Are there any tour companies that offer an Antarctic tour that
contains a minimum of the following destinations?
     --Depart from South Africa
     --Cruise east along the coast of Antarctic, possibly stopping along the way
     --Enter and spend time in the Ross Sea region
     --Terminate in Australia, Tasmania or New Zealand
I have checked with all the companies who are part of the IAATO, and
none of them offer such a voyage.  I have also tried various Google
searches, but I think my paramaters are too narrow.

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Clarification of Question by kamsar-ga on 25 Apr 2005 22:20 PDT

Of course, I'd be happy to go east to west, too.  My goal is to hit
all three continents, with plenty of time in the Ross Sea and along
the Antarctic coast.

Hi Kamsar,
I have tried checked too, and found nothing.
I think the difficulty is your desire to go on to NZ or Australia.
Both the IAATO website and this one: 
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/news/2003/072203tourism.shtml

mention that the cruise ships to Antarctica are ships with hulls
strengthened for cruising in ice-infested waters.  In season, I
imagine that the companies don't want to "waste" time sending the
ships on to NZ or Australia, where there are probably not many persons
interested in the return trip to Antarctica and the long flight back
home from South America (apparently only from Santiago, Chile).

You have probably already found this site: 
http://www.antarktis-kreuzfahrten.com/index_en.htm

When you put your cursor on one of the ships, you can then click on its tours.
At least one has a tour starting in Cape Town and ending in S. America.