Cruise news (AntarcticaArctic-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America unveils Grand Voyages for 2028 season
In the long-range deployment of passenger vessels, where itineraries are measured in months rather than days, HAL-Holland America Line has set out...
May 1, 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
P&O Cruises expands Summer 2028 deployment with record programme across 7 ships
P&O Cruises has released its most extensive summer schedule to date, placing 215 itineraries on sale across a fleet of 7 vessels for the 2028...
April 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line opens 2026 Alaska cruise season
The arrival of MS Eurodam at Port Seattle on April 25th marked the start of the 2026 Alaskan season for HAL-Holland America Line. HAL's schedule...
April 24, 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
Silversea Cruises concludes Antarctic expedition season
Silversea has brought its 2025–2026 Antarctic expedition season to a close after operating a series of voyages to the southern continent...
April 3, 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
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises expands winter 2027-2028 schedule with Indian Ocean itineraries
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has announced a deliberate expansion of its winter 2027-2028 expedition program to include routes in the western Indian Ocean...
February 28, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions (NZ) takes delivery of Heritage Discoverer ship (fka Silver Explorer/Exploris...
The New Zealand-based small-ship expedition cruise company and travel brand Heritage Expeditions/fleet, has taken delivery of its newest and most...
February 26, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn withdraws expedition submarine programme
In a strategic adjustment at the close of the current Antarctic season, the premium travel company Seabourn has announced the discontinuation of its...
February 20, 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 - Cruise Industry
Ocean Endeavour ship to house troops in Nuuk during Arctic Endurance
The expedition cruise ship Ocean Endeavour is scheduled to arrive in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 31st, to function as a hotel ship for Danish and...
January 31, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expedition marks 60 years of polar cruises
January 23rd, 2026, marked the 60th anniversary of a pivotal event in the history of expedition travel. On this date in 1966, Lars-Eric Lindblad led...
January 30, 2026