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Aurora Opens 2028 Season With New Cultural Expeditions
Aurora also opened its expedition ships to children aged six and older, with savings of up to fifty percent off the Best Available Fare for ages six to fifteen.
Arctic & Iceland
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Heritage Discoverer Completes Drydock Ahead of Antarctica Debut
The former Exploris One and Silver Explorer moved to Heritage after a late-January auction involving a reported 4.5 million euro bid; the ship has 72 cabins.
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Heritage Expeditions Opens Sales for New Discoverer Voyages
The former Silver Explorer is slated for a twenty-one-day preview cruise roundtrip from Ushuaia from November 19 to December 9, 2026, before the new season.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises Plans Eight-Ship Europe Lineup for Winter 2027-28
After winter, MSC Seaview is scheduled for its first Greece, Turkey and Croatia season, sailing a nine-night route from Trieste with a thirteen-hour Istanbul call.
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Polar Latitudes Adds Lofoten-to-Svalbard Voyage for 2028
The thirteen-day Four Arctic Island itinerary will be offered northbound and southbound between Reykjavik and Longyearbyen, linking Iceland, Greenland, Jan Mayen and Svalbard.
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Star Pride Begins Summer Iceland Cruises From Reykjavik
The itinerary includes a twenty-four-hour call in Seydisfjordur, and August departures add Husavik before a fourteen-night Greenland voyage to Boston.
MSC Cruises
MSC Preziosa Makes First 2026 Svalbard Call at Longyearbyen
A second Longyearbyen call is scheduled for August 15 on a similar two-week Norwegian itinerary, with two more Spitsbergen cruises planned in both 2027 and 2028.
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Ponant Opens 2028 Arctic Bookings With North Pole Voyages
The North Pole program includes sailing through pack ice along Svalbard's fjords and glaciers, plus an eighteen-night voyage with two calls in northern Greenland.
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HX Expeditions Names Katie Hale First Artist in Residence
Hale’s novel “The Edge of Solitude” was inspired by an HX voyage to Antarctica. Planned sessions include “Writing the Arctic” and “Quiet Writing” hours.
MSC Cruises
MSC Preziosa Begins Year-Round Northern Europe Cruises from Hamburg
A late June fourteen-night itinerary is scheduled to reach Svalbard and the North Cape, with calls at Longyearbyen and Norwegian ports including Tromso.
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National Geographic, Lindblad Select 2026 Arctic Research Projects
Researchers will join eleven voyages aboard National Geographic Endurance and National Geographic Resolution, with fieldwork from Svalbard and Iceland to Greenland and Scotland.
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Le Commandant Charcot Completes Drydock Ahead of Arctic Season
Built in 2021, the liquefied natural gas-powered icebreaker departed Brest for Iceland on April 30 after overhauls of its helicopter platform and Zodiac systems.