{"id":17221,"date":"2013-10-17T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/ak-launches-its-new-2014-antarctica-arctic-brochure\/"},"modified":"2013-10-17T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T09:56:00","slug":"ak-launches-its-new-2014-antarctica-arctic-brochure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/10\/ak-launches-its-new-2014-antarctica-arctic-brochure\/","title":{"rendered":"A&K launches its new 2014 Antarctica & Arctic Brochure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent has just released its 2014 brochure for polar expeditionary cruising. Created by on-the-ground experts, led by a remarkable expedition team of research scientists and naturalists and operated exclusively by A&K on board luxury cruiser MV \u2018Le Boreal\u2019, the voyages in this brochure reveal the polar reaches at their astonishing best.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>

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A&K has more than 20 years\u2019 experience\u00a0<\/span>operating polar expeditions. Since the first exploration to Antarctica 23 years ago, crew and staff have been hired for their unparalleled experience in both the North and South Poles. The company has an immaculate safety record, successfully completing more than 175 expeditions and each expedition team member has more than 18 years\u2019 experience on average.<\/span><\/div>\n
The elegant guest quarters aboard \u2018Le Boreal\u2019 are among the most spacious and comfortable on any Antarctic cruise, with a choice of bedding\u00a0configurations. She carries just 199 guests and each cabin has a private balcony. ‘Le Boreal’ has an ice rating which exceeds that required in the demanding polar conditions, and is equipped with the latest navigation, communications and safety equipment. A <\/span><\/div>\n
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technologically advanced stabilising system also minimises the effect of rough seas.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Antarctica<\/b>A journey to Antarctica is one of the world\u2019s great adventures. It is an expedition to the harshest, driest and coldest region on the planet – the world\u2019s most remote and final frontier. There are four Antarctic expeditions on offer for the 2014-15 season. Each visits the wildlife rich Antarctic Peninsula, with two adding on South Georgia and the Falkland Islands as well. Journeys are themed, with a special family expedition over Christmas and New Year and a Climate Change mission trip plus two photographic journeys.<\/span><\/div>\n
A&K\u2019s 12-day \u2018Classic Antarctica\u2019 is priced from USD $9,995 per person twin share with the Early Booking Discount applied.<\/span><\/div>\n

N.B. Early booking discounts only available in cabin categories 1-3 for bookings made by\u00a028 February 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Arctic<\/b>On the other side of the world, there are two journeys to the Great White North. The first takes guests to Norway and the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, less than 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, a chance to observe the amazing flora that comes alive under the\u00a0midnight\u00a0sun and go in search of the mighty polar bear. The second takes in Norway and Spitsbergen plus the region\u2019s most remote islands and <\/span><\/div>\n
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East Greenland. Look for polar bears in their natural habitat as well as incredible fjords, volcanoes, fishing villages and remarkable landscapes.<\/span><\/p>\n


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A&K\u2019s 12 day \u2018Polar Bears &\u00a0Midnight\u00a0Sun\u2019 cruise is priced from USD8,995 per person twin share with the Early Booking Discount applied.<\/span><\/div>\n
N.B. Early Booking Discount only available in cabin categories 1-3 for bookings made by\u00a030 November 2013.<\/span><\/div>\n

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A&K Special Offer<\/b>Book A&K\u2019s 15-day Best of Argentina and Chile before\u00a020 December 2013\u00a0and save up to $5,035 per couple.<\/span><\/div>\n
Platinum<\/i><\/b>Valid for travel between to\u00a020 December 2013
Twin Share: $10,650 per person (save $2,034-$2,518 per person)
Single: $17,150 per person (save $3,792-$4,524)<\/span><\/div>\n
Gold<\/i><\/b>Valid for travel between to\u00a020 December 2013
Twin Share: $8,195 per person (save $2,063-$2,200 per person)
Single: $12,895 per person (save $4,100-$4,356)<\/span><\/div>\n

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Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent has just released its 2014 brochure for polar expeditionary cruising. Created by on-the-ground experts, led by a remarkable expedition team of research scientists and naturalists and operated exclusively by A&K on board luxury cruiser MV \u2018Le Boreal\u2019, the voyages in this brochure reveal the polar reaches at their astonishing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17221\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}