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Ocean Explorer Marks Five Years of Polar Expedition Service
Its 2026 program includes Northwest Passage sailings and South Atlantic voyages combining the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica.
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Silver Endeavour Marks Five Years Since Crystal Cruises Debut
Silversea lists Silver Endeavour at twenty thousand four hundred forty-nine gross tons, with one hundred ten suites for two hundred twenty guests and two hundred seven crew.
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Scenic Details Two 2027 Antarctica Voyages From Buenos Aires
Scenic specified the Polar Class 6 Scenic Eclipse for the South Georgia and Falkland Islands voyage, where guests may see king penguins on black-sand beaches.
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United Waterways Signs Poseidon Expedition Ship for 2028 Delivery
Ocean Advice was created inside United Waterways in 2022 to manage ocean passenger ships and took over nautical and technical management of MS Seaventure in 2024.
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Captain Arctic Nears Float-Out as Construction Passes 75%
The seventy-meter vessel is designed around five rigid aluminum sails covered with twenty thousand square feet of solar panels for year-round Arctic cruising.
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Atlas Adds Six Antarctica Fly-Cruise Departures for 2027-28
The air link uses King George Island's Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport, where public charter flights operate on a weather-dependent gravel runway.
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Antarctica21 Opens Advisor Contest for 2027 Antarctica Air-Cruise
Applicants will be judged on sales potential and a post-trip marketing and sales plan, with entries open through July 21 and the winner to be chosen July 31, 2026.
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Aurora Expeditions' U.S. Bookings Rise 37% for Antarctic Season
Aurora said the season was its largest Antarctic program to date, spanning thirty voyages and an estimated eight hundred nineteen landings. North American travelers accounted for one in three expeditioners.
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Antarctica21 Sells 92% of Berths in 2025-26 Season
Guests represented 53 nationalities, while charter flights of about two hours carried travelers from Punta Arenas to King George Island to board expedition ships.
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Aurora Expeditions Completes Its Largest Antarctic Season
Aurora’s expanded Antarctic footprint points to rising demand for polar expedition travel as operators add capacity while pushing into harder-to-reach regions.
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Lindblad Revenue Rises 16% as Q1 Occupancy Hits Record
Lindblad’s quarter shows how premium expedition travel is holding its pricing power, even as operators navigate tougher weather and geopolitical risk in remote markets.
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Viking’s Jørn Henriksen Elected Chair of IAATO Executive Committee
As Antarctic tourism grows, industry leadership is under pressure to balance access with conservation, making governance standards central to the future of polar travel.