Hurtigruten has rolled out a New Year Global Expedition Sale, offering discounts of up to $1,500 across select 2021, 2022 and 2023 expeditions. The savings are available on expedition cruises in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Northwest Passage, Norway, Svalbard, British Isles and the Americas.

Oceania Cruises has revealed a whopping 180-day voyage aboard Insignia for 2023 that will visit 27 islands and 33 countries across four continents.

Antarctica Flights marked its first trip of the 2020/2021 season last weekend as the Qantas 787 Dreamliner took its maiden flight across the Southern Ocean to cruise above the vast white wilderness of Antarctica.

Hurtigruten is offering Antarctica All-Inclusive Packages with flights for Australians – a first for the expedition specialist – with fares starting from $10,999* per person available until 18 December 2020.

Antarctica is a bucket list destination for many. Roughly twice the size of Australia, the southernmost continent is the fifth largest with its 14 million square kilometres of land mass. Most of this – 98% to be precise – is covered in ice.

Not all Antarctica voyages are created equal, as not all of your adventurous clients seek the same things. To help you guide your clients in finding the best itinerary to fulfil their White Continent dreams, Silversea has created a quick guide to identify the main differences between Antarctic voyages.

Expedition cruise specialist Hurtigruten has pulled the pin on its 2020 Antarctica program, shelving its planned operation to the White Continent in October, November and December.

Antarctica Flights has chartered the ultra-modern Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner to operate a series of non-stop flightseeing trips over the White Continent, between November 2020 and February 2021.

Luxury travel company, Scenic, has become only the second Australian firm accepted into the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) as a full-fledged operator.

Polar expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten is anticipating a buoyant 2020/2021 Antarctica season despite the phenomena and global crisis the coronavirus pandemic has caused.

This week LATTE chats with the team at Quark Expeditions, in Australia and based in Toronto, to learn how the polar expedition specialist is handling the coronavirus crisis and its impact on operations. Providing input in our exclusive interview are Quark Expeditions’ Vice President of Sales, Thomas Lennartz, and Global Partnership Director, Meg Murgatroyd, in Toronto; and Asia Pacific Regional Sales Director, Jarrod Zurvas, and APAC Sales and Marketing Manager, Sarah Arane.

Quark Expeditions has unveiled a new Polar Learning Channel (PLC) designed for both travel advisors and consumers to expand their knowledge on the polar regions.