Antarctica Combines Adventure with Luxury and Comfort

Even people who aren't particularly interested in adventure stories may be familiar with this historic shot: a sailing ship stranded in an inhospitable landscape, dramatically lifted and crushed by pack ice. The famous Endurance polar expedition of 1914 to 1917 is a legend - not because the Briton Ernest Shackleton brought home important scientific findings, but because he was able to save all expedition members from presumed death.