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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…

Swan Hellenic’s SH Vega completes highly successful first Antarctic Season

March 25, 2023 Editor

Today, Saturday the 25th of March, Swan Hellenic announced that SH Vega’s closing cruise of the 2022-2023 Antarctic season, which departed Ushuaia on the 5th of March, has reached Cape Town, South Africa, from where she is about to embark on a series of unique cultural expedition cruises of the West Coast of Africa. Her extraordinary 20-day voyage crossed the…

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 Officially Opens Sales on Inaugural Antarctica Voyages of Silver Endeavour

August 25, 2022 Editor

Silversea Cruises has opened general sales for the inaugural season of its new ship Silver Endeavour℠, strengthening its position as the leading ultra-luxury expedition cruise line. One of the world’s most advanced and luxurious expedition vessels, Silver Endeavour will undertake 12 voyages to Antarctica from November 21, 2022, broadening the industry’s most diverse polar offering. Traveling aboard Silver Endeavour—on voyages that range from five…

Silversea Adds More Fly-Cruise Voyages to Antarctica

June 28, 2022 Editor

In response to strong demand, ultra-luxury cruise innovator Silversea is enhancing its industry-leading all-inclusive polar offering by adding three new Antarctica Bridge voyages for the 2023-2024 season. The seamless fly-cruise program provides the fastest, most direct route to Antarctica by enabling travelers to fly over the Drake Passage in business-class comfort. With three ice-class ships unlocking the White Continent for…

Escape the Summer Heat at these Cold Weather Destinations

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Editor

Aurora Expeditions will take travelers on an adventure of a lifetime to the great white continent, Antarctica, where everything from polar scuba diving and unique wildlife interactions to Zodiac-cruising through pack ice awaits. Onboard American Queen Voyages brand-new Ocean Victory, travelers can seek the icy chill of the unknown while journeying through regions of Alaska’s Inside Passage. Or, travelers can venture north to Victoria and enjoy a…

Aurora Expeditions Announces 11 New Antarctica, Arctic & British Isles Voyages in 2023/24

June 9, 2022 Editor

Australia’s 100% carbon neutral adventure travel company Aurora Expeditions has announced its 2023/2024 Antarctica season and 2023 Arctic and British Isles voyages aboard the new Sylvia Earle, giving intrepid travelers even more options to explore the white continent and beyond. Aurora Expeditions’ new Antarctica season features dozens of departures across two purpose-built expedition ships, the Greg Mortimer and brand-new Sylvia…

Viking Celebrates First Voyages to Antarctica, Now Explores All 7 Continents

February 18, 2022 Editor

Viking® (www.viking.com) has marked the launch of its highly-anticipated expeditions as the new purpose-built Viking Octantis® started its first Antarctic season. The launch of Viking Expeditions is a significant milestone as the company begins its 25th anniversary year; by the end of the year, Viking will have welcomed a second identical expedition ship, as well as two new identical ocean…

New Year Naiden Cruise of Swan Hellenic’s SH Minerva Launches New Era

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Editor

Today, Friday the 31st of December 2021, Swan Hellenic announced that its new ship SH Minerva had left Ushuaia yesterday evening on her maiden cultural expedition cruise of the Antarctic, a 9-day New Year celebration of discovery. Cruising in the expert hands of industry veterans Captain Tuomo Leskinen and Hotel Director Philipp Reutener, SH Minerva’s first guests look forward to…

Scenic Unveils New 2023/2024 Antarctica Program with New Fly-Cruise Itineraries

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Editor

As the popularity of expedition cruising to Antarctica continues to gain momentum, Scenic is introducing new itineraries that allow guests to avoid the nearly two-day Drake Passage journey — flying from Punta Arenas, Chile, to meet the line’s ultra-luxury Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse, at Antarctica’s King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands. Utilizing the two-hour flight allows…