London - Actor Orlando Bloom felt like a real life pirate during a recent trip to Antarctica on a Norwegian icebreaker.

Bloom and his cousin took a three-week trip as a part of an environment exercise, reports contactmusic.com. He said he felt more like a pirate than when he played Will in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies.

'It was the real pirate ship. The boat was an old Norwegian ice breaker now used for scientific research. I slept in a bunk and did the washing up and shared a toilet and a shower with, like, 27 other guys. It was an amazing experience,' said the star.