Polar Expeditions – Voyages Magazine

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…

Silversea Leverages Booming Demand for Polar Travel with Ice-Class Conversion

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Editor

Silversea Cruises, the global leader in ultra-luxury and expedition travel, is set to enhance its global fleet with the conversion of Silver Wind to an ice-class, ultra-luxury expedition ship. The move signals continued confidence in the fast-growing popularity of ultra-luxury expedition travel to the pristine glaciers and wildlife-rich regions of Antarctica. Silver Wind is presently undergoing refurbishments at the Remontowa shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, following a…

Polar Expedition Expert Pablo Brandeman Joins Swan Hellenic

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Editor

Swan Hellenic announced that polar expedition expert Pablo Brandeman had joined its ranks. An all-rounder born in Patagonia, Pablo has had a strong love of the wild since young, making his way into Expedition Cruising as an Expedition Leader in his early twenties. Since then, he has completed over 170 trips with specialist cruise operators all over the Antarctic Peninsula…

Poseidon Expeditions Offers Solar Eclipse Cruise to Antarctica, Fall 2021

June 25, 2019 Editor

On the morning of Dec. 4, 2021, passengers and crew aboard the M/v Sea Spirit, Poseidon Expeditions’ 114-guest polar expedition ship, will be on deck as a solar eclipse plummets Antarctica into sudden darkness. This event occurs on Day 14 of a 23-day voyage that departs the world’s southernmost city, Ushuaia, Argentina, on Nov. 20 and returns there on Dec….

Travel from Pole to Pole on SeaDream’s New Luxury Cruise Ship

April 29, 2019May 5, 2019 Editor

SeaDream Yacht Club announces a new era in luxury yachting. For the first time since its founding in 2001, SeaDream is expanding its fleet with SeaDream Innovation, a new, revolutionary yacht, which will introduce the concept of “Global Yachting.” Commencing sailing in September 2021, the ultra-luxury yacht will sail to all seven continents in its first year, visiting over 200…

Lindblad Expeditions Announces Plans to Build Additional Polar Vessel

July 19, 2018 Editor

National Geographic Explorer at Monoco Glacier

Lindblad Expeditions, the global leader of expedition cruises and adventure travel experiences, has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the building of a new polar expedition ship. This state-of-the-art vessel, which is anticipated to be delivered in 2021, will be the next phase of Lindblad’s fleet expansion following the launch of the National Geographic Quest in July 2017,…

Poseidon Gets a Jump on 2019-2010 Arctic & Antarctic Cruise Seasons

January 18, 2018 Editor

Poseidon Expeditions, the go-to company for Arctic and Antarctic cruises, has a jump on the 2019 and 2020 seasons with new destinations, additional departures of favorite journeys and if booked by Nov. 1, 2018, discounts of up to 15 percent on most itineraries. The company maintains two vessels, the 114-guest Sea Spirit, recently fully refurbished, and the 128-guest 50 Years…

Hurtigruten Launches Exclusive Offers to Celebrate 125 Years of Exploration Travel

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 Editor

Hurtigruten is celebrating 125 years as the world leader in exploration travel, and travelers can join in on the fun by booking a discounted cruise to some of the world’s most unchartered territories, April 1 – March 31, 2018. For a limited time, travelers can explore rugged natural beauty while kayaking through Antarctica’s icebergs, hiking in pristine environments in The…

Explore the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula

January 11, 2018 Editor

Poseidon Expeditions just improved upon the already exceptional. Aboard its all-suite, 114-passenger M/v Sea Spirit, guests on the 20-day voyage Oct. 20-Nov. 8, 2018, will now visit three destinations heralding the Southern Ocean spring. The enhanced cruise itinerary which now includes the South Shetland Islands and an early season exploration of the waters of Antarctic Peninsula (Antarctic Awakening – Falklands,…

Ponant Announces New Expedition Cruise Icebreaker

December 19, 2017 Editor

The only French cruise ship operator and world leader in polar expeditions, PONANT has signed a construction contract for the world’s first luxury icebreaker cruise ship, a hybrid electric ship powered by Liquified Natural Gas. Designed specifically to explore the extreme regions of the northern and southern hemispheres, its technology will allow it to sail in total safety and comfort…