Robert Halfpenny has been named as Quark Expeditions’ Director of Sales, Australia based in Sydney.

Ship designer and builder, Ulstein Group, has successfully completed the sea trials of the second X-Bow hulled Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic ship – National Geographic Resolution.

PONANT has released a new brochure for Australia and New Zealand focused on Luxury Expeditions for 2022 and 2023. The guide features an atlas of destinations and discovery of some of the company’s most exceptional itineraries, from the polar cap to the outback.

Silversea Cruises has confirmed it will deploy three ships – Silver Cloud, Silver Wind and Silver Explorer – to Antarctica for the 2021/22 season. The news comes after the ultra-luxury cruise line struck a deal with Chilean authorities to operate from Punta Arenas for its upcoming season. Silver Cloud and Silver Wind will cruise from Punta Arenas, while Silver Explorer will operate, as scheduled, from Puerto Williams from November 2021.

Argentina has rubber-stamped the relaunch of expedition voyages to Antarctica for the 2021/22 cruise season, effective 20 October 2021.

Quark Expeditions has revealed details of its immersive helicopter program that will be available utilising the company’s two twin-engine Airbus H145 helicopters. The choppers are designed to take travellers deeper into the polar regions than any other helicopter in its class. They will be operated from Quark’s new expedition ship, Ultramarine.

Crystal has today opened reservations for the entire 2023/early 2024 deployment of its purpose-built expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor. Headlining the local program are two $52,627 per person three-week explorations of Antarctica from Australia and New Zealand.

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has welcomed six new provisional operators into its fold this month, including four high-end cruise brands.

Atlas Ocean Voyages will offer dedicated Solo Suites for single cruisers in a move it is referring to as an “industry-first”.

Crystal Expedition Cruises has today [Friday 18 June] previewed its full roster of 2023 voyages as well as two early January 2024 itineraries for its luxury expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor.

In order to provide a wide range of voyage options, PONANT has announced 19 expeditions to Antarctica scheduled between for the 2022-2023 season. These expeditions all include the unmissable Antarctic Peninsula, plus, on longer voyages, the opportunity to visit the Falkland Islands, South Orkney Islands and South Georgia.

Seabourn has released new “Extraordinary Expedition” itineraries in Antarctica and the Amazon for Seabourn Venture, operating between November 2022 and April 2023.