How about a ship full of smelly hippies go to Antarctica to try and stop the Japanese from Whaling?
Hilarity ensues when their bumbling incompetent captain plans are always foiled by those wily Japanese
Oh wait, that was Whale Wars
A ship of "global warming" enthusiasts sail to Antarctica to prove global warming and proceed to get stuck in ice. Hilarity and hijinks ensue as they wait for their rescue. We can also have subplots aboard the icebreakers sent to rescue them as they too get mired in ice. This series promises to be a laugh a minute.
We can title it "Ship Of Fools".