Australis Launches 2023-24 Season Cape Horn and Tierra Del Fuego
Australis is launching its 2023-24 season program in Cape Horn and Tierra Del Fuego. (more…)
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Abercrombie & Kent survey: ‘The Best Prospects for an Antarctica Cruise May Not Be Who You Think’
Premier luxury and adventure travel company Abercrombie & Kent recently conducted a survey of guests who travelled to Antarctica last season to better understand what inspired them to choose the remote and storied destination. (more…)
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National Geographic Announces 2025 Expedition Cruise Schedule
National Geographic Expeditions has announced expedition cruise dates for 2025. Guests on an expedition cruise ship will be treated to an up-close view of some of the world’s most impressive sights and sounds. (more…)
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Ponant Adds New Expeditions, Expands Smithsonian Journeys
Ponant is introducing new, expert-led itineraries inspired by the world’s famous explorers plus two semi-navigations of the southern continent in 2024. (more…)
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Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Announces Newest Guest Speakers For 2023/2024 Antarctica Season. Lineup Includes expert birder Christian Cooper and second-generation Mount Everest summiter Peter Hillary
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic today announced the newest additions to its distinguished lineup of guest speakers for the 2023/2024 Antarctica season. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions is offering 50% saving on its “Patagonia Discovery Trek” when combined with an Antarctic 2023/24 voyage for a strictly limited time
Award-winning Australian expedition company, Aurora Expeditions, is offering travelers a journey of a lifetime when combining one of its Antarctic voyages with its awe-inspiring 10-day “Patagonia Discovery Trek”. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctic Explorer Express fits the bill with a limited-time offer
For busy travellers who wish to see and experience the Antarctic, Australia’s awarding-winning Aurora Expeditions has the perfect solution for those short on time. (more…)
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Swan Hellenic offers Trade Partners Antarctic prizes beyond the ordinary. Travel Advisors are offered multiple opportunities to win a total of 10 stunning 9-night Antarctic cruises to see what others don’t
Powering its 2023-24 Antarctic Sale to benefit its Trade Partners, Swan Hellenic has just launched an extraordinary competition for Travel Advisors to live the full Antarctic cultural expedition cruise experience themselves. (more…)
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Atlas Ocean Voyages Adds Two Antarctica Expeditions
Atlas Ocean Voyages is adding two new Antarctica expeditions aboard the World Voyager for its upcoming 2023- 2024 season. (more…)
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Antarctic tourism is booming – but can the continent cope?
In tourist hotspots cruise ships must at times queue to disembark passengers and fragile ecosystems may be at risk from visitors. (more…)
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Quark Expeditions Publishes Interactive Brochure for the Antarctic 2024/25 Season
Quark Expeditions has produced a new interactive brochure for the just-announced Antarctic 2024/25 season. (more…)
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Explore the Antarctic Ocean with Aurora Expeditions on World Oceans Day. Offering limited time offers on select 2023/ 2024 Antarctic voyages in honor of World Oceans Day
Aurora Expeditions is offering special, limited-time-only offers on exceptional itineraries to Antarctica for the 2023 /2024 season for travelers to experience the spectacular Antarctic Ocean and its fascinating inhabitants. (more…)
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Quark Expeditions Announces Dr Sian Proctor as Ship’s Godmother for Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions is thrilled to announce Dr Sian Proctor as godmother for their newest expedition ship, Ultramarine, and invites guests to join her for celebrations onboard the expedition to Antarctica’s legendary Snow Hill in November 2023. (more…)
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Polar Routes charters Polar Pioneer for 2025 Antarctica sailings
Polar Routes, a British polar expedition cruise specialist, is chartering the 53-passenger Polar Pioneer for a 23-day Antarctic sailing. (more…)
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Argentina Revamps Cruise Ships Terminal to Capture Demand for Antarctica Trips
Ushuaia is trying to stay ahead of the curve with this expansion, maintaining leadership on Antarctica trips and standing out among nearby ports, in a time when cruise ship companies continue to add vessels for this route. (more…)
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IAATO Announces Antarctic Ambassadorship Committee
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has created an Antarctic Ambassadorship Committee to evolve its efforts to turn visitors and Antarctic enthusiasts into ambassadors for the region. (more…)
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Reservations Now Available For 2023-2024 Antarctica Aboard Atlas Ocean Voyage’s Newest Yacht World Voyager
Atlas Ocean Voyages announces 18 expeditions for World Voyager are now open for reservations, the third vessel in the line’s Explorer Class expedition fleet. (more…)
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Atlas to Expand to Three Ships in Antarctica
With Atlas Ocean Voyages taking over the World Voyager from sister brand Nicko Cruises, the company will deploy three ships in Antarctica for the 2023-24 season. (more…)
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IAATO Welcomes New Members at Annual Meeting: Five provisional operators and eight Associates
Five provisional operators and eight Associates have been welcomed into the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) at the responsible tourism organisation’s annual meeting. (more…)
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Warner Bros. Discovery Announces The Production Of A New Original Series – Maritime Masters, showcasing life on board Scenic Eclipse
Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica
Warner Bros. Discovery has produced and is set to launch a new docu-series ‘Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica’ revealing the exclusive behind-the-scenes view of ultra-luxury cruise ships. (more…)
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Holland America Line Announces First Grand Voyage ‘Pole-to-Pole’ Cruise Roundtrip from the U.S. 133-day Grand Voyage in 2025 spans five continents on south-to-north route including Antarctica and the Arctic Circle
Holland America Line will sail what is believed to be the first ever Grand Voyage “Pole-to-Pole” roundtrip from the United States in 2025. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions Launches New 2024-2025 Antarctica Program. New itineraries include exploring the Chilean Fjords and following in Shackleton’s footsteps
Award-winning, Australian-owned expedition travel company Aurora Expeditions, has released its 2024-2025 Antarctic program packed with 25 voyages ranging from nine to 23 days in duration, visiting the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Chilean Fjords. (more…)
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Quark Expeditions Delivers High on Helicopter Adventures in the Antarctic 2024-25 Season
Quark Expeditions has announced an exciting Antarctic 2024.25 season that offers more helicopter adventures than any other operator in the Polar Regions. (more…)
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Great Voyages. Great Savings! Quark Expeditions Announces All-Seasons Polar Promo Sale
Quark Expeditions, the global leader in polar adventures, has brought back last season’s popular Polar Promo Sale offering travelers up to 40% off voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic, plus a variety of booking incentives that apply to all upcoming seasons. (more…)
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Celebrating Five Years of Antarctic Fellowships – IAATO Begins Annual Search for Candidates
The annual hunt for Antarctic Fellowship recipients has begun as IAATO celebrates five years of supporting early-career scientists and researchers with its award. (more…)
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Oceanwide Expeditions Partners with the Polar Tourism Guides Association
Oceanwide Expeditions and the Polar Tourism Guiding Association (PTGA) are excited to announce Oceanwide’s new status as an Accredited Provider for the PTGA. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions Officially Christens the Sylvia Earle in Antarctica. Aurora Expeditions introduces the Sylvia Earle to Dr Sylvia Earle
Earlier this week, Aurora Expeditions officially christened its newest purpose-built small ship, the Sylvia Earle alongside namesake and godmother, Dr. Sylvia Earle, who did the honors in Antarctica in recognition of the ship’s pioneering nature. (more…)
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Cruise ship, National Geographic Endurance, stumbles on a rare sight: a gathering of 1,000 whales
Massive Pod of Several Hundred Fin Whales | Antarctica | Lindblad Expeditions
Fin whales as far as the eye could see, hundreds upon hundreds of them, shrouding the horizon in clouds of their breath. (more…)
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“Le Commandant Charcot”, Ponant, completes a semi-tour of the southern continent: an unparalleled voyage of exploration
On 14 February 2023, PONANT has completed its first semi-circumnavigation of the southern continent aboard the world’s only luxury icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot. One of the most unique expeditions in the world. (more…)
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Poseidon Expeditions Opens Reservations For 2024-2025 Arctic and Antarctic Seasons: “Super” Early Booking Savings through May 31, 2023
Poseidon Expeditions, which focuses on remote polar cruise exploration in the high latitudes, has opened reservations for May 2024 through September 2024 cruises in the Arctic and October 2024 through February 2025 departures in the Antarctic, all aboard the 114-passenger Sea Spirit. (more…)
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Viking Expedition Team Publishes First Scientific Paper from Inaugural Antarctic Season
Viking today announced its Viking Expedition Team has published the company’s first scientific paper, following observations of the rarely encountered scyphozoan Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jellyfish. (more…)
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Coast Guard Investigating Antarctica Passenger Deaths
As the 2023 Antarctica cruise season continues through March, the U.S. Coast Guard publicly has confirmed that it’s heading to Ushuaia, Argentina, along with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and other global agencies. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions’ Two Ships, the Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle, Meet for the First Time
Aurora Expeditions’ two ships met for the first time this week while in Antarctica, looking majestic in the icy landscape. Greg Mortimer, which launched in 2019, has visited the region for several Antarctic seasons. (more…)
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Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Announce Visiting Scientist Program for 2023 Antarctica and Southern Ocean Season. Focuses ranging from whale health and penguin populations to native kelp and unusual snow algae blooms
Since leading the first civilian expedition to Antarctica in 1966, Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has become the global leader in expedition cruise travel to the frozen continent. (more…)
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Antarctica21 is giving away an air-cruise: Apply to be “Chief Flying Penguin Officer” for a chance to travel to Antarctica
Apply to be “Chief Flying Penguin Officer” for a chance to travel to Antarctica. Enter to win a fly and sail expedition to Antarctica aboard a boutique ship. (more…)
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Quark Expeditions Offers 45% Savings And Other High-value Perks In Escape Sale
Quark Expeditions, the global leader in polar adventures, has kicked off the new year by launching a robust Escape Sale (to April 3, 2023) with polar voyages reduced by up to 45%—plus a variety of guest benefits. (more…)
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The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has launched a monthly challenge to inspire polar enthusiasts to act for Antarctica
The Ambassadorship Challenge is a 24-task downloadable card designed to inspire polar enthusiasts to be Antarctic Ambassadors and make changes at home to support the world’s most precious place. (more…)
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Scenic’s New East Antarctica & Ross Sea Voyages. Rare 23- and 25-day explorations added to 2024-2025 sailing calendar
Scenic has announced three new Scenic Eclipse II voyages in the East Antarctic and Ross Sea region. The new itineraries will give guests the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the world’s greatest explorers including Dr Douglas Mawson, Robert Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton. (more…)
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Oceanwide Expeditions charts Antarctic island
Passengers on board Oceanwide vessel “Ortelius” recently charted an area in the northwestern Antarctic Peninsula that may have only been mapped twice since the Belgian Antarctic Expedition first surveyed it in 1898. (more…)
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Nature documentary “Sounds of the South” now available to stream
Sounds of the South – Official Trailer
“Sounds of the South” is a nature documentary by filmmaker Hubert Neufeld that follows Dutch musician Ruben Hein’s voyage into Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic, some of the most beautiful and seabird-rich regions in the Southern Hemisphere. (more…)
