Albatros Expeditions has confirmed the return of former Chief Executive Officer, Hans Lagerweij, to the polar expedition specialist’s top ranks. Lagerweij exited the cruise operator in early 2022 to take on a new opportunity at Four Seasons Yachts as Senior Vice President with the start-up. The cruise line operates the Ulstein X-Bow hulled Ocean Victory and Ocean Albatros ships.

Quark Expeditions is offering up to 30% discounts on Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, plus new solo traveller deals.

Atlas Ocean  Voyages has added two new expeditions to its Antarctica and King George Island offering for December 2023. The expanded departures coincide with Atlas Ocean Voyages’ first season offering three ships to the White Continent.

Quark Expeditions has produced a new interactive brochure for its Antarctic 2024/25 season, designed to transport readers to Antarctica through instantly-accessed videos, imagery and recorded guest testimonials.

Aurora Expeditions has an Antarctic cruise perfect for Australian time poor travellers. The cruise operator’s shortest voyage, the Antarctic Explorer Express, is a 9-day journey departing Ushuaia on 10 February 2024, aboard the purpose-built, small ship, Sylvia Earle.

Leading expedition cruise company, Hurtigruten Expeditions has released its 2024/25 itineraries, offering savings of up to 30%, enabling guests to save before they embark on extraordinary journeys around the globe, from Antarctica to the Arctic and everywhere in between.

Azamara is one of five travel and cruise companies to be granted ‘Provisional Operator’ status to operate in Antarctica. The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) gave the boutique cruise line – along with Exploris, Polar Pioneer Management, Tecla, and Ultima – the nod effective 1 May 2023.

White Desert has unveiled a new iconic guest experience – a momentous 21-day itinerary to all seven continents called White Desert World.

Quark Expeditions has launched a ‘Snow Hill Promise’ to provide peace of mind for its industry-leading expeditions: if guests don’t reach the legendary Snow Hill colony in 2023, they will receive 50% off any applicable Arctic or Antarctic voyage in 2024.

Quark Expeditions delivers high on helicopter adventures in the Antarctic 2024/25 season

Ponant’s luxury icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot, made its first-ever voyage to the Oceania region this week, with the 240-passenger French-flagged ship docking in Lyttelton on Sunday. Le Commandant Charcot arrived into Christchurch’s cruise port following a 3.5-week half circumnavigation of Antarctica from Ushuaia, Argentina sailing through Marie Byrd Land and the Ross Sea.

Aurora Expeditions is hosting a series of trade and consumer, virtual and in-person events across Australia in January and February. Attendees will learn about the “Aurora difference” as the expedition specialist drills down on its Bucket List for 2023, curated from its Expedition Team’s insights and vast experience.