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Oceanwide fuel surcharge for Antarctic season 2011-12

Oceanwide Expeditions has advised agents that for the coming Antarctic season it will levy a surcharge of US $25 per passenger per night.  Michel van Gessel, Managing Director, says: “We have been prudent about levying these surcharges, and have therefore closely monitored the fuel prices and hoped for a considerable price decrease.  Unfortunately the prices remained […]

Oceanwide Expeditions acquires the vessel m/v "Marina Svetaeva"

Oceanwide Expeditions acquires the vessel m/v "Marina Svetaeva"

Oceanwide Expeditions has expanded its fleet with the addition of the 100-passenger vessel “Marina Svetaeva”. The vessel will be re-flagged and renamed “Ortelius”. As Plancius, Ortelius was a Dutch / Flemish cartographer. Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598) published the first modern world atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Theatre of the World in 1570. In […]

Oceanwide Expeditions acquires the vessel m/v “Marina Svetaeva”

Oceanwide Expeditions acquires the vessel m/v “Marina Svetaeva”

Oceanwide Expeditions has expanded its fleet with the addition of the 100-passenger vessel “Marina Svetaeva”. The vessel will be re-flagged and renamed “Ortelius”. As Plancius, Ortelius was a Dutch / Flemish cartographer. Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598) published the first modern world atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Theatre of the World in 1570. In […]

Antarctica: A White Dream

Antarctica: A White Dream

Indians are one of the growth markets for inbound tourism the world over. Mumbai businessman, Jitendra Tanti, shares his adventure. Source: www.punemirror.in “Antarctic Dream” It all began by boarding a flight in Mumbai which, via Johannesburg, reached Buenos Aires and then internally flew to Ushuaia – the southernmost city in the world, located in Argentina. […]

Antarctica: A White Dream

Antarctica: A White Dream

Indians are one of the growth markets for inbound tourism the world over. Mumbai businessman, Jitendra Tanti, shares his adventure. Source: www.punemirror.in “Antarctic Dream” It all began by boarding a flight in Mumbai which, via Johannesburg, reached Buenos Aires and then internally flew to Ushuaia – the southernmost city in the world, located in Argentina. […]

Oceanwide Expeditions offers ‘Leica’ photo workshops onboard m/v Plancius

Oceanwide Expeditions offers ‘Leica’ photo workshops onboard m/v Plancius

Oceanwide Expeditions offers  ‘Leica’ photo workshops for beginners and advanced photographers on board MV Plancius You are interested in wildlife and photography in the Arctic and Antarctica? You have not obtained the basic skills of photography yet, or you would like to travel with like minded experts? Photo workshops powered by ‘Leica’ on board m/v […]

Oceanwide Expeditions offers ‘Leica’ photo workshops onboard m/v Plancius

Oceanwide Expeditions offers ‘Leica’ photo workshops onboard m/v Plancius

Oceanwide Expeditions offers  ‘Leica’ photo workshops for beginners and advanced photographers on board MV Plancius You are interested in wildlife and photography in the Arctic and Antarctica? You have not obtained the basic skills of photography yet, or you would like to travel with like minded experts? Photo workshops powered by ‘Leica’ on board m/v […]

Oceanwide Expeditions announces schedule for Antarctica 2012/13

Oceanwide Expeditions announces schedule for Antarctica 2012/13

Popular Basecamp Concept Activities Form Bais for New Programme World’s leading polar expedition operator and market leader, Oceanwide Expeditions, freshly released dates & rates for Antarctica 2012/13 being first on the market with an exciting schedule aboard the modern, comfortable and ice strengthened polar vessel m/v Plancius. For reservations before 01 October 2011 there is […]

Oceanwide Expeditions announces schedule for Antarctica 2012/13

Oceanwide Expeditions announces schedule for Antarctica 2012/13

Popular Basecamp Concept Activities Form Bais for New Programme World’s leading polar expedition operator and market leader, Oceanwide Expeditions, freshly released dates & rates for Antarctica 2012/13 being first on the market with an exciting schedule aboard the modern, comfortable and ice strengthened polar vessel m/v Plancius. For reservations before 01 October 2011 there is […]

Kapitan Dranitsyn returns for Oceanwide

Kapitan Dranitsyn returns for Oceanwide

Oceanwide Expeditions have chartered the Russian icebreaker, “Kapitan Dranitsyn”, for a 10-day expedition to Franz Joseph Land in July this year. Kapitan Dranitsyn While the vessel, “Kapitan Dranitsyn”, may be unfamiliar to many adventurers, it is virtually identical to her sister ship, the famous Kapitan Khlebnikov. The proposed itinerary is Kirkenes (Norway) – Murmansk (Russia) […]