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The opening weeks of 2025 have continued in much the same theme as the busy Christmas and New Year period, with 25 ships visiting during January. This month also marked an important milestone in the season – our 10,000th visitor!

For centuries, whales have been viewed as valuable commodities, with nearly every part of the animal used. Whale oil was a valuable commodity during the 18th and 19th centuries.

When Shackleton tragically died of a heart attack aboard Quest in 1922, Leonard Hussey accompanied his body back to Britain while the Quest expedition continued southwards. His body was transported as far as Montevideo when Hussey received a telegram.

It is currently the beginning of summer right now on the island. Winter in South Georgia is roughly from June to August. This is when the sub-Antarctic island experiences long periods of darkness with limited daylight hours.

As we get closer to Christmas, you might have a cup of good cheer or raise a toast to the end of 2024 – however, alcohol was not permitted for most whalers working at the whaling stations in South Georgia. The Police/Customs Officer at the

The refrain from the museum team throughout November was ‘where did October go?!’, and it seems like November has now met the same fate! November was a busy month for the museum team, with us welcoming 22 ships and 2570 passengers to Grytviken!

This October the museum team has been busy getting the museum ready for the busy season ahead. We arrived in late September and greeted their first ship the next day! It’s been an incredibly snowy spring in Grytviken. The first weeks of October, the track