Cruise news (AntarcticaArctic-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Titanic-Style Disaster Awaits Arctic Cruises
The first luxury ship sailed this summer through Arctic's remote Northwest Passage, prompting fears and safety concerns. Some 1,700...
October 11, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Navigates the Northeast Passage for the Second Time
In the early morning of September 7, 2016 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises‘ expedition ship Hanseatic, once again navigated the Northeast Passage ...
September 10, 2016 - Cruise Industry
21 Experts Engaged in Northwest Passage Transit
Crystal Cruises engaged 21 guest experts specialized in polar history, geology, marine biology, culture and other appealing fields for its first...
July 26, 2016