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Families can now introduce children to the wonders of the polar ice cap with rate incentives for Arctic cruises on new bookings made by October 31, 2019, aboard Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spirit. (more…)
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New community specific guidelines have been developed for Ny-Ålesund, the world’s most northerly community, in response to increasing visitor numbers. These guidelines created by Kings Bay, which facilitates the international research activities that take place in high Arctic settlement. (more…)
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This week as Poseidon Expeditions commences another sold-out season of voyages from Murmansk, Russia aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Years of Victory, to the geographic North Pole, the company announces that reservations are now open for three departures during the summer of 2020. (more…)
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Each year, One Ocean Expeditions’ (OOE) ‘Art in the Arctic’ programme welcomes special guests onboard with a profound connection to the polar regions, combined with a highly acclaimed body of artistic work. (more…)
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More than polar bears, midnight sun and Viking culture, the Arctic offers a remarkable history of exploration and survival, Inuit traditions and natural phenomena. Abercrombie & Kent’s Luxury Expedition Cruises highlight the region’s varied offerings, including — new for 2020— Ultimate Iceland & Greenland Cruise and a sweeping 48-day Grand Arctic Voyage that combines all of A&K’s Arctic offerings into one epic adventure that spans five Arctic regions. (more…)
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The Polar Tourism Guides Association (PTGA) is picking up more cruise line clients and individual veteran expedition team members looking for assessor training. “The main guts of it is that we are a third-party vetting association,” said Graham Charles, president. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Adventure Canada, in an exclusive partnership this summer with Parks Canada, is striking out once more to the legendary wreckage site of the Franklin Expedition’s HMS Erebus as part of its iconic Into the Northwest Passage and Out of the Northwest Passage 2019 expeditions. (travelpress.com)
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The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) this week have been part of a cross-sectional group of professionals that have gathered in Svalbard to test the efficiency of lifesaving appliances and to discuss polar survival strategies. (more…)
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The first walk on board Hondius
After more than two years in construction, Hondius is scheduled to sail from Split, Croatia, on its maiden voyage for Vlissingen, Netherlands, where the Oceanwide Expeditions headquarters is located. (more…)
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Only a few places remain on Norway’s Orca Highway, an exciting 10-night single departure trip, which includes a week on board the small, 12-passenger expedition yacht, R/V Kinfish, in the company of Tashi Tenzing, raconteur, three-time Everest mountaineer and grandson of the first Sherpa to successfully reach that summit. (more…)
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The world leader in exploration travel has partnered with the Norwegian startup Brim Explorer, introducing battery powered catamarans custom built for Polar water exploration. (more…)
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Leading small-ship cruise company, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE), has released its exciting new programme for the 2020 summer season to destinations including Arctic Canada, Svalbard, Greenland, Scotland, Iceland, East Coast Canada, Costa Rica and Panama. (more…)
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Mid-summer 2019, small ship expedition cruise operator, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE), will embark on the inaugural South Baffin – Art, Wildlife & Culture voyage in the Canadian Arctic. (more…)
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New guidelines have been released outlining the necessity of reducing plastic waste on cruise ships and bringing responsible travel to the forefront for Arctic cruise passengers. (more…)
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The Government of Nunavut (GN) and the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO), today (April 16, 2019) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on cruise ship tourism in the territory. (more…)
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Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) has announced three summer expedition cruises around Svalbard aboard the Hondius for the summer of 2020. A small group travel company, OAT caters to American travelers 55 years of age and older and owns a fleet of five vessels in addition to charters. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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To ensure sustainable and safe travel, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has issued guidelines for private yachts sailing to and in the Arctic. (more…)
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More than 80 representatives from the Arctic expedition cruise industry, the search and rescue sector and academia participated in the Fourth Joint Arctic Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop and Tabletop Exercise in Reykjavik this week. (more…)
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Discover some of the planet’s wilder regions with two leading survival experts on board Saga Sapphire this summer. Bushcraft expert Ray Mears joins the Wild About Iceland cruise and explorer Benedict Allen meets guests on the Summertime In Arctic Norway voyage. (more…)
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With the final voyage of the 2018-2019 Antarctic expedition cruise season complete, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) reflects on an exceptional season that took passengers to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and beyond the Antarctic Circle, witnessing incredible wildlife, interacting with special guests and learning from OOE’s team of educators and experienced polar expedition guides. (more…)
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Ahead of Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami next week, Marlink (booth #2108) reports that the expedition cruise market is in full-on growth mode in terms of demand for connectivity in the most remote corners of the planet. (more…)
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North Pole Cruise of Don Perovich, Geophysicist, Faces of the Polar World
Poseidon Expeditions is the go-to company for cruising into far-flung worlds of snow and ice. Scientists, scholars and filmmakers are often invited on board to share their knowledge of fragile Arctic regions with guests who, on any given cruise, may represent up to 18 different flags. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions has launched two brand-new cruise itineraries in response to customer feedback on where they would like to go next. West Greenland Explorer and Iceland Circumnavigation were voted as the top two Aurora Expeditions’ itineraries according to almost 1,000 people who participated in the survey. The new itineraries are featured in the Aurora Expeditions’ 2020/21 program, which launched in January 2019. (cruisecritic.com)
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Two new trips to the Russian Arctic from specialist cruise operator, Swoop-Arctic are helping to open up this rugged, isolated region to travellers wishing to experience its pristine landscapes and teeming wildlife in comfort. (more…)
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Summer 2019 will welcome internationally renowned professional artists, ornithologists and polar specialists onboard One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) Spitsbergen Encounter voyage (28 June – 7 July 2019). (more…)
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Quark Expeditions has announced its 2020 lineup now includes two 14-day Arctic expeditions featuring visits to the North Pole, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Small cruise ships purpose-built to ply the planet’s polar regions also transport guests on floating Arctic wildlife safaris. AdventureSmith Explorations, the small ship cruising experts, invite guests on an increasing number of Arctic cruise options that observe, among other things, a variety of indigenous wildlife. (more…)
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Growing interest in year-round Arctic cruises has prompted GAC Norway to open its newest branch, in Tromsø. Sitting 300km north of the Arctic Circle, Tromsø is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and serves as a portal to the Arctic. (more…)
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Quark Expeditions will up its game in the Arctic for the summer 2020 season as the company has announced a number of departures on the new 200-guest World Explorer from Mystic Cruises. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Wild Earth Travel is set to voyage across the top of the world to explore the Russian Arctic on board the renowned Russian Icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov in July 2019. This unique expedition crosses the Arctic Circle to visit the isolated, pristine and wildlife rich Wrangel Island as well as exploring the beautiful shores of Chukotka. (more…)
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With 2018 marking 10 years of luxury expedition cruising for Silversea and its guests, the industry-leading cruise line takes the opportunity to highlight an array of polar expedition itineraries for summer 2019 and winter 2019/2020. (more…)
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The Arctic provides the perfect canvass for the Northern Lights and prime opportunities for viewing can be found at sea, far from land-based obstructions. One company that helps travelers observe and understand this phenomenon is Poseidon Expeditions, the go-to company for Arctic (and Antarctic) expedition cruising. (more…)
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Sisimiut has become the first Greenlandic town to launch its own Community Specific Guidelines. The guidelines instruct tourists on how to be considerate visitors and were developed using a template created by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) and partners. (more…)
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The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has decided to include Iceland in the association’s geographical range. Guidelines and other measures will be applied to ensure sustainable expedition cruise operations in Iceland. (more…)
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Few passenger vessels have ever completed a transit of the Northeast Passage between Anadyr and Murmansk in Russia. However, as a result of changes in sea ice conditions, it is now possible to do so for a brief period during the summer on a special 28-day expedition cruise with UK-tour operator, Swoop-Arctic. (more…)
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There has never been a better time to search for the Northern Lights with Saga because guests who book by September 17, 2018, can save up to £700ppˆ on a choice of two all-inclusive cruises which set sail in February 2019 on board the Saga Sapphire. (more…)
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For the second time in Canadian history, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) has contributed to the discovery expedition to find a long-lost vessel in collaboration with The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). (more…)
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Extremely challenging ice conditions in the Northwest Passage are disrupting high-yielding expedition voyages for two expedition cruise operators. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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A special kind of shock comes with the shooting of a polar bear. Their magnificence, their appearance of cuddliness, their ferocity, their vulnerability, their anthropomorphism – all combine to make the death of a single male, at the hands of guides for a tourist cruise ship, worldwide news. (theguardian.com)
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A new expedition cruise program departs Edinburgh next spring on a 12-day exploration into the frozen north. From the Highlands to the High Arctic, June 3-14, 2019, passes over the Arctic Circle while crossing three seas and exploring islands representing three countries. (more…)
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