White Desert has this month opened its latest project in Antarctica, the luxurious and space-inspired Echo Base.

PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, has been able to give her guests one of the most exclusive wildlife viewing experiences on the planet – reaching the emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, in the Weddell Sea, on two unique voyages.

Scenic has released three new Scenic Eclipse II ultra-luxury voyages to the East Antarctic and Ross Sea regions as part of its newly released 2024/25 Antarctica brochure collection.

Aurora Expeditions’ second purpose-built small ship, Sylvia Earle, has departed on her inaugural voyage. The sister ship to Greg Mortimer departed for Antarctica on 10 December 2022 from Ushuaia, Argentina.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has thrown its support behind expedition leader Kerstin Schley and her quest to cross the last degree of latitude to the South Pole on cross-country skis.

This month sees the release of Aurora Expeditions’ 2024 Arctic & Beyond program, covering destinations such as Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland, Norway and the Northwest Passage, accessed aboard the award-winning Australian adventure company’s two ships, Greg Mortimer and the freshly delivered, Sylvia Earle.

Silversea Cruises officially named Silver Endeavour, the world’s most luxurious expedition ship, hosting ultra-luxury cruising’s first Antarctica naming ceremony on 19 November 2022, ahead of the inaugural voyage.

Seabourn achieved a milestone this week with Seabourn Venture making its first-ever visit to Antarctica. The line’s first purpose-built expedition ship marked the inaugural voyage to the “Great White Continent” with the official naming ceremony on Sunday 20 November 2022, when the ship came to a stop in the fast ice of the Weddell Sea, part of the Southern Ocean (view the video below).

Silversea has introduced 27 new voyages aboard the luxury cruise line’s new expedition ship, Silver Endeavour, spanning summer 2024 and winter 2024/25.

Quark Expeditions has commenced its 2022/23 Antarctic season with the 11-day Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent voyage departing on 1 November. Guests on this polar adventure sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on Quark Expeditions’ game-changing new ship, Ultramarine.

Adventures by Disney is offering new expeditions to the Adriatic Sea aboard PONANT’s Le Bougainville in 2024. The new Mediterranean destination will be complemented by additional opportunities to explore Antarctica, the Arctic and the Galapagos Islands.

Members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) will for the first time be required to provide their seasonal fuel consumption data when sailing in the Antarctic.