Cruise news (Antarctic Peninsula -tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions expands global schedule with Heritage Discoverer ship’s maiden 2027–2028 season
The Christchurch, New Zealand-based Heritage Expeditions has unveiled the inaugural 2027–2028 programme for its newest expedition vessel...
July 29, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines schedules 87-night Amazon & Antarctica Grand Voyage for 2028
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has scheduled an 87-night Grand Voyage combining the Amazon and Antarctica on a single round-trip sailing from...
July 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Viking Expeditions cruise schedule 2028–2029 opened for booking
Viking Expeditions has opened reservations for its 2028–2029 voyages, releasing a new series of departures across the Arctic, Antarctica and...
May 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions expands Antarctic operations
In the Southern Ocean, the Australia-based company and polar travel brand Aurora Expeditions has completed its largest Antarctic program to date...
May 1, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn schedules expanded 2028–2029 expeditions with pole-to-pole cruise
Seabourn has opened bookings for its 2028–2029 expedition program, presenting an extended series of voyages shaped by increased activity in...
April 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
HX Expeditions reports record Antarctica season with expanded operations and scientific output
HX Expeditions has reported that its October 2025 to March 2026 Antarctic season was the most successful in its history, reinforcing its position as...
April 12, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises schedules 2027–2028 South America and Antarctica program
Princess Cruises has introduced its 2027–2028 South America program for Majestic Princess, outlining a series of voyages scheduled between...
March 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture boasts new southern milestones during Antarctica Exploration voyage
During the 12-day Antarctica Exploration voyage from January 28th to February 9th, 2026, Seabourn Venture established a series of new southern...
February 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MV Ortelius advances polar cruise record in the Weddell Sea
In early February 2026, the ice-strengthened expedition vessel Ortelius established a new benchmark for the southernmost latitude attained by a non...
February 7, 2026 - Accidents
Icebreaker support for Scenic Eclipse II amid shifting pack ice near McMurdo Sound
In the shifting pack ice of Antarctica, the luxury expedition ship Scenic Eclipse II encountered constricted conditions while progressing through...
January 26, 2026 - Cruise Industry
HX Expeditions expands Antarctica education program
HX Expeditions, in partnership with the University of Tasmania (UTAS), has announced an expansion of its Antarctica education program to include two...
September 16, 2025 - Cruise Industry
G Adventures unveils Ocean Adventurer as refurbished expedition vessel
G Adventures has relaunched its former Ocean Adventurer (under charter from SunStone Ships Inc) to operate as MS Expedition for the upcoming...
September 15, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic's ship SH Minerva to undertake first Asia-Pacific cultural cruise series
Swan Hellenic will introduce its first cultural expedition cruises in the Asia-Pacific region in 2026, following the return of the SH Minerva to...
August 14, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Terra Nova Expeditions to launch Antarctic voyages aboard refurbished RMS St Helena
Australian entrepreneur Greg Carter, known for co-founding Chimu Adventures and serving on the Mawson’s Huts Foundation board, has established...
August 2, 2025 - Cruise Industry
G Adventures reintroduces polar cruises with new ship and itineraries
G Adventures is set to resume its Arctic cruise operations in 2026, marking a return to the region after a hiatus since 2019. The tour operator will...
June 7, 2025