Award-winning expedition travel company Heritage Expeditions has signed an agreement with the MV Polar Star for all Antarctic and sub-Antarctic voyages aboard the former Swedish Icebreaker. One of the most expeditionary vessels operating in the region with a capacity of just 100 passengers, the MV Polar Star will be operating in Antarctica from November through […]
A sister company to longtime Antarctic operator Heritage Expeditions, Wild Earth Travel has for many years promoted and operated expeditions to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Starting in November Wild Earth will be operating expeditions aboard the Icebreaker MV Polar Star. As the only icebreaker regularly operating on the Antarctic Peninsula the Polar Star […]
A sister company to longtime Antarctic operator Heritage Expeditions, Wild Earth Travel has for many years promoted and operated expeditions to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Starting in November Wild Earth will be operating expeditions aboard the Icebreaker MV Polar Star. As the only icebreaker regularly operating on the Antarctic Peninsula the Polar Star […]
At least four icebergs are bearing down on New Zealand, drifting only a few hundred kilometres off the South Island coast and moving closer by the day. NZ National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research oceanographer Mike Williams said four icebergs up to 250m in length had been spotted by fishermen about 80km northwest of […]
At least four icebergs are bearing down on New Zealand, drifting only a few hundred kilometres off the South Island coast and moving closer by the day. NZ National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research oceanographer Mike Williams said four icebergs up to 250m in length had been spotted by fishermen about 80km northwest of […]
Cruise Weekly – Comment by Roderick Eime Expedition cruising has evolved somewhat from the hard-core voyages that rekindled this travel sector in the 1960s and ‘70s. Today, some ‘adventure cruises’ are simply hedonistic boutique yachts with champagne on tap, but just last week I was reminded that the core product is still alive and well. […]
Cruise Weekly – Comment by Roderick Eime Expedition cruising has evolved somewhat from the hard-core voyages that rekindled this travel sector in the 1960s and ‘70s. Today, some ‘adventure cruises’ are simply hedonistic boutique yachts with champagne on tap, but just last week I was reminded that the core product is still alive and well. […]