Expeditions – Voyages Magazine

Viking Expedition Team Announces Discovery of New Penguin Colony in Antarctica

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 Editor

Chinstrap Penguins_credit Dr. Grant Humphries

Viking® (www.viking.com) has announced its expedition team supported the discovery of a new colony of chinstrap penguins not previously known to science on Diaz Rock, near Astrolabe Island, in Antarctica. The finding took place in January 2024 when Viking’s expedition vessel, the Viking Octantis®, visited Astrolabe Island, a three-mile-long island, located in the Bransfield Strait of the Trinity Peninsula in…

Seabourn Takes Delivery of Seabourn Pursuit, Ultra-Luxury Expedition Ship

July 31, 2023 Editor

Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, took delivery of its second expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, today during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Seabourn Pursuit is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and the newest expedition ship in the industry. Seabourn Pursuit offers the same luxurious “yacht like” small…

New Seabourn Pursuit Offers Unprecedented Elegance and Space

July 27, 2023 Editor

Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, is featuring unprecedented elegance and spacious public rooms and lounges aboard its second purpose-built expedition vessel Seabourn Pursuit, which is scheduled to enter service on August 12, 2023. Seabourn Pursuit will offer Seabourn’s extraordinary levels of luxury on its expedition voyages, as well as the same “yacht like” small ship experience…

Seabourn To Offer Once-in-a-Lifetime Luxury Expedition Experiences

July 17, 2023 Editor

Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will offer memorable, once-in-a-lifetime luxury expedition experiences on its newest purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition vessel, Seabourn Pursuit, set to debut summer 2023. With the addition of Seabourn Pursuit to the fleet, Seabourn will provide guests with its widest range of expedition experiences ever in true luxury style, allowing guests to explore rare…

Enhanced and Enriched: Silversea to Introduce All New Suite Categories Aboard Silver Endeavour

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Editor

The leading ultra-luxury and expedition cruise line, Silversea Cruises®, has unveiled details of the upcoming refurbishment planned for Silver Endeavour℠, the world’s most luxurious expedition ship. Following a successful inaugural season in Antarctica, Silversea’s newest expedition ship will enter the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genova, Italy, on April 3, 2023, emerging with an array of enhancements that will…

Silversea Cruises Names World’s Most Luxurious Expedition Ship in Antarctica

November 21, 2022 Editor

Silversea Cruises® has officially named Silver Endeavour℠, the world’s most luxurious expedition ship—hosting ultra-luxury cruising’s first Antarctica naming ceremony on November 19. The industry-leading cruise line held an expedition-style celebration in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, to inaugurate Silver Endeavour as the 11th ship in its fleet, broadening the most diverse polar offering in ultra-luxury travel. Executives from Silversea Cruises, the…

Aurora Expeditions Offers Single Supplements Savings for Select Sailings in 2023

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Editor

Award-winning expedition travel company, Aurora Expeditions is feeling festive and is offering individual travelers solo savings on some of its most popular Arctic and global voyages when booked and deposited before December 31, 2022. Aurora Expeditions is noticing a markedly increased interest in single travelers wishing to join the welcoming environment of its voyages. Solo travelers can connect with like-minded…

Silversea Broadens Polar Offering by Unveiling 27 New Silver Endeavour Voyages for 2024/2025

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Editor

Silversea’s newest expedition ship, Silver Endeavour℠, is set to broaden ultra-luxury travel’s most diverse polar offering by accessing more than 125 of the world’s most remote, extreme destinations through summer 2024 and winter 2024/2025. Silversea has unveiled 27 new voyages aboard the world’s most luxurious expedition ship, departing between April 2024 and February 2025, which incorporate additional calls to Antarctica…

Endless Wonders Await with New Scenic Eclipse Antarctica Voyages in 2023-24

October 27, 2022 Editor

In response to the high demand for once-in-a-lifetime Antarctica expedition voyages, Scenic Eclipse I and II will embark on an expanded range of new in-depth Expedition Voyages across the seventh continent. Departing in 2023 and 2024, these additional dates and voyages, allow maximum time across the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, the Weddell Sea and Chilean Fjords, with further exploration of…

Silversea Cruises Reimagines Signature Culinary Experiences for Silver Endeavour

October 25, 2022 Editor

Silversea Cruises®, the leading ultra-luxury and expedition cruise line, has revealed details on the array of dining experiences aboard its newest ship Silver Endeavour℠, the world’s most luxurious expedition vessel—set to welcome guests in Antarctica from November 21, 2022. Silver Endeavour will feature four signature restaurants, as well as the cruise line’s Arts Café and 24-hour in-suite dining, offering discerning…