Cruise news (AntarcticaArctic-tagged)
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Aqua Lares to launch 2026 Arctic & Scottish Isles expeditions
Ultra-luxury expedition line Aqua Expeditions has announced that its ice-class superyacht Aqua Lares will commence operations from May 30th, 2026...
October 26, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions opens 2025–2026 Antarctic season
Oceanwide Expeditions commenced its 2025–2026 Antarctic expedition cruise season on October 22nd, 2025, departing from Puerto Madryn, Argentina...
October 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten HX Expeditions introduces electric Silent Science Boats for polar operations
HX Expeditions has unveiled two new fully electric “silent science boats,” designed to reduce underwater noise pollution and enhance low...
October 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions integrates AI-powered navigation for enhanced sustainability in polar operations
Aurora Expeditions has entered a collaboration with Australian climate-technology firm CounterCurrent to deploy its AI-powered navigation system on...
October 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises unveils 2028 Global Programme featuring 127 routes
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has previewed its 2028 programme, featuring 127 routes designed to showcase the company’s long-standing expertise in luxury...
October 7, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Azamara partners with Lowell Observatory for 2026 Solar Eclipse sailings
Azamara Cruises has entered into partnership with Lowell Observatory to enhance three voyages in 2026 that coincide with a total solar eclipse. The...
September 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's ship Silver Endeavour completed historic Northwest Passage cruise
Silversea has concluded its 2025 Arctic season after deploying Silver Endeavour from May through September across remote sectors of the High Arctic...
September 20, 2025 - 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 - 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
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