Expedition cruises

Celebrity Cruises has been transporting guests to the Galapagos Islands since 2019, with Celebrity Flora leading the charge for sailings to the bucket-list destination. Here’s everything you need to know about the most eco-friendly cruise ship Celebrity has ever sent to the region they know so well. Celebrity Flora in…

Seabourn Venture, the first ultra-luxury expedition ship to join the fleet, has officially been handed over to its new owners. The official handover maritime ceremony took place at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa ahead of her inaugural voyage on 15 July. Featuring 132 luxurious oceanfront veranda suites, Seabourn Venture…

Seabourn Venture is the luxury cruise line’s first purpose-built expedition ship, bringing a six-star experience to the ocean waves. Ahead of her launch, we caught up with Robin West, Senior Vice-President of Expedition Operations at Seabourn, to find out more about what intrepid travellers can expect from this exciting style…

MS Maud is one of Hurtigruten’s expedition ships, transporting guests to exciting destinations throughout the British Isles and Norway. Ivannah from our marketing team recently got the opportunity to explore the ship and, being her first time on board a Hurtigruten ship, she shares her first impressions and personal highlights….

Expedition cruises are expected to take the world by storm in 2022 and beyond. With destinations that span every point of the compass, this is a great way to really get into the crevices of some of the globe’s most desirable locations. Once you start researching expedition cruises, you’ll soon…

Viking has taken delivery of the first of two expedition ships, ahead of her inaugural cruise next month. Viking Octantis will officially be named in April 2022 before making her way to the Great Lakes for a series of spring and summer itineraries. The second purpose-built expedition ship, Viking Polaris,…

Hurtigruten Expeditions has extended its range of global itineraries for 2023/24, as the company promises customers the “most extensive season” in its 125-year history. Staying true to its roots, Hurtigruten Expeditions offers passengers voyages that will take them to some of the world’s lesser-explored destinations. Forthcoming itineraries include more North…

Luxury cruise line Seabourn has revealed its second purpose-built polar expedition ship will be named Seabourn Pursuit. The 264-passenger ship will join the Seabourn fleet in February 2023, sailing its inaugural voyage in Iceland and Greenland on 4 April 2023. The ship will continue to explore Greenland, Iceland and Norway…

We interviewed Seabourn Senior Manager of Expedition Operations & Planning Robin West to talk all things Seabourn and cruising Antarctica. With Seabourn already leading the way for luxury cruising in Antarctica, and now with voyages sailing to Alaska there are exciting times ahead for Seabourn. Being tasked with planning and…

Hurtigruten, who last week shared they would transform three of their vessels to premium hybrid-powered expedition ships, today announced that one of these ships, the MS Maud to-be, would spend its Winter exploring the Norwegian coast, sailing from the UK. Expedition Norway Hurtigruten’s brand new programme, ‘Expedition Norway’, features all…