Cruise news (AntarcticaArctic-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions launches 2022-2023 cruise season of MS Heritage Adventurer/RCGS Resolute
Pioneering New Zealand-based small-ship cruise company Heritage Expeditions (under-charter ship operator) released its 2022-2023 expedition season...
September 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds expedition cruises to Russia’s White Sea
Hurtigruten Expeditions announced it is adding another new region to its growing list of destinations: Arctic Russia, and particularly the White Sea...
August 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America ships Volendam and Zaandam paused thru 2022 May
HAL-Holland America Line announced a restart date of May 2022 for its ships ms Volendam and ms Zaandam. The fleetmates ms Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess and Island Princess ships paused thru 2022 April
Princess Cruises announced it is pushing back the return of 2 ships to sea amid the COVID crisis and canceling a number of scheduled sailings. On...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds 3rd battery hybrid powered ship, MS Otto Sverdrup
Hurtigruten Expeditions introduced the fleet’s 3rd battery-hybrid powered ship - MS Otto Sverdrup/Finnmarken. Otto Sverdrup departed from...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture ship's inaugural cruise season includes two ex-UK itineraries
The ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel company Seabourn is appealing to historians and adventurers with the announcement of Seabourn Venture's...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
53-passenger Polar Pioneer cruise ship returns to service in 2022
Scandinavian investors are currently breathing new life into the 53-passenger cruise ship MV Polar Pioneer for a return to the market next year...
August 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Tillberg Design of Sweden & Winch Design create Somnio - the largest private residence...
A private superyacht named Somnio is being built by the Norwegian shipyard VARD. The name Somnio, which derives from Latin, means “to dream...
August 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri’s VARD delivers polar exploration ship Le Commandant Charcot to PONANT
Fincantieri’s subsidiary VARD, which is one of the major global shipbuilders of specialized ships (expedition and support vessels), delivered...
August 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' 2nd expedition ship Viking Polaris floated out
Viking Cruises on July 28 announced its 2nd expedition ship, the 378-passenger Viking Polaris had been floated out, marking a construction milestone...
July 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions launches cruise industry’s most immersive Polar Helicopter Program
Quark Expeditions, the global leader in polar cruises, unveiled details of its immersive helicopter program made possible via the acquisition of two...
July 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic launches new Antarctica and America cruises
The expedition cruise line Swan Hellenic launched 10 new itineraries for its 2022 inaugural season in response to Australia-New Zealand’s...
July 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Cruises introduces Silver Wind's ice-class conversion
Silversea Cruises will enhance its global fleet via the conversion of its Silver Wind ship to an ice-class, ultra-luxury expedition vessel. The move...
July 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Poseidon Expeditions restarts North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard 50 Years of Victory on July 10
Poseidon Expeditions announced the resumption of its North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard the nuclear-powered 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HANSEATIC Spirit ship delivered to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises by VARD-Fincantieri
The world's largest cruise shipbuilder Fincantieri (via its subsidiary VARD) delivered HANSEATIC Spirit - the 3rd boat in a new series of luxury...
June 29, 2021