PM »
Dan, after seeing your pic on Instagram, it definitely looks like your plunge involved more ice then the video of SF.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #359 on: December 22, 2018, 10:40:01 PM »
Quote from: ChaimMoskowitz on December 22, 2018, 09:45:44 PM
Link?

Link to what? A comment he said on a boat?
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