AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages has announced its 2028 Arctic deployment, comprising 13 newly developed voyages ranging from 7 to 17 nights aboard the expedition vessels World Navigator and World Voyager.
The programme encompasses itineraries across Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, and Eastern Canada, continuing the company’s focus on small-ship polar exploration conducted in a yacht-style format.
The 2028 season also expands the line’s all-inclusive expedition model through the inclusion of complimentary private charter flights on selected departures from Oslo and Toronto to embarkation points in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and Churchill, Manitoba. A pre-expedition hotel stay has likewise been incorporated into those voyages to facilitate embarkation procedures and logistical coordination.
In conjunction with the new season, the operator has introduced its Explorer’s Choice programme, allowing guests to select from a range of complimentary amenities, including air credit, unlimited Wi-Fi access, or an additional pre-expedition hotel stay. Guests accommodated within the Reserve Collection categories are permitted to select two such inclusions. Reservations for the 2028 Arctic season have now opened.
Voyages throughout the season are structured around expedition operations incorporating Zodiac safaris and guided shore landings led by specialist expedition teams. The programme also includes the line’s Polar Plunge activity and a series of Atlas Immersive Experiences intended to connect travellers with local environments and regional communities.
In Svalbard, guests embarking in Longyearbyen may participate in the “Life in the Arctic” experience, which examines settlement life in the High Arctic through visits to the Global Seed Vault and former mining sites associated with the archipelago’s industrial development.
Selected Greenland itineraries include calls at isolated settlements such as Ittoqqortoormiit, providing opportunities for interaction with Inuit communities and insight into regional customs and daily life in remote Arctic conditions.
The season also places renewed emphasis on the Canadian Arctic through voyages operating in Disko Bay, Nunavut, and Labrador. These itineraries are expected to focus heavily on wildlife observation, including sightings of beluga whales, polar bears, Arctic foxes, seabirds, and walrus colonies amid glacial and tundra landscapes.
James A. Rodriguez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Ocean Voyages, indicated that the 2028 programme represented a measured expansion of the company’s Arctic expedition portfolio, offering a broader range of voyage durations and regional itineraries. He further noted that the deployment across Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, and Eastern Canada had been designed to provide a varied selection of expedition experiences suited to differing levels of exploration and voyage length preferences.