Cruise news (AntarcticaArctic-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Aqua Expeditions announces Arctic Frontier voyages from June 2026
Aqua Expeditions (fleet) will commence voyages to Svalbard and the broader Arctic Circle beginning June 2026, expanding the operational remit of...
September 19, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Polar Latitudes Expeditions and Albatros Expeditions announce merger
Polar Latitudes Expeditions and Albatros Expeditions have confirmed a merger that will unite their operations under a single brand, scheduled to...
September 17, 2025 - 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 
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
Ponant schedules 12-night North Pole/European Arctic cruises for Le Commandant Charcot
Ponant Explorations has introduced a new 12-night expedition roundtrip from Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago), aboard Le...
September 13, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Dubai to host Middle East’s inaugural Polar Expedition Forum
Dubai is slated to host the region’s first business-to-business forum dedicated entirely to polar expedition cruises on September 11th, 2025...
August 26, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Viking opens bookings for 2027–2028 cruises across all continents
Viking Cruises has officially opened reservations for its 2027–2028 ocean and expedition itineraries, with voyages scheduled across all seven...
August 4, 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
Lindblad Expeditions rebrands and expands youth program across select itineraries
Lindblad Expeditions, in partnership with National Geographic, has announced the rebranding and expansion of its youth engagement initiative under...
August 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn schedules 2027 Arctic to Antarctic "Grand Expedition"
Seabourn has formally introduced its first expedition-format Grand Voyage, a 94-day itinerary named “Pole to Pole: Grand Expedition,&rdquo...
August 1, 2025 - Accidents
MS Explorer collides with ice in Bransfield Strait, sinks near King George Island
In November 2007, the 1969-built MS Explorer (IMO 6924959), once operated by G Adventures, met its fate in the Bransfield Strait near King George...
July 31, 2025 - Cruise Industry
SH Minerva rejoins Swan Hellenic fleet ahead of Antarctic and Asia‑Pacific deployments
The 2021-built expedition vessel SH Minerva rejoined the Swan Hellenic fleet, after extended inactivity caused by sanctions and legal constraints...
July 30, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages schedules 17‑night Canadian Arctic Discovery cruise in 2026
Atlas Ocean Voyages/AOV has scheduled the "Canadian Arctic Discovery" itinerary for 2026, aboard World Voyager ship. The 17-night polar voyage, from...
July 9, 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 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions introduces Arctic & Beyond cruises in 2027
The Australia-based Aurora Expeditions unveiled its 2027 Arctic & Beyond season, presenting 25 voyages scheduled for its two chartered expedition...
June 6, 2025