TODAY’S issue of Cruise Weekly is coming to you courtesy of Viking, aboard the brand new Viking Polaris. The world’s southernmost post office in Port Lockroy is reopening for the first time since the onset of COVID-19, and for the first time is being staffed by an all-female team. After...
TODAY’S issue of Cruise Weekly is coming to you courtesy of Viking, aboard the brand new Viking Polaris.
The world’s southernmost post office in Port Lockroy is reopening for the first time since the onset of COVID-19, and for the first time is being staffed by an all-female team.
After 6,000 applications were received for the roles, which are advertised by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, four women have been chosen to restart the base, which is located on Goudier Island just off the Antarctic Peninsula, and also features a museum.
The PO is in British Antarctic Territory, and guests aboard Viking Polaris were today offered the opportunity to have a unique Port Lockroy stamp (pictured) added to their passports – just to prove they’ve actually been to the White Continent.
Passengers were also able to complete postcards, which are being transferred to Port Lockroy by Zodiac and will be stamped and ultimately make their way home by post.
