Ushuaia - our Antarctica quest

Our quest was to get on a boat to Antarctica for a cheaper price. We had heard stories that this could be done, although not realistic for what price we had understood and therefore put on it! We accessed a list of boats and dates that they were leaving, tried to get past security on the pier, which was not possible, and we blanket emailed 30 travel agencies requesting information on last minute deals, receiving 5 responses. We also visited 5 tour companies (which is actually the best way to do it)asking all the same questions, which slowly gave us a better idea about how it all works. Such as they do not all work with the same boats, and therefore tell you that other boats are not giving discounts. Bollocks to that! We debated that costs for a long time over beers in an Irish Bar and decided that it was a chance of a lifetime and "***k it!" In the end we could have gotten on two boats for discounted prices. The 1st was a 10 day "Classic" trip to the Antarctic Peninsula, and the 2nd one (which we went on), for only GBP300 more, was a 19 day Expedition that also took in Falkland Island, South Georgia and Elephant Island. Say no more - what would you have chosen?