Qantas A380 New Year's Eve Antarctic Flyover

Qantas is offering its first sightseeing flyover of Antarctica on a A380 plane as a special New Year's Eve flight. Seems like a different way to see the continent, but really is not anywhere near a way of actually experiencing the continent. Sure it might be cheaper with economy seats starting at $999, but that is for only 11.5 hours of a airplane flight and not a several day cruise where you actually step on the continent. Basically it sounds interesting and all, but I sure would rather save up for a cruise than a flyover. Read more about it here.