Quark’s Ocean Diamond, formerly Ponant’s Le Diamant Quark Expeditions will operate 33 voyages to Antarctica during the 2014-15 season, which starts Nov. 5, 2014, including two extended trips. The 25-day “Antarctica’s Scotia Arc: The Ultimate Insider’s Voyage” will follow the Scotia Arc, a sub-marine mountain range extending from the southernmost Andes, to the Antarctic Peninsula, […]
source: cruisecritic.com Sea Spirit A passenger from Quark Expeditions’ Sea Spirit died after the Zodiac she was on capsized June 17 near Svalbard, Norway. Two others were injured. “Quark Expeditions Inc. regrets to confirm that an accident has occurred during a Zodiac sightseeing excursion near the 14th of July Glacier, just outside of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, […]
Source: Cruise Weekly FROM 11 Oct 2012 Clipper Adventurer, operated by Quark Expeditions and owned by International Shipping Partners, will be renamed Sea Adventurer. As such, from 11 Oct all Quark Expeditions marketing material related to the 2013/14 season will relate to the ship as Sea Adventurer. “This is a name change only and will […]
Source: Cruise Weekly FROM 11 Oct 2012 Clipper Adventurer, operated by Quark Expeditions and owned by International Shipping Partners, will be renamed Sea Adventurer. As such, from 11 Oct all Quark Expeditions marketing material related to the 2013/14 season will relate to the ship as Sea Adventurer. “This is a name change only and will […]
Sea Spirit ADVENTURE cruising specialists Quark Expeditions has released its 2013 calendar of sailings, which includes icebreaker adventures to the North Pole, as well as luxury voyages to Spitsbergen, Greenland and Iceland. Highlights of the line-up include two North Pole voyages departing 19 June and 30 June 2013, as well as the “Three Arctic Islands: […]
Sea Spirit ADVENTURE cruising specialists Quark Expeditions has released its 2013 calendar of sailings, which includes icebreaker adventures to the North Pole, as well as luxury voyages to Spitsbergen, Greenland and Iceland. Highlights of the line-up include two North Pole voyages departing 19 June and 30 June 2013, as well as the “Three Arctic Islands: […]
Source: www.latecruisenews.com by Kevin Griffin former Ponant Le Diamant, now Ocean Diamond In the past two years, Toronto-based TUI-owned Quark Expeditions has gone from using largely Russian-supplied tonnage to working more closely with International Shipping Partners of Miami as its main supplier of ships. Starting with the 4,200-ton 114-berth Sea Spirit, which was acquired from […]
Source: www.latecruisenews.com by Kevin Griffin former Ponant Le Diamant, now Ocean Diamond In the past two years, Toronto-based TUI-owned Quark Expeditions has gone from using largely Russian-supplied tonnage to working more closely with International Shipping Partners of Miami as its main supplier of ships. Starting with the 4,200-ton 114-berth Sea Spirit, which was acquired from […]
Ponant’s 1974-built Le Diamant is sold International Shipping Partners (ISP) has arranged the acquisition of the cruise vessel Le Diamant from Ponant Cruises. The vessel was originally built in 1974 as a cargo vessel, however, was completely rebuilt as a cruise vessel in 1986 with a capacity of 226 passengers in 113 cabins/suites. Delivery is […]
Ponant’s 1974-built Le Diamant is sold International Shipping Partners (ISP) has arranged the acquisition of the cruise vessel Le Diamant from Ponant Cruises. The vessel was originally built in 1974 as a cargo vessel, however, was completely rebuilt as a cruise vessel in 1986 with a capacity of 226 passengers in 113 cabins/suites. Delivery is […]