Tagged: Antarctica





Silversea Cruises Hosts Pre-Antarctica Season Expedition Training In The Chilean Andes

Silversea Expeditions (Logo)Ahead of the Antarctica season, 12 members of Silversea’s Expedition Team spent four days at pre-season training in the Chilean Andes. Between October 29 and November 3, the team of expedition specialists undertook a number of educational activities, building on their existing skillsets and enabling them to enrich the offering for Silversea’s guests. (more…)



One Ocean Expeditions 2018-2019 Antarctic Expedition Cruise Season – Enhanced Science Programmes, Influencer Led Voyages, New Vessel and Innovative Itineraries

The 146-berth RCGS ResoluteAs the Southern Hemisphere springs to life, leading cruise specialist One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) is launching its 11th Antarctic cruise season. Along with the inaugural voyage of the company’s newest vessel, RCGS Resolute, the Antarctic season will introduce a range of new itineraries, as well as OOE’s enhanced science and special guest programs. (more…)



Abercrombie & Kent Announces 2020 Antarctica Cruise

Port Stanley, capital of the Falkland IslandsAbercrombie & Kent has announced a new Antarctica voyage for 2020 called, “Special Edition: Antarctica Discovery: Palmer’s BiCentennial Expedition,” honoring the 200th anniversary of Antarctica’s discovery by Nathaniel Palmer, the seal hunter and explorer who, on November 18, 1820, became the first American explorer to discover mainland Antarctica. (travelagentcentral.com)





Antarpply Expeditions Seeing Strong Occupancy

The Ushuaia (Credit Antarpply Expeditions)Nearly 100 percent occupancy over the last three Antarctica seasons is good news for Antarpply Expeditions, which operates the 90-passenger ship, The Ushuaia, seasonally in the market. The core itinerary is an 11-day/10-night classic Antarctica program, with a focus on the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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iExpedition to Offer the ultimate Antarctic adventure on board the privately owned Class 1 icebreaker superyacht Legend

iExpedition’s Legend (Photo credit Justin Hofman)For the first time ever, the magnificent, privately-owned icebreaker ‘Legend’ has one scheduled departure in January 2019 and cabins are now available for Australian travellers to book. Australians are notorious adventurers and appreciate sophisticated luxury, so it makes perfect sense that they will now be at the forefront of redefining luxury experiences in Antarctica. (more…)

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Nicko Cruises Adds Two Antarctica Departures

The 9,300-ton 176-guest World Explorer (Courtesy Quark Expeditions)Nicko Cruises announced it is partnering with Quark Expeditions to offer two different 14-day Antarctica cruises this coming season aboard the new World Explorer. Being built in Portugal, the new 200-guest ship debuts this winter for Quark on a charter basis, while Nicko Cruises breaks into the ocean market with the ship in Europe for summer 2019. (cruiseindustrynews.com)





One Ocean Expeditions & California Ocean Alliance to collaborate for Marine Mammal Research in Antarctica

New research findings on minke whales in Antarctica

Collaboration between leading Polar Expedition Cruise Specialist, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) and California Ocean Alliance (Nationally Accredited World Class Ocean Research) has led to the first successful suction cup video tagging of a minke whale in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica. (more…)





One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) expands its cruise programme in 2019 to include several itineraries in to South America

The 146-berth RCGS ResoluteFollowing the announcement that One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) will be celebrating its 10th anniversary year with the addition of RCGS Resolute to its fleet in November 2018, the expedition cruise specialist has also revealed that it will be expanding its cruise programme in 2019 to include several itineraries in to South America. (more…)



Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sub Antarctic Islands of New Zealand & Australia with Ponant in 2019

Le Champlain, one of Ponant four 184-berth Explorer class expedition ships  (Artist impression)A voyage to the Sub Antarctic Islands provides the perfect opportunity for bird watchers, wildlife photographers and nature lovers to observe in close-up the extraordinary density and variety of bird and marine life found on and around this scattering of remote islands lying to the south of New Zealand and Australia. (expeditioncruising.com)

International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators launches ‘One-Stop’ App for polar guides In Antarctica

To mark Antarctica Day (1 Dec), the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has launched a free iOS and Android app for staff guiding visitors in Antarctica that makes it quick and easy for users on-the-go in the field to access essential information, without the need for a phone signal. (more…)