Cruise news (AntarcticaArctic-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Opens Bookings for New Expedition Ships
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced bookings will open January 23 for its 2 new expedition ships expected next year. Line's 230-passenger Hanseatic Nature...
January 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MS Roald Amundsen Scheduled for a Northwest Passage Voyage
The 530-passenger ms Roald Amundsen, currently under construction for Hurtigruten at Kleven Werft, is scheduled for delivery in August. After the...
January 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Cruises’ Expedition Ship Arrives in Antarctica After Repairs
Silversea's newly refurbished Silver Cloud arrived in Antarctica after repairs in Puerto Madryn. Silver Cloud had to cancel its first expedition...
December 9, 2017 - Accidents
Silver Cloud Cancels Inaugural Expedition Cruise to Antarctica
Silversea’s ship Silver Cloud experienced a mechanical malfunction forcing the ship to cancel her inaugural cruise to Antarctica. The ship had...
November 23, 2017 - Cruise Industry
New Experiences Revealed for Inaugural Season of Scenic Eclipse
Scenic Cruises revealed further details of shore trips that will be available to passengers onboard Scenic Eclipse during the inaugural season of the...
November 6, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Crystal's Northwest Passage Cruise Won’t Return in 2018
Crystal Cruises' itinerary through the Arctic's Northwest Passage will take 2018 off. The company plans to come back with a smaller ship...
September 25, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Unveils Plans for Underwater Drones
Hurtigruten unveiled plans to include underwater drones in the onboard experience of its expedition cruises. The line partnered with...
August 29, 2017 - Cruise Industry
MS Bremen Receives Polar Ship Certificate
Hapag-Lloyd’s 4-star expedition cruise ship, ms Bremen, became one of the world's first passenger vessels to receive Polar Ship...
August 17, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions Celebrates 25 Years in Antarctica
The southern hemisphere summer season 2017 marks a quarter of a century since Aurora Expeditions took a small group of adventurers on an expedition...
July 30, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Sydney to Become Arctic Gateway of Canada
An expedition cruise operator from Cape Breton plans to make Sydney NS homeport of his company. Andrew Prossin, owner and managing...
May 22, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions Unveils World-Class Expedition Newbuild
Australia’s leading polar adventure cruise company, Aurora Expeditions, announced the delivery of its first new, purpose-built, expedition ship...
May 16, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Enderby Breaks the Record of The World Cruise Ship
The record of The World cruise ship of furthest south is already broken. A few weeks ago ms The World claimed a new record for most southerly...
March 4, 2017 - Accidents
Arctic Cruise Ship Owners Pay $469K in Environmental Costs
The owners of a cruise ship which ran into a rock shelf in Nunavut have to pay nearly US$500,000 in environmental costs to the government of...
February 13, 2017 - Accidents
Lindblad Expeditions' Ship Suffers Power Failure
Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Orion has suffered power failure as she was leaving Antarctica. The expedition ship has suffered...
December 30, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions Supports Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica
Oceanwide Expeditions (small cruise line) salutes the adoption of Ross Sea region marine protected area soon adopted by CCAMLR (Commission for...
December 19, 2016